Senior Regional Safety Manager

ShipBob, Inc.

Lead safety strategy and risk governance for multiple fulfillment centers across the U.S. Drive operational safety performance while ensuring regulatory compliance and risk management.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeRemote • Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $118,396 - $157,862 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee safety strategy and risk governance across multiple fulfillment centers with varying operational profiles, including automated facilities, robotics-enabled operations, regulated inventory environments, and emerging business models.
Develop and execute regional safety strategies utilizing leading and lagging indicators, risk assessments, behavioral observations, near-miss trends, automation performance data, and operational metrics to proactively prevent incidents.
Evaluate safety impacts of new technologies, automation systems, robotics deployments, facility expansions, and operational process changes before implementation.
Own regional risk assessments and ensure site-specific controls are established for diverse merchant profiles, including dangerous goods, batteries, food and beverage, cosmetics, print-on-demand operations, and other regulated inventory categories.
Run serious incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action programs while driving accountability across operational leadership teams.
Develop and assist in rollout strategies for adequate, appropriate, and effective safety, health, and environmental, and regulatory training for associates.
Provide strategic guidance to Operations leadership on staffing models, workflow design, equipment utilization, and process modifications to ensure safe scaling of business operations.
Establish and maintain regional safety governance processes, serve as the designated regional safety authority, and drive accountability for corrective actions, risk mitigation, escalation management, and executive reporting.
Serve as the regional subject matter expert for robotics safety, machine guarding, automation risk assessments, lockout/tagout, and human-machine interaction controls.
Monitor and evaluate network safety trends, emerging risks, and regulatory developments, recommending strategic investments and risk reduction initiatives to executive leadership.
Partner with Partner Operations and third-party fulfillment partners to ensure consistent safety standards, risk controls, and regulatory compliance across the broader fulfillment network.
Additional duties and responsibilities as necessary.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Requires 50% travel.
10+ years of progressive safety leadership experience, including multi-site distribution, fulfillment, manufacturing, automation, or logistics environments.
Bachelor’s degree in Safety Science, Safety Engineering, Safety Management, Risk Management or related field.
Professional certifications such as CSP, ASP, CIH, CHMM, ARM, HACCP, PCQI, or equivalent safety and risk management credentials strongly preferred.
Demonstrated success building and leading safety management systems across geographically dispersed operations with varying risk profiles and operational complexity.
Demonstrated experience leading serious incident investigations involving significant injury potential, regulatory exposure, or operational disruption.
Experience supporting highly automated distribution, robotics, or advanced material handling environments.
Experience influencing senior operational leaders and driving cultural change across multiple sites.
Sound understanding of risk management methodologies, human factors, ergonomics, machine safety, and operational excellence principles.
Experience supporting complex fulfillment environments involving dangerous goods, food safety, regulated products, or specialized operational processes.
DOT compliance management.
Environmental compliance in stormwater, spill prevention, disposal of solid and hazardous waste.
Experience utilizing safety management systems, data analytics tools, incident management platforms, and operational reporting systems to drive risk-based decision making.
Distribution Center or Manufacturing SHE experience with mix of exempt and non-exempt employees at multiple sites of at least 250 people.
Experience applying continuous improvement, operational excellence, and risk reduction methodologies within rapidly scaling fulfillment or distribution environments.
Experience in a fast paced, dynamic organization.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort interfacing with site leaders.
Ability to develop and implement department goals and strategies.
Established analytical skills with demonstrated problem solving ability.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, Vision & Basic Life Insurance
Paid Maternity/Parental Leave Program
Paid Holidays & Flexible Time Off Program
Paid Sick Leave
Wellness Days (1 day/quarter)
401K Match
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Hard Skills & Tools

safety management systemsrisk assessmentsincident investigationsroot cause analysisdata analyticsautomation risk assessmentsmachine safetyDOT compliance managementenvironmental compliancecontinuous improvement methodologies

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationproblem solvinginfluencingstrategic guidanceaccountabilitycultural changeanalytical skillsworkflow designstaffing models

Certifications

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