Safety Director

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Full Time Senior Management Plainfield, IL, US

Salary Range: $ To $ Annually

Job Title:

Safety Director

Reports To:

President

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Pay Range: $100k-$120k

The Safety Director directs the FMCSA safety management process and provides overall support and guidance to the organization. The Director coordinates with leadership in crafting short- and longer-term strategies in building a culture of safety within the organization. The Director also introduces and oversees systems and activities to maintain oversight of regulatory compliance status; provides training and professional development for management and CMV operators;

conducts audits and inspections of the transportation safety management process; and monitors metrics and indices reflecting performance.

The essential duties and responsibilities may include the following:

• Advise the company on the FMCSA compliance requirements.
• Represent the company before the DOT auditors.
• Establish the driver qualification and disqualification standards for the selection and hiring processes.
• Update and improve the safety management processes in timely manner.
• Manage the safety personnel job performance.
• Analyze the company's safety measurements and safety reports.
• Process the DOT DVERs. Process the Data Qs.
• Communicate the periodic equipment maintenance requirements to the fleet management.
• Communicate the DOT road safety events to the drivers and other parties involved in the operations.
• Communicate all DOT regulatory updates to the applicable parties.
• Implement and manage the safety programs.
• Qualify prospective hires for safety department positions.
• Gatekeeper for accident preventable decisions.
• Assure proper accountability is delivered for preventable accidents.
• Assure driver training is completed with every active driver.
• Create and communicate the accident management protocol for staff .
• Other duties as assigned.

This position oversees the Safety department and is responsible to:

• Set expectations and ensure accountability for subordinate staff as a group and as individuals.
• Identify performance issues, address them with employees, and communicate said issues to the General Manager. Develops and implements performance improvement plans when needed.
• Analyze current personnel and technology resources, identify needs in both, and work with the leadership to develop additional capabilities when needed.
• Train subordinate staff from both a skill set and experienced-based perspective. Works with employees to create short and long-term career development plans.
• Administer personnel functions including recruiting, hiring, review, and approval of job descriptions, selection and placement of personnel, performance reviews and evaluations, and compensation planning.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Cooperative
  - Understands how to work effectively with other people on an equal basis towards commonly held aims and objectives.
• Analytical
  - Synthesizes complex or diverse information;
  Able to parse large amounts of data and distinguish the pieces with a large impact;
  Uses intuition and experience to complement data;
  Designs workflows and procedures;
  Employs logic when solving problems.
• Problem Solving
  - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner;
  Gathers and analyzes information skillfully;
  Develops alternative solutions;
  Works well in group problem solving situations;
  Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Cost Consciousness
  - Works within approved budget;
  Develops and implements cost saving measures;
  Contributes to profits and revenue;
  Conserves organizational resources.
• Verbal Communication
  - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification;
  Responds well to questions;
  Demonstrates group presentation skills;
  Participates in meetings.
• Written Communication
  - Writes clearly and informatively;
  Edits work for spelling and grammar;
  Varies writing style to meet needs;
  Presents numerical data effectively;
  Able to read and interpret…