Sr Engineer of Safety

Target; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Target is seeking a Senior Engineer of Safety to lead safety program ownership, ensuring new and existing equipment complies with OSHA/ANSI standards. You will partner with Engineering/Facilities and Operations teams to integrate safety controls and manage risk across sites.

You will drive RAP risk assessments, review equipment designs, and guide go-live activities from design to activation, while communicating clearly with stakeholders and maintaining a strong safety culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, safety, or equivalent experience.
• Direct or indirect proven Safety leadership.
• Certification in Safety (CSP) or related professional certification/s.
• Ability to influence and direct partners and leadership.
• Proven problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent relationship building and collaboration.
• Outstanding communication skills both written and verbal.
• Proven knowledge and use of Microsoft products.
• Ability to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety program ownership and ensure equipment modifications comply with applicable codes and standards.
• Partner with design and operations teams to integrate safety systems.
• Conduct risk assessments (RAP) and guide equipment design reviews.
• Support go-live from design to activation and ensure clear communication across stakeholders.
• Develop and deploy safety standards and training aligned with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Safety leadership

CSP certification

Influence & leadership

Problem solving

Relationship building

Written & verbal communication

Microsoft Office proficiency

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or safety

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The pay range is $95,000.00 - $171,000.00

Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position. These include labor markets and in some instances may include education, work experience and certifications. In addition to your pay, Target cares about and invests in you as a team member, so that you can take care of yourself and your family. Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more, to help you and your family take care of your whole selves.Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short term disability, long term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation.Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well-being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.

About Us

Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. We bring that vision to life through our values and culture. Learn more about Target here.

Working within Risk Management, your mission will be to leverage your expertise to balance proactive protection and real-time mitigation of risks. Our team, including Claims, Insurance, Finance, and Safety allows for a well-rounded approach to managing risk across all operations. We serve our organization and guests with solutions that create value, mitigate risk, influence and enable the business while ensuring compliance

As the Senior Engineer of Safety, you will be responsible as a program owner for partnering with Target business units to ensure new equipment and modifications to existing equipment installed in new/legacy buildings comply with all applicable codes, regulations and accredited standards (ie OSHA/ANSI). This includes, integration of safety systems into the design of new and existing equipment in pursuit of building a safer place to work and shop at Target. The Sr. Engineer of Safety or SES will partner with various design and engineering teams such as, but not limited to; Engineering/Automation, Operations Solution Design, Activation, Engineering/Facilities and Field Operations teams, as well as other key stakeholders. You will lead risk assessments processes or RAP and assist in the development/review of equipment designs while providing guidance on requirements on controls and closing findings. The SES will also be required to support your clients by leading projects through the entire go-live process (from design to activation). You are an effective communicator and are able to send clear, concise and consistent messages, both verbally and in writing and possess excellent program management skills. As such, you are an accountable self-drive team member. As an expert in safety and ergonomic design principles, you will put Safety first for Target. You must also have applied understanding of applicable regulations, codes and standards. Ensure all risk and compliance obligations are reflected within key HQ programs, while establishing proper risk tolerance for the organization. Work with HQ partners to develop and influence on key safety programs/standards, to include establishing/sustaining a strong safety culture. Develop a strategic project plan to deploy digestible safety programs/standards to the field, while aligning to industry and regulatory standards. Ensure alignment with the business during deployment, and support the development of safety standards and training.

Core Responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to the business needs

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree B.A./B.S in engineering, safety, or equivalent experience
• Direct or indirect proven Safety leadership
• Certification in Safety (CSP) or related professional certification/s
• Ability to influence and direct partners and leadership
• Proven problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent relationship building and collaboration
• Outstanding communication skills both written and verbal
• Proven knowledge and use of Microsoft products
• Ability to travel as required

Benefits Eligibility

Please paste this url into your preferred browser to learn about benefits eligibility for this role: https://tgt.biz/BenefitsForYou_E

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)

In compliance with state and federal laws, Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out to [e-mail]. Non-accommodation-related requests, such as application follow-ups or technical issues, will not be addressed through this channel.