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.

• Bachelor’s Degree Logistics, Transportation, Supply Chain, or related field
• Certified Director of Safety – FMCSA Certificate
• Minimum 5 years transportation management and/ or safety management experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook)
• Solid knowledge of the transportation industry and logistics
• Experience working with transportation-related government regulations
• Critical thinking skills and knowledge of analytics
• Ability to work well with team members and navigate stressful…