Safety Specialist

The Safety Specialist supports the Health & Safety team with day-to-day oversight of teams within a warehouse or retail store location.  You have a passion to keep people safe and know how to influence the behavior of others.  You know that how you provide feedback is just as important as the feedback itself.  You are self-motivated, able to work independently and have a keen eye for detail.  You understand how the work you perform locally impacts the larger organization, and you are willing to speak up when you see an issue. 

What You Get To Do Every Day

• Promote a consistent safety culture throughout the store/warehouse through coaching, feedback and corrective actions
• Participate in employee and guest accident investigations utilizing root cause analysis, identifying hazards, and implementing solutions to address safety risks
• Conduct multiple daily, weekly and monthly safety inspections and partner with cross-functional team members to ensure the appropriate corrective actions are taken
• Administer health & safety training as appropriate to establish, support and communicate company-wide and site-specific safety initiatives
• Contribute to the development of company-wide safety initiatives
• Drive location compliance with TRR's COVID Health & Safety Policy which includes coordinating and enforcing social distancing requirements, ensuring compliance with the corporate mask policy and oversee/drive targeted to prevent the spread of COVID-19
• Partner with the local Loss Prevention Team to conduct COVID contact tracing, assist with the screening process for employees and customers and help deliver safety training and site specific crisis drills.
• Ensure the appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) products are stocked and available for all employees, vendors and customers
• Actively participate in weekly company safety leadership meetings

What You Bring To The Role

• High School education or equivalent is required. Military experience or college education is preferred
• Must possess working knowledge of accident investigations, accident prevention and OSHA regulations
• Strong organizational and information management skills with emphasis on detail and record-keeping
• Ability to relay verbal and written information concisely, effectively and professionally
• Excellent interpersonal and observational skills
• The candidate should have the ability to establish a strong partnership with all levels of leadership in a retail or warehouse location
• A minimum of two (2) years' experience in retail, loss prevention and safety is preferred
• Strong customer service skills
• A professional appearance and demeanor

The RealReal is the world's largest online marketplace for authenticated, resale luxury goods, with more than 20 million members. With a rigorous authentication process overseen by experts, The RealReal provides a safe and reliable platform for consumers to buy and sell their luxury items. We have hundreds of in-house gemologists, horologists and brand authenticators who inspect thousands of items each day. As a sustainable company, we give new life to pieces by thousands of brands across numerous categories-including women's and men's fashion, fine jewelry and watches, art and home-in support of the circular economy. We make selling effortless with free virtual appointments, in-home pickup, drop-off and direct shipping. We do all of the work for consignors, including authenticating, using AI and machine learning to determine optimal pricing, photographing and listing their items, as well as handling shipping and customer service. At our 13 retail locations, including our eight shoppable stores, customers can sell, meet with our experts and receive free valuations.

The RealReal is committed to providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or Veteran status. We will consider qualified applicants for a position regardless of arrest or conviction records, consistent with legal requirements. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

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