Safety Manager Full Time

Krasdale Foods, Inc., in its second century serving its customers within the grocery industry, is a wholesale food distributor delivering both national brands and private label products to independently owned supermarkets and food stores throughout the northeastern United States, and Florida. Through its affiliated companies, Krasdale also provides a full array of services to assist its customers in areas of efficiency and profitability by providing merchandising and marketing services, as well as technology platform solutions, advertising, regulatory compliance and related consulting services. The company has over 500 full time employees and maintains its corporate headquarters in White Plains, New York, as well as its Distribution Center in the Bronx, NY and offices in Miami, FL.

Summary: The Safety Manager works in partnership with operations to ensure that all employees of Krasdale Foods are working safely as well as efficiently. This involves being proactive in leading a coaching safety culture where everyone is looking out for each other.

Job Responsibilities:

· Promote, communicate and enforcing warehouse safety.

· Key advisor to the Operations Leadership team so they understand weaknesses, deficiencies, and challenges within our safety culture and collaborate with leadership to address these issues.

· Stay current with all State, Federal, and local regulatory agencies to ensure compliance regarding local DC operations.

· Be on the floor of the Distribution Center so that you have a deep understanding of what is occurring within the building on all shifts on all days so you can be an effective safety leader.

· Provide (and develop as needed) new hire safety training programs with a strong focus on Warehouse Safety. Ensure all training is completed on-time.

· Develop, facilitate and coordinate engaging refresher and new training programs

· Consistently drive and execute innovation for safety messaging, development of safety culture, and nurture the belief that safety is and should always be everyone’s top priority.

· Oversee the effectiveness of the workers compensation program and partner with all members of the Distribution Center leadership to reduce the overall injury rate.

· Lead post-accident investigations and train and support others in effective and up-to-date accident investigation practices.

· Monitor (and report and address noncompliance) adherence to the DC’s safety programs, practices, policies and procedures that cover a wide range of Company and Regulatory agency required activity.

· Strongly focus on Powered Industrial Truck safety including ensuring policies are in place and followed, equipment is well-maintained, and drivers are trained and observed on a continuous basis

· Represent the Company’s interests as directed and approved at regulatory agency proceedings

· Develop, request and review accident reports to develop and share insights and trends with the Distribution Center leadership.

· Manage the employee return-to-work program and medical case management programs

· Coordinate services of the worker’s compensation claims administrator, and property and liability insurance carrier.

· Analyze factors that may create accidents, accident conditions, or enables multiple accidents; creating charts, graphs, and communications to site Leadership calling out such factors.

· Ensure that the Distribution Center’s Safety Committee is well-staffed, has engaging and interactive meetings, executes on meaningful activities, focuses on accident prevention and has an important and recognized voice at the Distribution Center.

· Coordinate incident investigations and ensure all incidents (no matter how small) get reported and investigated along with recommendations tracked until completion.

· Performs other job duties as required.

Requirements:

· 5 to 10 years in administering safety programs within a DC or manufacturing site

· Demonstrated ability to drive safety culture improvements

· Experience in WC claims

· Strong background in warehouse/distribution safety

· Knowledge of applicable OSHA rules and regulations

· Broad working knowledge of federal, state, and local safety, health, environmental, and worker’s compensation laws and regulations

· Knowledge of medical, legal and hazardous chemical terminology

· Strong training and coaching skills

· Ability to work flexible hours (including regular observations and interaction with 2nd, 3rd, and weekend shifts)

· Excellent communication skills

· Proven ability to effectively communicate with all levels of associates from front-line colleagues to the General Manager.

· Proficient with Microsoft Word, Power Point, and Excel

Salary and Benefits:

Based on level of experience, the position has a competitive salary range. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life, long and short term disability insurance, and 401 (K) participation within 30 to 60 days of employment with company matching contributions and profit-sharing.

EEO Statement
Krasdale Foods, Inc., and its affiliated companies are equal opportunity employers. It is the policy of the company to hire, train, promote and pay its associates without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, gender, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 – $100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

COVID-19 considerations:
Krasdale Foods is following the Federal, NYC and NY State Guidelines for COVID Protocol.

Experience:

• Facility Safety: 3 years (Required)

Work Location: In person