Operations Manager – Asset Protection – DC/Fc

Operations Manager – Asset Protection – DC/Fc

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Safety Management; Industrial Hygiene; Environmental Science, Chemical/Industrial/Mechanical Engineering or related field AND 2 years’ experience in the field of Environmental, Health and Safety within Supply Chain, Retail, Manufacturing, Engineering, or related field.
• 4 years’ experience in the field of Environmental, Health and Safety within Supply Chain, Retail, Manufacturing, Engineering, or related field.
• 2 years’ experience in Continuous Improvement methodologies (for example Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), World Class Manufacturing (WCM), Lean Six Sigma) within Supply Chain or manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Identifies problems, leverages data to determine root causes, and applies information to find solutions.
• Participates in the feedback loop between data intake and insights and works to improve the data-collection process.
• Articulates the levers that influence data.
• Ensures data quality and organizes processes information for analysis.
• Leverages visualization techniques and tools to create dashboards for stakeholders and leadership.
• Identifies and propose ways to automate/improve existing processes in assigned respective area of work with the help of technology (for example, RPA, artificial intelligence, machine learning).
• Documents business requirements for new technology solutions.
• Develops, tests, and integrates prototypes to support the creation of technology-enabled solutions.
• Develops and implements technology changes across multiple processes within assigned area of work.
• Provides recommendations to business stakeholders to solve complex business issues (for example, business operations, necessary skills).
• Develops business cases for projects with projected returns on investment or cost savings.
• Demonstrates deep functional knowledge of assigned business unit/organization.
• Translates business requirements into projects, activities, and tasks and aligns to the overall business strategy.
• Serves as an interpreter and conduit to connect business needs with tangible solutions and results.
• Recommends new processes and ways of working.
• Supports regulatory visits and prepares audit reports for management review.
• Assists in integrating environmental considerations into process design.
• Interprets and evaluates compliance status reports and relevant risk management practices.
• Assists in the development of company policies, practices, and procedures relating to environmental risks.
• Implements environmental policies and practices and ensures compliance with environmental legislation.
• Explains the operational functions and key functional roles of assigned department or unit.
• Clarifies the role of each department and its relevance to the enterprise strategy.
• Describes the interdependence of support functions and line operating functions.
• Identifies the primary operational functions of the organization.
• Understands where to locate and how to read SOP and OBW information.
• Locates information regarding fundamental practices and policies.
• Lists common tasks and activities performed by operations functions and subfunctions.
• Works with specific types of tools used for theft prevention.
• Conducts investigations.
• Recognizes and investigates security breaches, thefts, shortages (loss), and vandalism and reports findings to facility management.
• Assists in the implementation of access control procedures to prevent unauthorized access to restricted facilities.
• Conducts security audits and follows-up to ensure exceptions are remediated according to Supply Chain standards.
• Assists with the installation and monitoring of emergency and surveillance services (for example, fire alarms, refrigeration alarms, metal detectors, closed-circuit television).
• Maintains asset prevention records.
• Generates standard loss and shrinkage reports.
• Works to support the development and use of practices for reducing loss and shrinkage.
• Detects and reports incidents of loss and shrinkage, as well as related issues.
• Engages with team members on a periodic basis and establishes credibility.
• Analyzes stakeholder needs and partner with stakeholders to share relevant information.
• Responds effectively and efficiently to requests.
• Organizes thoughts and communicates credibly and concisely in an interdivisional/interdepartmental setup.
• Presents to and influences team members, customers, and clients, conveying complex information clearly and accurately and addressing ambiguity in a constructive manner.
• Independently assembles and prepares reports, materials, and storylines that have a structure and logical flow and are based on relevant, fact-based information.
• Influences team members and leaders to take action based on sound recommendations.
• Seeks and provides constructive feedback, anticipates needs/questions, and responds appropriately.
• Coordinates directly with emergency responders in the event of an emergency.
• Evaluates facility environments against OSHA and industry-specific health and safety guidelines.
• Works to improve employee health and safety processes in diverse environments.
• Enforces compliance with OSHA standards.
• Designs emergency evacuation plans.
• Identifies and trains evacuation leaders.
• Educates employees on potential health and safety hazards.
• Evaluates the performance and stability of protective systems and equipment in accident management.
• Serves as a facility contact with for emergency health and safety regulatory agencies.
• Assists with third-party audits.
• Develops and presents audit findings to facility management.
• Responds to inquiries by regulatory authorities.
• Consults on complex claims and settlements.
• Designs preventative claims management processes (for example, associate engagement efforts, return-to-work programs).
• Defines the critical workflows for executing key processes.
• Identifies process problems that limit performance.
• Focuses on the most significant problems to maximize efficiency gains.
• Surfaces systemic problems to be addressed at the organizational level.
• Implements methods for improving and establishing controls for critical processes.
• Coaches team members to develop process improvement skills.
• Leads incident investigations and root cause analysis.
• Provides countermeasure solutions.
• Participates in delivering training content from existing training plans.
• Interprets basic “do’s and don’ts” for different training delivery mediums.
• Creates learning objectives while managing participant questions and concerns.
• Addresses unique techniques for preparing course material and delivering instructions.
• Assists in the delivery and evaluation of training program components.
• Educates contractors on relevant laws/company policies involving the negotiation and signing of contracts.
• Produces and interprets common risk assessment and management reports.
• Identifies common technology, security, or financial risks relevant to assigned function or unit.
• Evaluates risk assessment models and techniques relevant to assigned area.
• Documents the key steps of a unit-specific risk management process and associated procedures.
• Implements or manages risk management for assigned area.
• Evaluate employee risk awareness and trains employees as needed.
• Conducts risk assessments.
• Collects and analyzes documentation, statistics, reports, and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Coordinates, completes, and oversees job-related activities and assignments by developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders; supporting plans and initiatives to meet customer and business needs; identifying and communicating goals and objectives; building accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results; identifying and addressing improvement opportunities; and demonstrating adaptability and promoting continuous learning.
• Provides supervision and development opportunities for associates by hiring and training; mentoring; assigning duties; providing recognition; and ensuring diversity awareness.
• Ensures compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity by implementing related action plans; utilizing and supporting the Open Door Policy; and providing direction and guidance on applying these in executing business processes and practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1 or More Degreed Certifications (Associate Safety Professional; Certified Safety Professional; Certified Industrial Hygienist; Graduate Safety Practitioner) or Non-degreed certifications (Safety Management Specialist; Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technician; Safety Trained Supervisor; North American Transportation Management Institute Certified Director of Safety; North American Transportation Management Institute Certified safety Supervisor; Safety Management Specialist; Certified Safety Manager; Safety Director; Licensed Safety Professional; Certified Safety and Health Manager; Construction Health and Safety Technician)
• Microsoft Office Suite; SharePoint and OneDrive