Come shape the future of the outdoors

REI Co-op is united around discovering, building and celebrating better ways of working in this world, all so that folks can find and pursue a love of the outdoors. When you work for the co-op, you do your best work with the support to live your best life. And you play a part in shaping the future of the outdoors, for people and our planet.

This position contributes to REI’s success through the development, implementation and oversight of a comprehensive environmental, safety, health, program for the Integrated Value Chain organization to reduce risk and potential losses due to accidents and injuries, compliance violations, or hazardous conditions. This position is responsible for providing support and guidance on program development and implementation at the assigned distribution center and associated operations, with additional contributions across the company with the Environment Health and Safety (“EHS”) and larger Asset Protection (“AP”) team. Models and acts in accordance with REI’s guiding values and mission.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and communicates key expectations and program goals to leadership, cohorts and employees to ensure the distribution center promotes a proactive and engaged attitude towards promoting safety
• Leverages teamwork by collaborating with local AP, Operations and HR team to drive engagement and achieve business results.
• Supports the implementation of company programs, procedures, methods and practices to promote REI key messages.
• Acts as a liaison for corporate and regional EHS and AP colleagues to facilitate a coordinated approach to program development.
• Provides coaching, direction and leadership support to employees in order to achieve department, company and customer results.
• Ensures that managers and supervisors have the tools and resources to ensure legal and operational compliance to REI best practices and local, state and federal regulations.
• Challenges and inspires employees to achieve business results.
• Oversees training and development of employees directly and indirectly managed and makes effective staffing decisions.
• Assists with and supports worker training in areas such as safety regulations, company health and safety policies, use of safety equipment, violence in the workplace, incident investigation, hazmat processes and disposal, and relevant industry issues.
• Monitors operational statistics, reports trends, variances and issues, and takes appropriate action.
• Plans and conducts periodic audits, inspections and walkthroughs of assigned facilities to validate compliance to company standards and local, state, and federal agency regulations including OSHA, EPA, and DOT.
• Assists the facility management team with developing action plans to address EHS deficiencies.
• Reports or reviews findings from accident investigations, facilities inspections, and/or environmental testing.
• Researches, validates and reports on facility health and safety trends including incident frequency and severity rates and analyzes incident trends and worker’s compensation claim metrics and performs root cause analysis.
• Ensures inspection programs for facilities, machinery, and safety equipment are being administered effectively to identify and correct potential hazards, and to ensure safety regulation compliance.
• Recommends process and product changes to reduce employee exposure to workplace hazards.
• Conducts Job Hazard Analysis and other hazard assessments including ergonomic evaluations.
• Provides oversight to the third-party injury prevention service in the distribution centers to ensure effectiveness and continuity across all sites.
• Supports and participates on cross-functional improvement teams.
• Supports emergency preparedness and evacuation procedures including validation, review, and documentation.
• Manages the Return to Work program in collaboration with the Worker’s Compensation Claims Management team

• Acts as the Risk and Insurance liaison for the Property program.

• Maintains communication between Supply Chain Management & Corporate Risk & Safety.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of progressive work experience in the EHS discipline required.
• 2-3 years of experience in building, leading and influencing teams
• Bachelor’s degree in EHS or related field, or combination of distribution training and relevant experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage program implementation and tracking.
• Knowledge of EHS principles as well as OSHA, FDA, EPA and other state and federal requirements.
• Independent, self-directed and results oriented individual.
• Ability to direct, train and mentor at all levels.
• Effective interpersonal, written and oral communication as well as the ability to develop rapport and credibility at all levels.
• Display strong problem solving, organizational and analytical skills.
• May require 25%+ travel.
• Builds capacity of  employees and teams through effective employee development, involvement, communication, and supervision efforts.
• Creates a strong, mutually supportive work spirit and culture where people can do their best.
• Establishes trust and inspires others.
• Makes effective organization and people decisions in a manner consistent with REI's values and ethics.
• Delivers on commitments and holds others to same.
• Champions the organization and advocates solutions in the overall Company's best interest.
• Uses business knowledge, innovative thinking, and sound judgment in the solution of problems or the pursuit of business opportunities.
• Consolidates information from various sources including feedback from others to reach sound decisions.
• Considers the ultimate impact of decisions and actions on internal and external customers.
• Fosters change in company direction.
• Effectively plans and executes changes.

At REI, we believe the outdoors is for all. We are committed to becoming a fully inclusive, anti-racist, multicultural organization. We know that there's strength in our diversity – that each employee brings unique skills, experiences, and perspectives. Every day you are driving change, fostering a culture of respect, and knowing you're backed by benefits that support your whole life. To work towards this commitment and fulfill our brand promise of inspiring and enabling a life outside for everyone, we seek employees who demonstrate different ways of working, create a sense of belonging, and actively listen and learn.