Essential Job Functions
Primary Tasks:
- Safety Management within assigned region
- Conduct Safety observations and commercial driver ride-along
- Site audits and reviews within assigned region
- Commercial equipment inspections
- Safety Trainer and training management within region
- Safety meeting management
- Accident, incident, and injury investigation and root cause analysis within assigned region
- Respond to accident reporting after hours, as assigned
- Security incident investigation
- Oversee cargo and terminal security, including assessing risk and exposure and ensuring proper security processes are in place and adhered to
Analyze and report trending of at-risk behaviors* within assigned region
- Developing targeted communications specific to addressing identified risks
- Manage Driver and location Performance Improvement Plans, via a robust online safety environment, using a Driver and Location Scorecard
- Identify driver practices or conduct that raises safety concerns
- Facilitate and document formal improvement plans
- Document results, set standards and best practices, and track for sustained improvement
- Manage regulatory compliance within assigned region
Build and maintain a safety culture* that demonstrates a continuous commitment to safety
Minimum Qualifications
Skills required:
- Ability to coach and demonstrate team leadership.
- Excellent communication (written and verbal) and decision-making skills.
- Tolerance for working outside in various weather conditions being occasionally exposed to wet, hot, extreme cold and/or humid conditions.
- Attention to detail.
- Demonstrated skill in making independent decisions in support of company policies and procedures.
- Ability to manage multiple locations within an established region.
- Available for periodic after hour shift rotation as assigned.
- Experiencing utilizing various Electronic Logging Devices.
- An understanding of cargo securement procedures and regulations.
- Ground transport and shipment Hazardous Material experience.
- Experience utilizing Video Event Recorders (VER) in a commercial vehicle environment.
Education & Experience:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and work experience with a Bachelor
- 's degree in safety, risk management, business, transportation, logistics, supply chain or related field preferred.
- At least 5 years of experience in the transportation industry.
- Certified Director of Safety, not required, but preferred.
- Demonstrated investigative successes.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person