Safety And Security Supervisor

The Wayfair Global Safety and Security (GLOSS) team is a multifunctional team that prioritizes mitigating risk by protecting our assets, intelligence collection, collaborative process improvements, and continuously evolving our culture through an inclusive approach to health and safety. We are Wayfair; we deliver a best-in-class customer experience in the furniture and home space because we are driven, determined and relentless about taking care of our people in a fast-paced environment. This is an incredible and unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing eCommerce company.

The Safety and Security Site Supervisor will be responsible for providing leadership on all life safety and security related standards, systems, processes, while driving our safety and security initiatives across the supply chain network. Reports into the Supply Chain Safety and Security Manager and will be responsible for providing leadership with options, recommendations and best practices as a subject matter expert in safety and security.

What You’ll Do

• Conduct physical security, camera system and access control checks to ensure compliance.
• Prepare and submit security incident reports in compliance with company and insurance carrier requirements. Support any related investigations.
• Partner with operations and key stakeholders, to ensure all new hires receive safety orientation, and verify annual training requirements for existing employees.
• Maintain effective working relationships with regulatory agencies, industry security and life safety professionals, vendors, and suppliers.
• Partner cross-functionally with all levels of site management in assigned location(s) to mitigate risk and resolve safety and security related issues.
• Assist in the implementation and execution of safety and security accountability programs.
• Conduct inspections of facilities to identify and correct potential hazards, security risks, and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Provide daily guidance to the third party guard service. Ensure guards are following documented post orders. Work to ensure there are no gaps in guard coverage.
• Partner with operations to ensure the implementation and adherence of all aspects of our Injury and Illness Prevention Plan for assigned location(s).
• Anticipate, identify, evaluate hazardous conditions and build practices to aid in all critical incident planning, preparation and responses.
• Partner with the Global Safety and Security Business Support and Compliance Teams to support operations in executing Global Safety and Security initiatives.
• Partner with site leadership in developing action plans to improve safety/security culture in assigned location(s) and promote employee engagement in safety/security programs.
• Escalate requested changes and best practices to the Safety Compliance Team for review and standardization.

What You’ll Need

• Knowledge of local, state and federal fire and safety regulations and laws.
• Superior communication skills with the ability to navigate a complex organization and generate buy-in for ideas and plans.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of safety and security concepts, best practices, policies, programs, and procedures. Preferably in a retail distribution environment.
• 2+ years in a dedicated Safety/Security role or similar experience required. Bachelor’s Degree not required but preferred.
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills, and demonstrated experience with hypothesis-driven learning and turning data into actionable insights.
• Flexibility to support multiple buildings across multiple shifts that are dynamic and have changing business needs.
• OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 Certification, preferred.
• Be able to work effectively in warehouse environments with hot and cold conditions, as well as loud noises.
• Ability to travel within your assigned area of responsibility. Occasional overnight travel may be required as needed.
• Lean Six-Sigma experience desired.
• Must be able to lift and hold 15 pounds.
• Must be able to stand and or walk in a variety of weather and terrain conditions for shifts up to 10 hours.
• Demonstrated knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements that govern worker health and safety, physical assessment and ergonomic skills, and case management skills.
• Ability to handle multiple projects, set priorities, strong organizational and time management skills.
• Strong reputation for honesty, integrity, and professionalism, including an ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, with a bias for action and ability to deal with extreme ambiguity and rapidly changing environments.