Fleet Safety, Compliance, and Training Specialist

About the role

The Fleet Safety, Compliance, and Training Specialist provides safety management oversight for the SWTO Fleet Operations team by supporting our comprehensive fleet safety management strategy, while ensuring compliance with all applicable regulations and Company policies and practices.

Responsibilities

• Promote a positive safety culture which recognizes and rewards safe behaviors and safe work practices.
• Reinforce the Company’s Fleet Safety, Compliance, and Training programs through a behavior-based safety mindset.
• Leverage technology to support behavior-based safety performance including Virtual Risk Manager, vehicle telematics, and other data used to create driver risk profile with focus on safety incident prevention.
• Provide timely and proper incident response, management and reporting of commercial motor vehicle crashes by working closely with Fleet Operations, Risk Management, Legal teams, and all other Corporate (Safety, Asset Protection, Environmental, Risk Management, Worker’s Compensation) and regulatory stakeholders.
• Direct Company activities associated safety incident management oversight; investigation, root cause analysis, and administrative requirements including safety incident cost claims.
• Oversight and responsibility for all Safety Performance Reviews and CMV Driver Qualification Policy that all CMV drivers meet internal qualifications standards.
• Collaborate with HR and Fleet Operations in review process.
• Support in performance improvement plans for CMV drivers that meet criteria.
• Oversee and responsible for regulatory compliance with designated industry agencies; USDOT, FMCSA, PHMSA, OSHA and other federal, state, and local authorities.
• Full oversight and responsibility of for FMCSA’s Safety Management System (SMS) - Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs).
• Ensure system data is correct and communicate results and trends with operational stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively with all internal stakeholders to drive improved results.
• Maintain and update all driver qualification (DQ) files including required regulatory training and credential management.
• Full oversight and responsibility of for FMCSA’s Safety Management System (SMS) - Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs).
• Act as primary point of contact for Compliance Reviews, Interventions and all other inquiries. Ensure all Fleet Operations partners are knowledgeable and performing on Company’s Safety Management Program; including:
• Train all Fleet Operations partners to properly conduct and oversee Fleet Safety Observation Program including management of Direct Safety Observations (DSO), Job Safety Observations (JSO) and Vehicles Safety Inspections (VSI)
• Stop Work Authority

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred or associate degree in Logistics or Industrial Safety
• Years of Relevant Work Experience: 3+
• Years of Management Experience: Not Applicable (NA)
• Certifications/Licenses: Certified Safety Professional (CSP) preferred, and will consider related safety work experience with commitment to pursue Certifications

Skills

• Working knowledge of federal, state, and local fleet and safety regulatory requirements (USDOT, FMCSA, OSHA, PHMSA, etc.).
• Knowledge and experience with transportation systems and technology including but not limited to: Electronic driver logs (ELD), Driver Video Systems, Trimble Fleet Mobility (aka – PeopleNet), TMW, Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Bendix Fusions, Samsara, etc.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, analytical, influential, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Must be results-oriented with the ability to drive continuous improvement within the Safety organization.
• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and professionally both verbally, non-verbally and in writing.