Driver Compliance Specialist

About the role

Administer and oversee DOT compliance programs to ensure adherence to FMCSA regulations and company driving policies. Serve as the subject matter expert on DOT regulations, providing guidance and recommendations to management and Human Resources. Monitor driver qualification, licensing, medical certification, MVRs, and related compliance requirements, identifying and addressing compliance risks. Interpret regulatory requirements and exercise independent judgment in resolving compliance issues and recommending corrective actions. Communicate regulatory updates, compliance expectations, and policy requirements to leaders and employees. Maintain relationships with regulatory agencies, vendors, and industry resources to stay informed of changes impacting operations. Evaluate and improve compliance processes, controls, and recordkeeping practices to enhance efficiency and reduce risk. Support Ring Power's "Safety Above All" culture through proactive compliance oversight and risk management. Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Job Competencies

• Safety: Fully supports, encourages and follows safe work behavior, and considers safety of paramount importance in the workplace.
• Job Specific Skills: Demonstrates the required depth and mastery of knowledge and skill associated with the job as identified in the Learning Management System (LMS) and other applicable sources. Demonstrates the effective application of the job specific knowledge, skills and ability required to resolve job related challenges in the workplace. Refer to job specific training requirements for the job identified in the LMS.
• Communication: Uses active listening skills, conveying information with the appropriate medium that is clear and easily understood. Uses feedback to verify effective and accurate communication has occurred. Ensures that others having a need to know are kept informed about developments, progress, problems and plans through consistent, effective communication. Avoids surprises.
• Interpersonal Skill: Anticipates, notices, and understands concerns of others, involving them in a process or decision to ensure their support. Develops and maintains positive relationships. Considerate and discreet in handling challenging, awkward or tense interpersonal situations, focusing on issues and interests instead of people or positions. Knows when to escalate critical issues when unsuccessful in gaining support.
• Information Gathering: Checks all appropriate sources in identifying the information needed for analysis and decision making. Uses skillful methods in obtaining high quality relevant information. Checks work to ensure accuracy and completeness. Compares observations or finished work to what is expected to find inconsistencies. Clearly documents sources, and organizes the information according to the research needs.
• Analytical: Uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach breaking down complex tasks into its component parts and considering each part in detail. Compares alternatives, evaluating the costs, benefits, risks, and chances for success, in making decisions. Identifies patterns and trends to determine root cause. Generates a range of creative solutions, choosing the most appropriate option.
• Takes Initiative: Takes appropriate action to resolve issues without requiring direction. Seeks out others involved in a situation to learn their perspectives. Makes difficult decisions in a timely manner. Is willing to make decisions in difficult or ambiguous situations, when time is critical. Assertive in a group when it is necessary to facilitate change, overcome an impasse, face issues, or ensure that decisions are made.
• Customer Oriented: Demonstrates concern for satisfying external and/or internal customers. Responsive, quickly and effectively addresses customer concerns or problems. Assures customers he/she is willing to work with them to meet their needs. Presents a cheerful, positive manner with customers.
• Adaptability: Adapts to changing business needs, conditions, and work responsibilities. Adapts approach, goals, and methods to achieve solutions and results in dynamic situations. Recovers quickly from setbacks, and finds alternative ways to reach goals or targets. Open to different and new ways of doing things; willing to modify one's preferred way of doing things.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED
• 2-3 years experience
• Able to easily and effectively comprehend written material and communicate orally and in writing with employees and customers.
• DOT/FMCSA Compliance exposure or experience
• Driver qualification file (DQF) management exposure or experience

Additional Position Details

• Not Required but Highly Desired Criteria: Updating of Knowledge — Job requirements occasionally change requiring re-training to stay current every 3-5 years.
• Responsibility for Change, Innovation, Overall Improvement, and/or Effectiveness Problem Solving: Job requires complex problem solving ability with little guidance. Independent research and analysis are sometimes required to develop solutions.
• Creativity: Job requires some creativity to generate solutions or improve effectiveness within well-established boundaries.
• Autonomy: Job is regularly monitored to determine outcomes. Assignments allow some discretion in decision making and setting priorities within well-established parameters.
• Working Environment Stress Load: Regular exposure to these stresses (20-80% of the time).
• Workload Fluctuation: Job involves occasional changes in priorities, complexity and/or quantity of work.
• Work Schedule: Work is routinely performed during regular business hours with rare exceptions.
• Organizational Impact: A person's performance in this job has minimal immediate impact on expense, efficiencies or achievement of overall department objectives.
• Supervisory Responsibility: Job has no subordinates / no supervisory responsibility (may work independently or as a member of a team)

Physical Demands

• Stooping: Occasionally (up to 3 hours/day)
• Reaching: Occasionally (up to 3 hours/day)
• Standing: Occasionally (up to 3 hours/day)
• Sitting: Frequently (3-6 hours/day)
• Walking: Frequently (3-6 hours/day)
• Feeling: Frequently (3-6 hours/day)
• Fingering: Occasionally (up to 3 hours/day)
• Grasping: Constantly (6-8 hours/day)
• Repetitive Motion: Constantly (6-8 hours/day)
• Talking: Constantly (6-8 hours/day)
• Hearing: Occasionally (up to 3 hours/day)
• Pushing - Up to 25 lbs.: Occasionally (up to 3 hours/day)
• Pulling - Up to 25 lbs.: Occasionally (up to 3 hours/day)
• Lifting - Up to 25 lbs.: Occasionally (up to 3 hours/day)

Environmental Conditions

• Inside conditions: Constantly (6-8 hours/day) — Protection from weather but not necessarily from temperature change.
• Outside environmental conditions: Occasionally (up to 3 hours/day) — No effective protection from weather.