Warehouse Safety Team Lead

Job Description

Job Description

What We Do

CarParts.com is the go-to eCommerce platform for auto care and maintenance. We offer drivers quality parts at competitive prices and allow customers to schedule an appointment with a trusted mechanic directly from our website. We use world-class design principles and the latest technologies to deliver a fast, easy-to-use, and mobile-intuitive website. And with our company-owned national distribution network, we bring the best brands and manufacturers directly to consumers, cutting out the costs associated with brick-and-mortar retailers. Our more than 1,700 team members worldwide are dedicated to Empowering Drivers Along Their Journey.   

Our Culture

At CarParts.com, we’re DRIVEN by our core values: Safety First, Customer Focused, and a Commitment to Excellence. These values guide us in everything we do and push us further in our growth both as a company and as people. They cultivate an environment where employees are inspired and empowered as we build and thrive together. All the hard work of our entire team has resulted in back-to-back record-breaking quarters since Q1 of 2020, as well as our inclusion in the Los Angeles Business Journal’s top 100 Best Places to Work in Los Angeles list for four years in a row (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023). Join us 

Job Summary 

The DC Safety Coordinator/Team Lead position is responsible for driving and ensuring safety awareness of the distribution center on all shifts.  In this strategic safety support role, you will closely support distribution center leadership and the company Safety Director in developing and implementing environmental, health, and safety (EHS) policies, procedures, training, inspections, and audits. The safety coordinator will ensure DC safety and security measures are followed, as well as monitor, support, and issue associate and contractor access badges. Assist with environmental, health and safety (EHS) inspections of the distribution center.  Drive consistency with safety incident investigations, fact-finding, data collection and root cause analysis, and corrective actions. You will drive pro-active safety culture engagement through risk mitigation and addressing unsafe behaviors and hazards in the workplace.  

Key Responsibilities 

• Promote safety awareness and cultivate distribution center safety culture. Works cooperatively and harmoniously with distribution center management, supervisors, leads, co-workers, and support departments.  
• Understand and ensure regulatory compliance with all state and federal regulatory laws and regulations. 
• Maintain confidentiality of all aspects of job responsibilities. 
• Completes assigned safety projects and tasks independently and work well within a team environment. 
• Conduct safety training (new hire, refresher, job specific, powered industrial truck) sessions for associates and contractors.  
• Inspects working conditions to ensure all areas and activities are compliant with health and safety guidelines. 
• Prepares ad hoc safety reports detailing inspection process and other activities. 
• Coordinates accident investigations, safety review meetings and safety committee meetings as needed. 
• Suggests revisions to operational process methods and employee activity that does not meet health and safety expectations.  
• Addresses any workplace-related health and safety issues and accidents. 
• Collaborate closely with distribution center leadership to monitor compliance and identify health and safety issues. 
• Daily monitoring reports and impacts in i-warehouse software. (site specific)  

• Ensure all powered industrial truck (PIT) safety training records are current and perform weekly checks for accuracy. 
• Keep work areas safe, organized, and clean according to general warehousing/office practices and OSHA requirements daily.  
• Conduct health and safety audits on operational compliance with safety policies and procedures.   
• Participate in post-injury and incident investigations and evaluations.  
• Inspects lift safety equipment such as fire exits, emergency lights, fire suppression systems, fire Extinguishers, first Aid Kits, emergency eye washes, and other safety equipment.   
• Coordinates safety training for associates with Powered Industrial Trucks (PIT), classroom, and floor practical certifications. 
• Performs security functions, such as monitor associates when entering the building, issue badges and other security functions as needed. 
• Lead and drive participation on the DC safety committee on all shifts.  
• Other duties as deemed necessary. 

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent 
• Possesses strong leadership and collaboration skills. 
• Prior Environmental, Health and Safety Experience in distribution center environments  
• Exhibits knowledge of appropriate emergency response protocols. 
• Exhibits strong organizational skills. 
• Possess solid problem-solving and analytical abilities. 
• Excellent attendance and willingness to be part of a team - performing whatever duties are necessary. 
• MS Office Proficient:  Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, and Excel (Intermediate to Advanced) 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills necessary 

• Ability to multitask and possess research skills. 
• Positive attitude, strong work ethic, ability to work under pressure, and be a fast learner. 
• Flexibility to work and support DC shift schedules as required. 
• Independent worker with ability to manage own workload with minimal supervision or direction. 
• Ability to always maintain confidentiality and discretion. 

Experience: Prior safety and warehouse experience required  

Machines, Tools, Equipment (Office and Industrial), Software:  Warehouse management system terminal, calculator, fax machine, copier, and telephone. Microsoft office with intermediate Excel focus. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• OSHA 10 Hour or 30 Hour Certifications.  
• Bachelors / associate degree in a related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.

Working Conditions:

• Work is typically carried out in a warehouse setting, which may involve exposure to varying temperatures, noise, and physical demands. 
• Work hours may vary based on safety support /training needs and operational schedules. 
• A Safety Coordinator is supportive in ensuring that warehouse staff receive the necessary safety support and training to excel in their roles, contributing to the overall safety of the warehouse operations. They assist in delivering effective safety support and training for the operation team's efforts. 

CarParts.com is an equal-opportunity employer. We enthusiastically accept our responsibility to make employment decisions without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. Our management is dedicated to ensuring that we fulfill this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruitment advertising, pay, and other forms of compensation, training, and general treatment during employment. 

The above-noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the incumbent a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.