Safety and Fleet Manager

The Safety & Fleet Manager is responsible for leading, implementing, and continuously improving company safety, fleet, driver-training, transportation-compliance, and related operational-risk programs across all company locations. This position serves as a hands-on resource for Supply Managers, supervisors, drivers, field employees, and leadership, helping ensure safety expectations, fleet standards, training requirements, and compliance obligations are consistently communicated, documented, and followed.

The Safety & Fleet Manager owns the day-to-day administration and oversight of the company safety and fleet programs, including DOT and driver-qualification compliance, vehicle inspections and preventative-maintenance coordination, driver training and road evaluations, Samsara monitoring and coaching, safety audits and inspections, Safety Committee coordination, incident and accident investigation, PPE and safe-work-practice standards, ISNetworld and Veriforce compliance, and customer safety requirements.

A key responsibility of this position is the selection, readiness, development, and ongoing qualification of delivery drivers. The Safety & Fleet Manager conducts initial road tests, identifies training needs, coordinates driver-development plans, conducts follow-up road evaluations, and documents findings and recommendations for operational leadership. The position works closely with branch and operational leaders reporting directly to the VP of Operations.

• Lead the day-to-day implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of company safety, fleet, driver-training, and transportation-compliance programs.
• Establish, communicate, and reinforce practical safety, fleet, and driver-performance expectations across all locations.
• Serve as the primary safety and fleet resource for Supply Managers, supervisors, drivers, field employees, and leadership.
• Develop and maintain safety, fleet, training, inspection, incident, and compliance documentation.
• Identify operational risks, recurring trends, training opportunities, and improvement priorities; communicate recommendations to leadership and support timely corrective action.
• Develop and update safety and fleet policies, procedures, forms, checklists, and training materials as operational needs, regulations, customer requirements, and company practices change.
• Maintain regular visibility in branches, shops, warehouses, yards, delivery operations, and field work areas.

• Lead safety orientation and job-readiness activities for new employees in coordination with operational leadership.
• Ensure new employees receive required safety information, PPE expectations, company procedures, customer requirements, and applicable job‑specific training before performing work independently.
• Administer the Short Service Employee (SSE) program, including tracking, documentation, required check‑ins, training requirements, and completion status.
• Work with managers and supervisors to monitor SSE employees, identify additional development needs, and verify completion of required safety and job‑readiness milestones.
• Maintain records verifying required training, certifications, customer requirements, and safety documentation.

• Conduct initial road tests for applicable new‑hire delivery drivers to evaluate baseline driving competency and identify training or development needs.
• Evaluate safe vehicle operation, backing, parking, turning, defensive driving, situational awareness, pre‑trip and post‑trip inspections, load securement, and other company driving expectations.
• Document road‑test observations and communicate…