Safety Director

Core Accountability

Own diagnosis and execution of safety programs and continuous improvement across assigned facilities. Equally accountable to both leaders for: regional safety performance outcomes, diagnosis and closure of safety gaps, design and implementation of evidence-based initiatives, development of facility safety leadership, and clear escalation of barriers and governance issues.

Coordinate and supervise all activities related to safety and loss prevention, including training and accident investigations.

Identify, reduce and eliminate leading loss drivers for worker injury and workers compensation claims.

Ensure that all health & safety issues are managed fulfilling the requirements of all laws and regulatory requirements.

Track and have a measurable impact on the terminals’ LTIR (Lost Time Injury Rate) performance.

Coordinate guidelines for employee training including monthly, quarterly and annual refreshers, as well as new hire training required by the Company and applicable regulatory agencies.

Aggregate, analyze, and distribute weekly, monthly, and quarterly safety reports.

Represent the company with local government and non-government organizations related to health & safety in order to ensure a mutual understanding of the Company’s goals and requirements, and to work in a cooperative partnership with local resources.

Strategic Partnership with CSO

Spend significant time on the front lines. Surface evidence-based recommendations for new programs and strategic changes.

Partner with the CSO to design solutions grounded in diagnosed need. Own intellectual rigor.

Implement approved initiatives with fidelity while adapting for regional context.

Develop facility safety team to diagnose and solve problems independently.

Provide regular performance data, trend analysis, and recommendations to the CSO.

Operational Partnership with Regional President

Integrate safety into operational leadership. Advise on safety implications of operational decisions.

Partner with facility operations teams on integrated safety/operational improvement.

Manage safety budgets, audit scheduling, training coordination, and day-to-day logistics.

Report safety performance in operationally-focused language (cost, productivity, risk, regulatory exposure).

Escalate resource constraints and conflicts between safety and production priorities with evidence and recommendations.

Field Leadership & Presence

Maintain significant time in the field. Observe operations and engage facility operations teams.

Conduct regular facility risk assessments. Ensure hazard identification and corrective action systems function.

Implement corporate initiatives with measurement and results reporting.

Coach facility safety and operations teams as strategic partners in operational safety.

Competencies & Expectations

Diagnostics rigor: Observes carefully. Uses data to diagnose root causes. Brings evidence-based recommendations.

Matrix navigation: Manages dual reporting with maturity. Escalates clearly to both leaders. Maintains functional and operational alignment.

Operational fluency: Understands terminal business. Integrates safety into operational thinking, not as external constraint.

Evidence-based judgment: Brings data. Respects when evidence supports a different view. Expects the same from leadership.

Execution discipline: Implements approved priorities with rigor. Escalates barriers. Closes the loop.

Leadership presence: Coaches and influences facility leadership. Builds trust through competence and integrity.

Intellectual honesty: Escalates safety issues without filtering. Recommends hard things when data warrants it. Admits uncertainty.