Director of Risk Management in Spring Valley, New York at Culinary Depot

Culinary Depot is seeking a proactive, hands-on Director of Risk Management & Safety to lead company-wide risk reduction initiatives across workers' compensation, claims management, OSHA compliance, DOT compliance, fleet safety, warehouse safety, and operational risk.

This role will own the company's risk management strategy with a primary focus on reducing claim frequency and severity, improving EMR, minimizing litigation exposure, controlling insurance costs, and maintaining compliance across all operations.

The ideal candidate understands how safety programs, claims management, insurance costs, compliance, and operational execution work together to protect the company and improve financial performance.

• Lead management of all workers' compensation claims from initial reporting through closure
• Review claim reserves and work proactively to reduce unnecessary claim costs
• Coordinate with insurance carriers, brokers, third-party administrators, attorneys, and medical providers
• Conduct incident investigations and root-cause analysis
• Develop return-to-work and modified-duty programs
• Monitor claim trends and identify opportunities for loss reduction
• Maintain detailed claim documentation and reporting

• Own company-wide risk management initiatives
• Develop strategies to improve EMR and reduce insurance costs
• Partner with insurance brokers and consultants during renewals and audits
• Analyze loss runs and identify emerging risk trends
• Monitor litigation exposure and assist in claim resolution efforts
• Help ensure subcontractors meet insurance and safety requirements

• Oversee OSHA compliance across warehouse, retail, office, and field operations
• Develop and maintain safety policies, procedures, and training programs
• Conduct regular safety audits and inspections
• Manage OSHA reporting requirements, including OSHA 300 logs
• Ensure compliance with forklift certifications, equipment training, and required safety programs
• Maintain accurate compliance records and documentation

• Manage driver compliance programs
• Monitor CDL licenses, medical cards, and driver qualification files
• Oversee vehicle inspection programs and maintenance compliance
• Manage driver drug and alcohol testing programs, including random, post-accident, and reasonable suspicion testing
• Ensure compliance with applicable DOT regulations
• Analyze vehicle accident trends and implement corrective actions

• Create accountability systems that promote a strong safety culture
• Develop KPI reporting and risk dashboards for leadership
• Identify opportunities to reduce operational risk across the organization
• Stay current on OSHA, DOT, workers' compensation, and insurance industry developments

• Audit all open workers' compensation claims
• Review claim reserves and outstanding exposure
• Identify high-risk and high-cost claims
• Strengthen injury reporting and incident investigation processes
• Improve safety documentation and compliance tracking
• Verify compliance of OSHA certifications, driver qualifications, and required training records
• Build a proactive EMR improvement strategy
• Enhance coordination between operations, brokers, insurance carriers, and claims teams

• Experience in risk management, safety management, workers' compensation, claims management, EHS, or a related field
• Strong knowledge of workers' compensation claims administration
• Experience managing OSHA compliance programs
• Understanding of DOT regulations and fleet safety programs
• Experience conducting incident investigations and root-cause analysis
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
• Ability to influence and drive accountability across departments

• Experience in distribution, logistics, transportation, construction, manufacturing, industrial, or warehouse environments
• Experience improving EMR and reducing insurance costs
• OSHA certifications
• CSP, ARM, CRIS, ASP, CHST, or related certifications
• Experience working directly with insurance brokers, carriers, and attorneys

• Reduced workers' compensation claim frequency and severity
• Improved EMR performance
• Lower insurance costs and claim exposure
• Strong OSHA and DOT compliance
• Reduced vehicle accidents and safety incidents
• Improved return-to-work outcomes
• Better visibility into company risk metrics and trends

• Competitive salary
• Health benefits
• Paid time off
• Career growth opportunities
• Opportunity to build and lead risk management strategy for a growing organization