Job title: Transportation Safety Manager

Position overview:
The Transportation Safety Manager will have primary responsibility for providing direction, managing initiatives, developing operating procedures, and ensuring compliance with DOT, FMCSA, OSHA regulatory agencies. Their time will be split 50/50 between Fleet safety management and Site safety management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures all drivers and site personnel maintain compliance with federal, state, and local regulations
• Conducts safety related training and retraining as necessary and performs continuous auditing and inspections to foster safety success.
• Reviews DOT ratings and BASIC Safety Scores and activity works to implement strategies, policies, and procedures to ensure ratings and scores remain within acceptable levels.
• Reviews Roadside inspections, and DOT recordable accidents within the FMCSA platform and performs risk analysis.
• Leads the accident reporting process and investigates accidents, injuries, claims and perform root cause analysis, and review patterns of frequency with similar incidents and develop strategies for improvement.
• Maintains DOT Accident Register for the fleet and ensure applicable post-accident DOT drug/alcohol testing is completed, as required per FMCSA, within allotted timeframe.
• Monitor and manage all claims to closure and provide reports as required by management and regulatory agencies when needed or required.
• Participate in litigation and other regulatory complaint investigations as requested or required.
• Develop and maintain tracking tools which measure the effectiveness of the company’s compliance efforts and communicate these results to the management team on a regular basis, to include but not limited to: o Hours of Service (ELD) o Drive CAM o Monthly Maintenance o Regular audits of the fleet and report findings to management team o Work with team members to address any non-compliance issues regarding drivers and/or vehicles in a manner that fosters effective decision-making regarding Safety and compliance programs/procedures.
• Conduct training for both team members and drivers, to include but not limited to: o Defensive Driving o Accident Investigation and Post-accident Procedures o Effective Road Testing and Ride-along procedures o DOT, OSHA, FMCSA compliance – includes warehouse and mechanic shop o Written communication – Presents numerical data, emails, documents, and training material in an effective, professional manner, able to read and interpret written information
• Maintain a working knowledge and ensure compliance with federal, state, and local government regulations to include, but not limited to: DOT, FMCSA, and OSHA
• Supports the Company’s commitment to safety and compliance by ensuring regular risk analyses of the site & fleet and ensuring identified risks are communicated and addressed.
• Serve as a point of contact for Health, Safety, and compliance efforts, ensuring the management team is knowledgeable of all relevant activities taking place.
• Ensure all vehicles are maintained in compliance with vehicle inspection and maintenance regulations and company expectations: conduct regular audits and physical inspections to ensure same.
• All other duties and projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Transportation, Logistics, Safety Management or Engineering.
• Minimum of 10+ years’ experience in transportation and logistics within a Safety position.
• Knowledge of DOT, FMCSA and OSHA rules and regulations
• Proficient in technology and equipment used in transportation and warehousing management.
• Strong computer-based knowledge – Microsoft products, TMW, Omnitracs, and E-Log applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including good listening skills.
• Ability to plan and organize, attention to detail, problem solving skills
• Flexibility to be on call in response to the needs of the business

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, and occasionally bend and move about the facility
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a variety of standard office equipment.
• May be required to operate material moving equipment.
• Pushing, moving, and lifting objects weighing at least 25 pounds with assistance
• Some traveling required

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 5x8

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Piscataway, NJ 08854: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Occupational health: 5 years (Required)
• Logistics: 5 years (Required)
• Root cause analysis: 5 years (Required)
• Compliance management: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: One location

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