Manager, Safety
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10136738 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business Walt Disney World Resort Date posted Dec. 02, 2025Job Summary:
Manager, Safety
Job Description
“We create happiness.” That’s our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. And it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you’ll help encourage that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits and build the never-before-seen! Are you ready to join this team and make an impact?"
The Manager, Safety will be the key technical resource and provide the daily leadership oversight, feedback and development to the salaried and O&T Cast in the development, implementation and sustainment of crucial safety programs for their designated business. You will use sound technical judgment to perform and lead others in 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 Manager, Safety reports to the Sr. Manager, Safety
What You Will Do
On any given day, as a Manager, Safety, you might:
- Improve results by guiding the team in the implementation of safety programs, performing job task analysis, analyzing injury and illness trend data, evaluating safety performance, and finding opportunities to improve safety performance.
- Assign work tasks, provide leadership, gather and combine team input to form recommended action plans and analyze data/trends to guide incident reduction and hazard mitigation.
- Focus improving performance, reviewing source material (rules, codes, laws and standards) and identifying and sharing industry practices.
- Share responsibility with Manager, Safety Services in serving as primary contact with client senior executive.
- Apply safety standards and able to perform and lead others in resolving complex issues outside of established regulations.
- Maintain relationships and work as part of a team within a matrix environment with all levels of leadership and employees.
- Work individually and leading a team in driving above average incident reduction results achieved through the development and implementation of targeted safety strategies and tactics.
Required Qualifications & Skills
Here’s what you need to be successful at this job:
- Knowledge of relevant regulatory and industry standards and best practices
- Use analytics and identify trends
- Project management experience
- Inspired and inventive professional with the ability to think outside area of expertise
- Operate within uncertainty
- Plan and prioritize according to our needs
- Experience with proper writing, speaking and addressing all levels
- Resolve conflicts and diffuse difficult situations
- Consultative and influential
- Experience training delivery
Required Qualifications & Skills
Here’s what you need to be successful at this job:
- 10 + years of industrial safety experience required in a related field (petro chemical, construction, maintenance, manufacturing, hospitality, entertainment/theatrical, transportation, distribution/warehouse)
- Basic ergonomic, industrial hygiene or food safety experience
- Experience leading successful teams
- Bi-lingual language skills
Required Education
- 4 year college degree
Preferred Education
- 4 year degree in Occupational Safety or Safety Engineering
- Advanced degree in Occupational Safety or Safety Engineering
- Certifications: CSP, CIH, REHS, ARM, CPE, or PE
Additional Information
Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
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About Walt Disney World Resort:
Since opening in 1971, Walt Disney World Resort has played an important role in many childhood and family memories. Today, hundreds of millions of guests from around the globe visit this magical place to enjoy a Disney vacation. Through a combination of creativity, innovation and technology, the resort immerses guests in classic Disney tales and new kinds of family entertainment. Drawing from a rich heritage of storytelling, Walt Disney World Resort cast members bring Disney magic to life through unmatched attention to detail and superior guest service.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.
