Join a collaborative group making a big impact throughout ALDI each day. As part of the ALDI National Risk & Safety team, you’ll utilize your unique perspective and experience to discover ways to improve our processes while growing your career. From managing claims to offering safety solutions for customers and employees, the work you accomplish here will make a difference for people nationwide. Get started in a fulfilling role that offers great benefits, work/life balance and learning opportunities with one of the nation’s top grocers.
The Manager, Safety will be a dynamic part of ALDI's risk management and accident prevention efforts. As a leader, you will be responsible for hiring, motivating, and managing a team of safety professionals that are charged with improving and enhancing ALDI's safety programs that aim to reduce our total cost of risk. You will be empowered to identify areas of opportunity and make recommendations to prevent and reduce accidents at our stores and warehouses. This role requires a solution-oriented mindset, creativity, and a passion for making people’s lives safer. You must be a team-player and collaborate well with internal and external stakeholders on identifying and delivering solutions. You must bring to ALDI a balance of safety knowledge, experience, and skills that will help protect the organization and support ALDI’s core purpose and values.
Position Type: Full-Time
Starting Salary: $150,000
Salary Increases: Year 2 - $160,000 | Year 3 - $170,000
Work Location: Naperville, IL
This role is eligible to participate in ALDI’s Hybrid Work Program, which allows remote work up to 3 days per week (i.e., work remotely up to 3 days per week; work in-office at least 2 days per week).
Duties and Responsibilities:
Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Establishes, priorities and schedules within assigned areas of responsibility.
• Defines the tasks, deliverables, resources, and schedule necessary to deliver the solution.
• Ensures the training, development, and performance of their team’s staff to retain a motivated, professional workforce that achieves their career objectives.
• Recruits and recommends qualified employees for their team’s staff positions.
• Establishes, communicates and evaluates job responsibilities and performance expectations to their team to ensure a mutual understanding of desired results.
• Understands the overarching company strategy while communicating and modeling the core values of the organization to create a sense of teamwork and membership among employees.
• Evaluates the company’s overall risk profile and makes recommendations for improvements.
• Supports relevant Committees and their related disciplines in connection with assigned projects.
• Leads and oversees safety projects and initiatives from their conception through implementation, including proposals, project plans, cost/benefit analyses, timelines, status reports, budgets, and rollouts.
• Collaborates with stakeholders, both internal and external, to identify emerging risks, gather input for safety initiatives, and address concerns.
• Advises and reports on requirements for safety related legal or regulatory issues.
• Updates leadership on any health and safety legislation changes and potential impacts they may have on the business.
• Analyzes safety data and trends to identify areas for improvement and prepare reports for leadership on safety performance metrics.
• Supports the team by liaising with insurance carriers, third-party administrators, and actuaries by articulating safety programs and initiatives.
• Fosters a culture of safety throughout the organization by promoting awareness, accountability, and active participation in safety initiatives.
• Consults with leadership on the development of their team's strategy.
• Advises leadership to source external vendors for applicable services when appropriate.
• Liaises with applicable areas of the business to ensure timely and efficient communication flow.
• Consults with the business to effectively design and streamline applicable processes within the organization.
• Keeps up-to-date on external best practices and relevant changes to their field/area; communicates updates to leadership.
• Oversees the development and implementation of a robust health & safety program including monitoring and reporting on the business’ safety performance.
• Leads and oversees safety projects and initiatives aimed at improving workplace safety, such as implementing new safety technologies, upgrading safety equipment, or redesigning work processes to minimize hazards.
• Works with their direct leader to implement best-in-class health and safety strategies, including recommending changes to policies and procedures to improve compliance and reduce risks.
• Manages their team by driving projects and tasks to completion through effective prioritization, work planning, resource allocation, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Identifies cost-saving opportunities and potential process improvements.
• Serves as the primary link between their team’s staff and leadership to ensure understanding of company goals, objectives, and opportunities for improvement.
• Complies with ALDI privacy and security requirements and policies if job responsibilities include possible access to confidential and/or sensitive information.
• Other duties as assigned.
Job-specific Competencies:
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
• Consistently demonstrates the ALDI Acts Competencies as outlined for the role.
• Ability to recommend, interpret, and/or apply company policies and procedures.
• Gives attention to detail and follows instruction.
• Ability to develop rapport, trust, and open communication that enhances the growth and job performance of direct reports.
• Understands the history, strategy, organizational authority, interdependence of job duties, products, systems, and services of the company.
• Conflict management skills.
• Understands cost/benefit analysis.
• Knowledge of financial analysis strategies and how to effectively apply them in decision-making.
• Negotiation skills.
• Ability to facilitate group involvement when conducting meetings.
• Understands the appropriate resources for resolving computer or peripheral equipment malfunctions relating to hardware or software.
Education and Experience:
• Bachelor's Degree in Business Management, Occupational Health and Safety or a related field required.
• A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in Safety, Risk Management, or Insurance and retail operations required.
• Or, a combination of education and experience providing equivalent knowledge.
Physical Requirements:
• Work may be performed in an office, remote office or a combination of both where a computer and office equipment may be used as needed to perform duties.
• Regularly required to sit, reach, grasp, stand and move from one area to another.
• Constantly and repeatedly use keyboard/mouse.
• Occasionally required to push, pull, bend, lift and move up to 25 lbs.
Travel:
• Minimal travel required as needed for job related duties such as training, project work and administrative tasks.
ALDI offers competitive wages and benefits, including:
- 401(k) Plan
- Company 401(k) Matching Contributions
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- PerkSpot National Discount Program
In addition, eligible employees are offered:
- Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Generous Vacation Time & 7 Paid Holidays
- Up to 6 Weeks Paid Parental Leave at 100% of pay
- Up to 2 Weeks Paid Caregiver Leave at 100% of pay
- Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Life, Dependent Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
Click here to learn more about the benefits ALDI has to offerALDI is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants. As a proud Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), we do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, religion, sex, sexual stereotyping, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, pregnancy (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), or any other protected characteristic. Employment may be contingent upon ALDI's receipt of an acceptable and job-related drug test, motor vehicle report, and/or reference check, as applicable and permissible by law.
