Safety & Loss Prevention Manager
| Estimated Pay info | Based on similar jobs in your market$27 per hour |
|---|---|
| Hours | Full-time |
| Location | Middletown, Ohio |
About this job
Job Description
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At Aspect Retail Logistics, we keep our customers stores supplied with the everyday products customers depend on. Our high-volume grocery distribution center operates in a safety-first, team-driven environment where reliability, accuracy, and productivity matter.
Role Summary
The Safety & Loss Prevention Manager plays a critical role in protecting our most valuable assets: our people and our inventory. Working in a fast‑paced grocery warehouse environment, this leader is responsible for driving a proactive safety culture, reducing workplace injuries (WC), minimizing shrink, and ensuring full compliance with food safety, OSHA, and company standards.
The Safety & Loss Prevention Manager anticipates and identifies risks before they become incidents, accidents, or financial losses. The role leads all safety and loss‑prevention programs, conducts hazard assessments, oversees incident investigations, and partners closely with operational leaders to implement corrective actions and continuous improvements.
Through strong communication, training, and on‑the‑floor engagement, this role ensures teams are equipped with the knowledge, tools, and practices needed to maintain a safe, secure, and compliant work environment. The Safety & Loss Prevention Manager serves as both a strategic advisor and a hands‑on leader, fostering accountability and supporting operational excellence across the facility.
Unlike a standard retail store, a grocery warehouse involves heavy machinery (forklifts/pallet jacks) and perishable goods. This candidate needs to be as comfortable talking to a forklift operator about unsafe practices as they are talking to the GM about the financial impact of inventory shrink.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
1. Occupational Health & Safety (OHS)
- Accident Investigation: Lead the root cause analysis for all warehouse accidents, near-misses, and equipment damage.
- Training & Drills: Design and execute safety training programs, including Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) certifications and emergency evacuation drills.
- Safety Committee Leadership: Chair the internal Safety Committee to review trends and implement "Safety First" cultural initiatives.
- OSHA Compliance: Maintain the OSHA 300 log and ensure the facility is always "audit-ready" for federal or state inspections.
2. Loss Prevention & Shrink Control
- Shrink Analysis: Partner with Inventory Control to identify patterns in "missing" high-value grocery items and implement physical or systemic deterrents.
- Physical Security: Manage CCTV systems, access control (badge entry), and guard services to prevent unauthorized entry and internal/external theft.
- Audit Programs: Conduct daily floor walks and weekly audits of loading docks, trash compactors, and shipping/receiving manifests.
- Vendor & Driver Integrity: Audit third-party delivery drivers and vendors to ensure adherence to security and food safety protocols.
Required Skill Set
- Hazard Recognition - Ability to spot a rack safety issue or a spilled pallet from across a 100k sq. ft. floor.
- Data Analytics - Proficiency in analyzing "Shrink vs. Sales" and "Total Recordable Incident Rates" (TRIR).
- Technical Security - Experience managing IP-based CCTV, DVR systems, and Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS).
- Investigation - Skilled in "Wicklander-Zulawski" or similar interview/interrogation techniques.
- Crisis Management - The ability to stay calm and direct others during fires, medical emergencies, or chemical leaks.
Qualifications Needed
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, Occupational Safety, or Business Management.
- Experience: 5+ years in Safety or Loss Prevention, with at least 2 years in a high-volume distribution or warehouse setting (Grocery/Big Box experience is a must).
- Certifications: OSHA 30-Hour Certification (General Industry) is required. CSP (Certified Safety Professional) or LPC (Loss Prevention Certified) is highly preferred.
- Physical Requirements: Ability to walk 5–10 miles per day on concrete floors and work in varied temperatures (Dry and Cooler Environments).
WHY JOIN US?
- Work in an environment where safety is our first priority
- The opportunity to build a career with a growing company
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your family
- Life and disability insurance
- Wellness programs to support your family’s well-being
- A Retirement Savings Program with a company match
- Company team wear allowance
- Company sponsored social events
- Community volunteering
We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building and fostering a diverse workplace where people feel included and valued. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals.
Where permissible under applicable state and local law, applicants may be subject to pre-employment drug test and background check after receiving a conditional offer of employment.
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