Safety & Security Manager

Global Safety and Security Operations
Safety & Security Manager
Location: Aberdeen, Maryland

    The Wayfair Global Safety and Security (GLOSS) team is a multifunctional team that
prioritizes mitigating risk by protecting our assets, intelligence collection, 
collaborative process improvements, and continuously evolving our culture through 
an inclusive approach to health and safety.  We are Wayfair; we deliver a best-in-
class customer experience in the furniture and home space because we are driven, 
determined and relentless about taking care of our people in a fast-paced 
environment. This is an incredible and unique opportunity to join a rapidly growing 
eCommerce company. The Safety and Security Site Manager will be responsible for 
providing leadership on all life safety and security related standards, systems, 
processes, while driving our safety and security initiatives across the supply chain 
network. Reports into the Supply Chain Safety and Security Manager and will be 
responsible for providing leadership with options, recommendations and best 
practices as a subject matter expert in safety and security.   What You’ll Do
● Partner with operations to ensure the implementation and adherence of all 
aspects of our Injury and Illness Prevention Plan for assigned location(s).
● Partner with the Global Safety and Security Business Support and Compliance
Teams to support operations in executing Global Safety and Security 
initiatives.
● Escalate requested changes and best practices to the Safety Compliance 
Team for review and standardization.
● Anticipate, identify, evaluate hazardous conditions and build practices to aid 
in all critical incident planning, preparation and responses.
● Conduct inspections of facilities to identify and correct potential hazards, 
security risks, and ensure regulatory compliance.
● Partner cross-functionally with all levels of site management in assigned 
location(s) to mitigate risk and resolve safety and security related issues.
● Partner with site leadership in developing action plans to improve 
safety/security culture in assigned location(s) and promote employee 
engagement in safety/security programs.
● Partner with operations and key stakeholders, to ensure all new hires receive 
safety orientation, and verify annual training requirements for existing 
employees.
● Assist in the implementation and execution of safety and security 
accountability programs.
● Maintain effective working relationships with regulatory agencies, industry 
security and life safety professionals, vendors, and suppliers.
● Prepare and submit security incident reports in compliance with company and
insurance carrier requirements. Support any related investigations.
● Provide daily guidance to the third party guard service. Ensure guards are 
following documented post orders. Work to ensure there are no gaps in guard
coverage.
● Conduct physical security, camera system and access control checks to 
ensure compliance
What You’ll Need
● 2+ years in a dedicated Safety/Security role or similar experience required. 
Bachelor’s Degree not required but preferred.
● Lean Six-Sigma experience desired.
● OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 Certification, preferred.
● Demonstrated knowledge of legal and regulatory requirements that govern 
worker health and safety, physical assessment and ergonomic skills, and case
management skills.
● Knowledge of local, state and federal fire and safety regulations and laws.
● Demonstrated working knowledge of safety and security concepts, best 
practices, policies, programs, and procedures. Preferably in a retail 
distribution environment.
● Ability to handle multiple projects, set priorities, strong organizational and 
time management skills.
● Flexibility to support multiple teams across multiple shifts that are dynamic 
and have changing business needs.
● Excellent analytical and organizational skills, and demonstrated experience 
with hypothesis-driven learning and turning data into actionable insights.
● Superior communication skills with the ability to navigate a complex 
organization and generate buy-in for ideas and plans.
● Entrepreneurial mindset, with a bias for action and ability to deal with 
extreme ambiguity and rapidly changing environments.
● Strong reputation for honesty, integrity, and professionalism, including an 
ability to maintain confidentiality.
● Must be able to stand and or walk in a variety of weather and terrain 
conditions for shifts up to 10 hours.
● Must be able to lift and hold 15 pounds.
● Be able to work effectively in warehouse environments with hot a