Safety & Security Manager, Wayfair
Office located in Cranbury, NJ
A global online homeware marketplace
Open for applications
A global online homeware marketplace
1001+ employees
Open for applications
Office located in Cranbury, NJ
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help everyone, anywhere create their feeling of home.
Role
Who you are
- 2+ years in a dedicated Safety/Security role or similar experience required. Bachelor’s Degree not required but preferred
- Lean Six-Sigma experience desired
- OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 Certification, preferred
- Demonstrated knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements that govern worker health and safety, physical assessment and ergonomic skills, and case management skills
- Knowledge of local, state and federal fire and safety regulations and laws
- Demonstrated working knowledge of safety and security concepts, best practices, policies, programs, and procedures. Preferably in a retail distribution environment
- Ability to handle multiple projects, set priorities, strong organizational and time management skills
- Flexibility to support multiple teams across multiple shifts that are dynamic and have changing business needs
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills, and demonstrated experience with hypothesis-driven learning and turning data into actionable insights
- Superior communication skills with the ability to navigate a complex organization and generate buy-in for ideas and plans
- Entrepreneurial mindset, with a bias for action and ability to deal with extreme ambiguity and rapidly changing environments
- Strong reputation for honesty, integrity, and professionalism, including an ability to maintain confidentiality
- Must be able to stand and or walk in a variety of weather and terrain conditions for shifts up to 10 hours
- Must be able to lift and hold 15 pounds
- Be able to work effectively in warehouse environments with hot and cold conditions, as well as loud noises
- Occasional overnight travel as needed for network support
What the job involves
- 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
- This is an incredible and unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing eCommerce company
- The Safety and Security Site Manager 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
- Partner with operations to ensure the implementation and adherence of all aspects of our Injury and Illness Prevention Plan for assigned location(s)
- Partner with the Global Safety and Security Business Support and Compliance Teams to support operations in executing Global Safety and Security initiatives
- Escalate requested changes and best practices to the Safety Compliance Team for review and standardization
- Anticipate, identify, evaluate hazardous conditions and build practices to aid in all critical incident planning, preparation and responses
- Conduct inspections of facilities to identify and correct potential hazards, security risks, and ensure regulatory compliance
- Partner cross-functionally with all levels of site management in assigned location(s) to mitigate risk and resolve safety and security related issues
- 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
- Partner with operations and key stakeholders, to ensure all new hires receive safety orientation, and verify annual training requirements for existing employees
- Assist in the implementation and execution of safety and security accountability programs
- Maintain effective working relationships with regulatory agencies, industry security and life safety professionals, vendors, and suppliers
- Prepare and submit security incident reports in compliance with company and insurance carrier requirements. Support any related investigations
- 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
- Conduct physical security, camera system and access control checks to ensure compliance
Our take
Wayfair emerged in the early era of eCommerce with a mission to revolutionize online shopping, offering customers a convenient platform to purchase goods. Today, it stands as one of the foremost global players in the online furniture delivery industry, boasting an impressive inventory of over 33 million products.
Renowned for its extensive product range and comprehensive service offerings, Wayfair distinguishes itself by providing an end-to-end customer experience, from browsing to doorstep delivery. Despite its prominence, the company faces profitability challenges attributed largely to expansion expenses. Nonetheless, its solid presence in the competitive online homeware sector solidifies its position as a key contender.
With ambitious global expansion plans, Wayfair remains committed to maintaining its leadership in the industry. As it aspires to become the ultimate destination for all home needs, its more recent ventures into physical retail represent significant strides toward this overarching goal.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
-14% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company values
- Relentless Customer Focus: Delivering an exceptional customer experience drives everything we do. We invest in understanding our customers and partners. We are all in customer service
- Deliver Rsults With Agility: We prioritize work that drives long-term value. We execute with urgency, learn from failure, and nimbly pivot. The outcomes of our efforts are impactful, measurable results
- Use Good Judgement: We are bold and confident, never reckless. We make reasoned, calculated decisions based on data, critical thinking, and pattern recognition
- Build the Best Team: We lead by setting the bar high, articulating clear goals, and diving deep. We hire, develop, and leverage only the best. Our leaders continually reevaluate and strengthen their teams and do not shy away from hard decisions. We expect and demonstrate excellence
- Collaborate Effectively: We invest in cross-functional global partnerships that maximize impact and minimize duplication. We prize collaboration in all interactions – with our teammates, stakeholders, and suppliers. We disagree, align, and commit. Effectiveness and efficiency in collaboration are required.
- Respect Others: We earn and show respect, treating our teammates and partners with empathy and inclusion. We presume good intent while prioritizing impact. We balance confidence and candor with humility and kindness.
- Be an Owner: We are Wayfair first. We act on what’s best for the company, ahead of team or individual goals. We spend every dollar as if it is our own. We take pride in Wayfair’s success while planning the next win. We always think long-term
- Innovate & Improve: We are not limited by precedent. We boldly challenge the norm. We continually identify opportunities to innovate, improve, and simplify. We value incremental improvements, but we also look for game-changing breakthroughs.
- Adapt & Grow: We value adaptability and self-reflection. We find opportunity in every change, experience, and mistake. We are committed to continuous self-improvement.
Company HQ
Prudential / St. Botolph, Boston, MA
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Leadership
Niraj Shah
(Co-Founder & CEO)Studied Engineering at Cornell University before co-founding Spinners, a Boston-based IT services company. Previously acted as Entrepreneur in Residence for Greylock and has served as CEO of Wayfair since co-founding the company in 2002.
Steven Conine
(Co-Founder)Co-founded Spinners before working for Operations at iXL. Conine also co-founded Pillar VC in 2016.
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