Safety Training & Compliance Supervisor

Location: 1401 PACIFIC AVE, DALLAS, TX 75202, United States of America. FLSA: Exempt.

About the role

Develops, provides and conducts overall safety and safety specific technical training programs for all aspects of system safety development and safety administration as required by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Agency Safety and Compliance Department and the Safety Management System (SMS), Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan. Performs safety administrative duties in all divisions as required.

Responsibilities

• Develops, recommends, implements and identifies training programs consistent with agency/department goals and objectives in conjunction with SMS.
• Develops or modifies lesson plans in accordance with Operating, Maintenance and Safety rules, standard operating procedures, incident investigation and safety related audit findings.
• Conducts safety training for all DART Employees.
• Provides Train-the-Trainer safety instruction for Supervisors as required.
• Facilitates Adult CPR/AED, Operation Life Saver classes, De-Escalation Training, and Occupational Training as required.
• Makes recommendations and assists in the development of new safety policies and procedures.
• Instructs and demonstrates safety related techniques to increase awareness of personnel regarding wayside equipment and procedures, rail yards and maintenance facility, emergency and standard operating procedures.
• Reviews reports to determine causative factors and communicate findings to determine safety training requirements for employees and management.
• Prepares and coordinates written reports and curriculum drafts in conjunction with FTA Regulations, TxDOT requirements, Safety staff and management as required.
• Develops and maintains agency databases and spreadsheets documenting safety training statistics.
• Reviews hazard ID workflow to identify specific training requirements based on the information captured.
• Assists in development of safety related manuals.
• Establishes measurements to evaluate the effectiveness of safety and health training programs and prepares internal reports and studies relating to all aspects of SMS.
• Determines the need for technical surveys /appraisals by related specialists to identify conditions that may affect the health and safety of employees and the public.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Safety, Business Administration, Educational Studies or related field.
• Four (4) years of directly related experience in training and/or safety to include two (2) years of supervisory experience and government/transit operations directly related experience.
• Certification as an instructor is preferred.
• Proficient using a PC, Microsoft Office, LMS or other related software applications.
• Pass a physical (medical) examination that includes a drug screen in order to operate DART non-revenue vehicles.
• Thorough knowledge of transit operating practices.
• Ability to work irregular hours and on short notice.
• Interpersonal and communications skills.
• Analytical ability to find solutions to complex professional technical and administrative problems.
• Ability to be dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
• Gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services.
• Acts with customers in mind.
• Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Ability to make good decisions based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment.
• Ability to pick up on technical things quickly; can learn new skills and knowledge.
• Ability to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles.
• Ability to quickly find common ground and solve problems for the good of all.