
Senior Safety Professional
Job Description
Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States'
Business Walt Disney World Resort
"We make magic.” That’s our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you’ll help inspire that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits of entertainment and create the never-before-seen!" " Are you ready to join this team and make an impact?"
As a Senior Safety Professional, you will be an important resource. You will drive the identification, assessment, analysis, and solving of a broad spectrum of safety issues across a diverse group of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts businesses.
The Senior Safety Professional will report a Manager, Safety.
Responsibilities
What You Will Do:
On any given day, as a Senior Safety Professional, you might:
- You will work in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing multiple projects simultaneously
- Drive the implementation of safety programs, performing job task analysis, analyzing injury and illness trend data, evaluating safety performance, finding opportunities to improve safety performance
- Lead and/or participate in incident investigations and follow-ups
- Improve performance, review source material (rules, codes, laws, and standards) identify and share industry practices
- Ensure implementation of applicable safety standards and established regulations
- Manage relationships and work as part of a team within a matrix environment with all levels of leadership and employees
- Engage and collaborate with global and local partners to drive and ensure consistency across Walt Disney World.
- Collaborate with Safety Professionals supporting the daily operation to ensure smooth project turnover between production and operation
- Serve as the Safety & Health Duty Manager on a rotational basis.
Job Requirements
Required Qualifications & Skills
Here’s what you need to be successful at this job:
- 5+ years of occupational safety experience or relevant safety experience
- Knowledge of relevant industry standards
- Experience with strategic thinking, prioritization, and initiation of tasks
- Experience with proper writing, speaking, and presenting to all levels of employee
- Resolve conflicts and diffuse difficult situations
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience in the entertainment/hospitality industry
- Associate Safety Professional (ASP) or Certified Safety Professional (CSP) designation
Education
- Bachelor's Degree
Preferred Education
- Master’s Degree
- CIH or CSP certification
Disability accommodation for employment applications
The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

