Acosta

Director, Compliance & Safety

Acosta

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Dallas • Texas • United States

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Evaluate existing safety programs and procedures throughout the company’s operations and key facilities.
  • Identify and prioritize safety issues and establishes procedures, processes, policies or programs to promote employee and facility safety.
  • Develop and conduct safety training for accident prevention, imminent threat response and to promote a culture of safety.
  • Manage all workplace safety inspections and audits internally and from third parties such as DOT, OSHA, and state workers compensation boards.
  • Maintain, regularly update, and operationalize compliance policies and procedures, protocols, guidelines, and training materials, including, but not limited to, the company’s Code of Conduct.
  • Conduct systematic monitoring and review of compliance controls; provide meaningful reporting and tracking of ethics and compliance activities.
  • Regularly review and assess compliance risks and assist with the development of appropriate controls to mitigate those risks.
  • Monitor legal, regulatory, and enforcement trends and calibrate ethics and compliance programs accordingly.
  • Provide thought leadership and best practices to incorporate continuous improvement into the company’s safety and compliance programs.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in industry name required.
  • 7 + years of professional experience in managing successful occupational safety programs combined with compliance program manager and training proficiency.
  • Experience in the food brokerage and/or Consumer Products sales and merchandising industries.
  • Thorough knowledge of safety standards and safety devices to use in conjunction with tools and equipment and regulations for the workplace.
  • Considerable knowledge of OSHA, DOT, DOL and Workers Compensation regulations and requirements.
  • Demonstrated ability to successfully design and implement safety and compliance programs and processes.
  • Significant interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively across the Company to build strong relationships, exercise influence and achieve results.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret insurance policies, general business periodicals, professional journals, legal documents, technical procedures, or government regulations.
  • Ability to solve practical problems in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • Computer skills in Windows environment, working knowledge of Word, Excel, Access, Lotus Notes software, and on-line database claims systems.
Benefits
  • Ability to Travel
  • Carrying (25- lbs.)
  • Lifting (25- lbs.)
  • Listening

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