Strategic Safety & Compliance Leader

Goodwill Industries; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Goodwill Industries of New Mexico seeks a Director of Safety to lead enterprise risk, safety, compliance, and accreditation readiness across all locations in New Mexico. You will align safety governance with CARF standards, oversee incident investigations, and drive continuous improvement in safety culture.

Leading cross-functional teams, you will develop and implement policies, training, and inspection programs to protect staff, clients, and assets while meeting regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Risk Management, Business Admin or related field.
• Five years of experience in risk, safety, or compliance in multi-site operations.
• Experience with CARF accreditation or similar frameworks preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CSP/ARM/CRM/OSHA 30-Hour preferred.
• New Mexico driver's license and clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Identify emerging risks and recommend mitigation strategies and policy changes.
• Provide executive leadership for organization-wide workplace safety and OSHA compliance.
• Establish standards for safety inspections, incident reporting, training, PPE, and SDS management.
• Oversee investigations of significant accidents, injuries, and safety events with root-cause analysis.
• Analyze loss trends to identify systemic issues and reduce organizational exposure.
• Develop safety KPIs and report organizational performance to leadership.
• Oversee CARF accreditation readiness and safety committees across the organization.
• Coordinate CARF standards across safety programs and maintain readiness milestones.
• Ensure annual accessibility survey completion and remediation planning across departments.
• Provide strategic oversight of emergency preparedness, business continuity and response planning.
• Coordinate development, testing, and improvement of emergency response plans across locations.
• Ensure emergency drills and communication protocols are documented and executed.
• Lead executive briefings on enterprise risk, safety, compliance, and accreditation status.
• Develop policies and controls within areas of responsibility.

Skills

Enterprise risk management

OSHA compliance

Safety program development

Incident investigation

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety, Risk Management, or related field

Job description

Goodwill Industries of New Mexico seeks a Director of Safety to lead enterprise risk, safety, compliance, and accreditation readiness across all locations in New Mexico. You will align safety governance with CARF standards, oversee incident investigations, and drive continuous improvement in safety culture.

Leading cross-functional teams, you will develop and implement policies, training, and inspection programs to protect staff, clients, and assets while meeting regulatory requirements.