Safety Operations Leader: Lean, Risk & Compliance

Dollar General Corporation; North Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dollar General Corporation seeks a Safety Operations Manager to lead safety initiatives across facilities in the United States. The role emphasizes applying lean principles and hierarchy of controls to protect team members, partnering with stakeholders to engineer safe processes, and escalating critical issues to the Director of Safety.

Responsibilities span from program rollout to corrective actions and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Thorough working knowledge of Dollar General, Federal, and State OSHA regulations.
• Leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong analytical and root-cause problem solving ability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience driving continuous improvement in safety programs.

Responsibilities

• Review incident metrics and ensure root-cause analyses with corrective actions.
• Implement and monitor safety programs; assist with development and rollout.
• Apply continuous improvement tools to identify safety solutions for processes.
• Conduct floor walks to audit safety program execution and compliance.
• Identify benchmarking opportunities to reduce injury risk and improve tooling.
• Maintain knowledge of OSHA regulations and ensure compliance.
• Support abatement plans for safety citations and conduct sanitation program oversight.
• Oversee sanitation and pest control programs and maintain related records.
• Collaborate with industrial hygiene, environmental, and field teams on health exposure issues.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Continuous improvement

OSHA regulations

Education

Bachelors or equivalent

CSP certification desired

Job description

Dollar General Corporation seeks a Safety Operations Manager to lead safety initiatives across facilities in the United States. The role emphasizes applying lean principles and hierarchy of controls to protect team members, partnering with stakeholders to engineer safe processes, and escalating critical issues to the Director of Safety.

Responsibilities span from program rollout to corrective actions and regulatory compliance.