Retail Safety Specialist

In Loss Prevention, Retail Safety Specialists assist in divisional safety improvement efforts.

This includes working to reduce the frequency of workers’ compensation and general liability incidents for a determined number of stores within each division.

These Specialists also ensure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.

The Retail Safety Specialists report to the Divisional Retail Safety Supervisor in their division.

Responsibilities include the following:

• Responsible for leading efforts efforts to reduce the frequency and severity of Workers’ Compensation and General Liability incidents in assigned stores within the Miami Division
• Assisting the Divisional Retail Safety Supervisor (DRSS) in contributing to the achievement of net profit objectives by exposing, identifying and responding to incidents, actions or conditions that threaten financial performance or Publix reputation relative to customer and associate safety which includes Workers’ Compensation (WC) and General Liability (GL) in roughly half of the retail locations within the Division
• Assisting the DRSS in working with Retail Leadership including the Regional Directors, District and Store Managers and Retail Business Units (RBUs) including the Retail Coordinators (RCs) and Retail Improvement Specialists (RISs) to communicate safety plans, updates and safety KPI performance results for the roughly half of the Division’s Regions, Districts and RBUs
• Occasionally representing Publix in sensitive matters that may include Consumer Regulations, OSHA or other regulatory inspections and interacting with governmental agencies or other public forums
• Conducting investigations of serious injuries and preparing detailed and comprehensive reports, and
• Interfacing with and supporting regulatory investigations and unannounced inspections by OSHA and/or processing served notification from OSHA via formal correspondence, phone, and fax

Required Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent experience
• must be at least 20 years of age
• must have a valid driver’s license and maintain an excellent driving record
• 3 years in a retail or industrial safety role or 3 years of Publix retail management experience
• OSHA 511 Certified (or be willing to get certified within 90 days)
• knowledge of a comprehensive safety audit
• ability to prepare a written reports, accurately communicate findings, and assist in the development of the corrective action plans
• knowledge of injury investigation analysis techniques in an effort to determine root causation
• knowledge of retail and grocery store environments and how they operate
• ability to work with little or no supervision on a day-to-day basis
• time management, negotiation, and presentation skills
• analytical and investigative skills
• excellent written and verbal communication skills
• ability to maintain composure and keep an objective frame of mind and a level head when dealing with serious or catastrophic injuries
• ability to recognize behaviors or unsafe conditions that may lead to an injury
• ability to demonstrate salesmanship by selling the benefit to retail operations and RISs that managing safety is a mission-critical objective
• ability to demonstrate professionalism by appropriate conduct in various settings, including interaction with middle and line management
• willingness to work a minimum of 45 hours per week with flexibility to occasionally work nights, weekends, and holidays as business needs dictate
• willingness to travel with some overnight stay; willingness to travel via airplane as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or Bachelor of Arts Degree in any field of study or equivalent work experience (5 years)
• 5 years in a retail or industrial safety role with some multi-location responsibility
• knowledge in interpreting and applying OSHA 1910 General Industry Standards, State Safety Statute(s), and local municipal safety codes
• knowledge of Publix Retail Operations and RBU unit structures and responsibilities
• knowledge of Publix Retail Job Class Training modules for each respective RBU
• knowledge of the Publix Prevention Plus Team structure and methodology
• knowledge of Publix Strategy Management System
• knowledge of the Publix mission and its application to the job scope of the Safety Specialist
• detailed knowledge of store-level safety processes and activities to include Customer Service, Bakery, Deli, Grocery, Produce, Floral, Meat and Seafood departments
• working knowledge of OSHA General Industry Standards, State Safety Statutes, local municipal safety codes and safety best practices
• ability to effectively point out the importance in ensuring the safety of associates and customers in order to reduce OSHA complaints and injuries
• OSHA 501 Certified or Current (active) 503 Certification
• professional certification to include CSP or other industry recognized certifications
• working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• working knowledge of Loss Prevention Management Systems (LPMS) and LPA audit
• bilingual

Potential Annual Pay with Bonus 65,961
– 99,308 Minimum Base Pay 4,830.00 Maximum Base Pay 7,270.00 Frequency of Pay Monthly Hours of Work Minimum 45 hours per week Travel Frequency 0% Year End Bonus As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month’s extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year.

This is calculated as a 13th month of pay in the Potential Annual Pay with Bonus line above.

Address 7200 Jefferson Metropolitan Parkway City McCalla Region AL Benefits

• Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
• An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• Group health plan (with prescription benefits)
• Group dental plan
• Group vision plan
• Sick pay
• Long-term disability insurance
• Company-paid life insurance (with accidental death & dismemberment benefits)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vacation pay
• Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
• Paycheck direct deposit
• Credit union
• Access to over 50 discount offers including discounts on computer, vehicle and wireless purchases
• 6 paid holidays (associates can exchange the following holidays with their manager’s approval: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day).

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