Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety

Location:

Ann Arbor, MI, US, 48105

What you’ll need to succeed as a Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety at XPO

• 10 years of progressively responsible transportation safety and regulatory experience, including significant leadership experience within LTL, truckload, logistics, or another large commercial motor vehicle operation
• Bachelor's degree in safety, transportation, business, engineering, risk management, or a related discipline, or equivalent work or military experience
• Extensive knowledge of FMCSRs, CSA, DOT compliance, OSHA requirements, hazardous materials regulations, accident investigation, driver qualification, and commercial vehicle safety practices

Preferred qualifications:

• 15 years of progressively responsible transportation safety and regulatory experience, including significant leadership experience within LTL, truckload, logistics, or another large commercial motor vehicle operation
• Demonstrated regulatory expertise with strong operational and business acumen.
• Ability to operate effectively from the service center floor to the executive leadership level, translating complex safety data into clear priorities and actionable insights

About the Vice President, Environmental Health and Safety job

Pay, benefits and more:

• Competitive compensation package
• Full health insurance benefits available on day one
• Life and disability insurance
• Earn up to 15 days of PTO over your first year
• 9 paid company holidays
• 401(k) option with company match
• Education assistance
• Opportunity to participate in a company incentive plan

What you’ll do on a typical day:

• Safety Strategy & Leadership:
  Establish the enterprise safety vision, strategy, policies, and performance objectives. Build accountability for safety throughout the organization, with a particular emphasis on frontline leadership and the integration of safety into daily operations
• Driver & Fleet Safety:
  Lead programs designed to reduce preventable crashes and unsafe driving behaviors. Oversee driver qualifications, training, coaching, recognition, corrective action processes, and the ongoing evaluation of driver safety performance
• DOT/FMCSA & CSA Compliance:
  Maintain compliance with applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and oversee programs affecting CSA performance, including vehicle maintenance, hours of service, driver fitness, controlled substances and alcohol testing, hazardous materials, and crash performance. Lead Data Qs and regulatory response strategies, as appropriate
• Employee Safety & OSHA:
  Develop strategies to reduce injuries across service centers, docks, yards, shops, offices, and other operating environments. Oversee OSHA compliance, recordkeeping, injury trend analysis, corrective actions, and targeted injury prevention initiatives
• Safety Technology & Innovation:
  Develop the roadmap for technologies such as forward-, driver-, and side-facing cameras; AI-based driver monitoring; collision mitigation; lane departure and lane-centering systems; pedestrian detection; electronic DVIRs; telematics; and predictive safety analytics. Evaluate emerging technologies based on measurable risk reduction and operational value
• Hazardous Materials & Environmental Compliance:
  Provide executive oversight of hazardous materials transportation, training, shipping documentation, handling requirements, spill prevention and response, environmental compliance, and regulatory reporting
• Accident & Incident Management:
  Ensure significant crashes, injuries, spills, and other safety events are investigated promptly and consistently. Establish root cause analysis and corrective action processes, and ensure lessons learned are translated into systemic improvements
• Risk, Claims & Litigation Support:
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