Safety Specialist

Company Overview

S&S Activewear is the leading wholesaler to the imprintable apparel and uniform market in the United States and Canada. Since 1988, we’ve provided high-quality, imprintable apparel to our broad wholesale customer base. We offer high-quality apparel that allows your customers to express their creativity through wearable art through concert merchandise, school & team apparel, marathons and fun runs company stores, theme park gift shops and everyone in between!

Today, we offer the most extensive and accessible collection of fashion-forward styles around. And we get you the goods fast. We operate eight nationwide distribution centers—that’s 4 million square feet of efficient warehouse space—and uniquely offer the largest one & two-day distribution footprint in the industry, with its products reaching 99% of the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico within two days and 44 states in just one day.

We offer more than 100 brands, including Adidas, Champion, Columbia, Dickies, Fruit of the Loom, Gildan, Oakley, Richardson, Tommy Hilfiger, etc. 

We have grown from a successful midwestern t-shirt and fleece distributor into an industry leader with approximately $2.5 billion in annual sales. In March 2021, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”) acquired S&S Activewear. CD&R believed S&S to be a leading distribution platform with sustainable competitive advantage following significant strategic investments in its geographic reach, people, and technology.

About Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) is all about investing with a purpose. They're a private investment firm that really focuses on turning companies into stronger, more profitable versions of themselves. From the beginning they have overseen the investment of over $35 billion across 100 different companies, and those deals add up to a total value of more than $150 billion. The CD&R firm has offices in both New York and London.

Job Description 

The Safety Specialist reports directly to the Safety Director. The Safety Specialist will work with Operations Leadership and with warehouse associates across the building to support a strong proactive safety culture and an effective, efficient, and compliant safety program, ensuring compliance with OSHA regulations to avoid accidents, while raising morale and promoting the inclusion of newcomers. 

Compensation & Benefits

Monday- Friday, Full-Time, Exempt 

ONSITE - READING, PA 

Benefits

• Vacation, Personal, and Sick time
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short/Long term disability
• Flexible Spending Account
• 401K with 3% company contribution
• Discounts on brand name apparel
• Employee events
• Opportunities for advancement 

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains thorough working knowledge of S&S Activewear policies, procedures, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and company safety guidelines to ensure injuries are prevented and regulatory requirements are adhered to. 
• Maintain and analyze safety data for trends, deficiencies, or improvements and formulate a plan to address and communicate with leadership. 
• Perform and review incident investigations for all incidents and near misses.
• Review and manage workers compensation case management. 
• Perform documented safety inspections and safety observations. 
• Provide comprehensive safety training to new and existing employees, including refresher training and re-training upon accidents, to ensure ongoing safety awareness and adherence to standards.
• Communicate with Management, Safety Team and all employees up to date with changes in safety regulations and programs.
• Assist Operations with improvement projects by researching requirements, suggesting options, obtaining proposals, and evaluating safety compliance.  
• Implement safety plans and programs while ensuring that they are being followed and consistently enforcing the safe behaviors and making sure they are being recognized. 
• Implement, enforce, and oversee 6S in all areas of the warehouse. 
• Develop action plans for safety initiatives, coordinate safety committee team, perform follow up on these items and communicate to management.

Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational health & safety, Business Administration or related field is preferred.
• Graduate Safety Professional (GSP) or Associate Safety Professional (ASP