Regional Food and Safety Manager

Join our team of more than 34,000 team members, supporting our members and communities in our Club Support Center, 235+ clubs and eight distribution centers. BJ’s Wholesale Club offers a collaborative and inclusive environment where all team members can learn, grow and be their authentic selves. Together, we’re committed to providing outstanding service and convenience to our members, helping them save on the products and services they need for their families and homes.

The Benefits of working at BJ’s

•        BJ’s pays weekly

•        Eligible for free BJ's Inner Circle and Supplemental membership(s)*

•        Generous time off programs to support busy lifestyles* 

                      o Vacation, Personal, Holiday, Sick, Bereavement Leave, Jury Duty

•        Benefit plans for your changing needs*

                      o Three medical plans**, Health Savings  Account (HSA), two dental plans, vision plan, flexible spending ​

•        401(k) plan with company match (must be at least 18 years old)

*eligibility requirements vary by position

**medical plans vary by location

Roles & Responsibilities:

Profitability & Risk Mitigation

• Responsible for all WC/GL claims in over 25+ clubs.
  • Aides in the initial collection of statements and documentation for all incidents/accidents involving team members and/or members.
  • Identifies trends and root-causes to continuously improve and coach best practices as it related to safety.
  • Partners closely with all clubs to determine best plan of action to address trends within their building and validates actions plans are providing results.
• Implements best practices as it relates to proper and efficient chemical usage.
  • Trains and educates team on chemical knowledge.
  • Monitors chemical usage and ordering to minimize over-ordering.
  • Monitors PPE utilization to ensure team member safety.
• Follow up on all accidents real time gathering all relevant information with partnership of Investigations team to limit BJs liability.
  • Advises on level of accountability by partnering with HR business partners as needed base on unsafe acts performed by team members.
  • Reviews trends at regional level to improve overall safety within region.
• Conducts Risk Assessments in each club in assigned region focusing on Safety & Food Safety, following up on clubs opportunities and putting key strategies in place to correct.
• Key stakeholder in Bottom Quartile program for WC/GL working closely with RDO and CMs.
• Monitors charge out reports and incident rate reports monthly to ensure clubs are properly charged and actions are taken to address all trends to reduce company liability.
• Responsible for handling all regulatory visits, ensuring all opportunities are addressed so that clubs remain in compliance and minimize chance of fines and violations.

Safety – Available and On-Call 24 hours/7 days a week supporting the following:

• Responds and investigates all accidents occurring in club locations to determine root cause and analysis, once determined set action plan, train and follow up.
• Conduct rapid response investigation for all forklift accidents to determine mitigating factors and swift training and accountability (RDO, RFSS, HRBP) .
  • Lead zoom calls with RDO, RFSS, HRBP to ensure proper retraining and accountability is followed through.
• Monitor and review all safety checklists are being conducted accurately and all opportunities are being addressed timely.
• Conduct club steel walks to identify potential hazards and implement immediate action to fix permanently.
  • Zoom calls trainings with zone leads/ night managers
  • Early morning trainings with night team on proper steel safety
  • Determine root cause of damaged uprights /track to ensure they are replacing in a timely manner
• Tire bay video validation and investigations to help prevent wheel offs
• Weekly forklift video validation to create awareness of unsafe driving before accidents happen
• Weekly APS training calls focused on Food & Safety
• Weekly follow up on all LPMS cases for proper documentation  
• Handle OSHA complaints ensuring clubs are following policy and will pass an OSHA inspection 

• Emergency walks with clubs to ensure they are ready for an OSHA visit when there has been a complaint or an OSHA Recordable<