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SalaryTITLE: Safety Assistant
LOCATION: Houston
POSITION REPORTS TO: Safety Compliance Manager
SCHEDULE: Monday through Friday. 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Some overtime and weekends may be required.
WAGES: Commensurate with skills and experience
Responsibilities
- Support and work effectively with all departments, terminals, and team members
- Administrative and database job duties
- Work with drivers to ensure compliance with all local, federal, state laws and regulations along with company policies.
- Assist with incoming calls to the safety department
- Proactively monitor and update driver files with current expiration dates, training, and certifications
- Generate reports to identify missing or expired compliance documents and safety trainings
- Proactively conduct periodic internal audits on DOT driver qualification files to ensure compliance with FMCSA
- Assist in scheduling safety classes and site required training as needed
- Become a certified Specimen Collector and perform necessary drug and alcohol testing in accordance with established procedures and DOT guidelines
- Cross-train on HOS and ELD Support (Electronic Logging Devices) and assist when needed
- Manage sensitive information with a high level of discretion and confidentiality
- Regular and predictable on-site job attendance is an essential function for this position
- Monitor, track and assist in the loading cards for drivers
- Assist in the tracking of trainers /trainees with Driver Training
- Other administrative duties or task assigned by manager
Basic Qualifications
- Locals only, (must live within 60 miles)
- Minimum 1 year of administrative experience
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Must be responsive and detail-oriented, committed to follow-through on tasks and projects
- Successful time management, handling multiple responsibilities with a sense of urgency
- Good judgment, escalating concerns when necessary to meet deadlines, avoid conflict, or ensure compliance
- Ability to work independently with minimal guidance and direction
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Word and Excel
- Able to exercise discretion when dealing with sensitive issues
- Effective time management, administrative and organizational ability is a must
- Subject to swiftly changing priorities, task, and projects
Preferred
- Experience working in a safety compliance administrative role or trucking industry
- General knowledge of DOT and FMCSA regulations
Sun Coast Resources, LLC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.
