Safety Risk Manager

Carrols Corporation (NASDAQ: TAST) headquartered in Syracuse, NY is one of the largest restaurant franchisees in the United States. Founded over 60 years ago, Carrols began acquiring BURGER KING® restaurants in 1976 and POPEYES® restaurants in 2019 and is the largest BURGER KING® franchisee in the US today. Presently, Carrols owns and operates over 1,000 BURGER KING® restaurants and approximately 60 POPEYES® restaurants across 23states. Carrols Restaurant Group became a public company on December 15, 2006, and currently employs over 25,000 people.

At Carrols, a job is never just a job. It’s a career. We are excited to search and bring on a new team member in our Safety & Risk department and we are currently recruiting for a Safety & Risk Manager to join our team.

The Safety & Risk Manager is a hands-on position that is overall accountable for the management and administration of property, general liability, and workers

compensation programs for the Company’s stores which includes compliance at both the federal and state level. This position also oversees 3 direct reports and reports into the Sr. Director of Human Resources.

Key Job

Responsibilities

Set strategic direction for the department and its employees.Manage and organize departmental workflow to achieve efficient coordination, investigation, evaluation, and resolution of insurance claims which include Workers

Compensation, General Liability and Property Damage claims.Investigate, review, and evaluate new insurance claims dailyWork very closely with restaurant managers and field managers to quickly recover all pertinent information and supporting documentation for claims when they occur and manage the interactions with insurance claims representatives.Liaise with multiple departments on the satisfactory closing and accounting of open and recoverable claims (i.e property)Partner with outside counsel on general liability and manage vendors’ reserve and settlement requestsContract management with safety and risk vendors (Sharps, SDS, Safety Shoes, E-Training)Responsible for Company communications regarding safety and risk management programsAttend claims reviews quarterly.Coordinate and provide annual renewal information for brokers and insurance brokers to renew insurance contracts yearly.Approve and manage reserves.Manage, administer, prepare various other safety and risk management and related matters as assigned and/or required to administer programs.Run monthly and quarterly reports tracking claims costs activity.Provide monthly analysis of Worker

Compensation and General Liability, and Property Damage claims.Coordinate with legal department summons and complaint is received. Being sure all proper parties involved are notified for proper handling. Gather information to assist in the defense of the claim at hand.Other

duties as assigned.

Requirements &

Qualifications: 15+ years prior

experience in liability, property and workers

compensation insurances required with a preference for commercial property and liability/litigation

experience.Retail or commercial property

experience required.Prior management/supervisory

experience preferred.Knowledge of laws and regulations governing Safety and Risk Management required.Strong financial literacy and the ability to analyze and present data is required.