Safety & Training Supervisor

Summit School Services companies share a strong commitment to provide the highest level of transportation safety, quality transportation, outstanding customer service, and positive employee relations. Our corporate headquarters in Warrenville, Illinois, houses administrative and corporate support functions for the organization. Our 250+ local customer service centers (CSCs) are supported by regional operations teams located throughout North America.

Responsibilities

• Lead, design, develop, and implement initial and recurrent training programs for transportation personnel.
• Supervise driver trainers by establishing objectives, standards, work schedules, and accountability for job performance.
• Proactively recruit individuals to apply and train them to become School Bus Drivers.
• Provide classroom instruction and behind-the-wheel training of applicants and bus drivers to ensure successful completion of training and testing; recommend upgrades as necessary.
• Provide ongoing training and performance evaluations for all Driver employees.
• Administer and maintain Company random drug/alcohol testing and pre-employment drug/alcohol testing program in conjunction with the corporate office.
• Develop and conduct regularly scheduled Driver Safety Meetings.
• Assume primary responsibility in responding to personal injury and vehicle accidents by on-scene investigation and preparing/submitting reports to the corporate office in accordance with Company policy.
• Investigate customer service complaints relative to safety issues and take appropriate corrective action.
• Administer and maintain Company Safe Driver Award Program.
• Exhibit the highest ethical best practices and personal integrity; share concerns about suspicious or inappropriate behavior with a supervisor or manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent. Some college preferred.
• 3 years as a Trainer in the school bus transportation industry desired.
• Supervisory experience preferred; specifically experience supervising/training a driver workforce.
• Must complete state certification program or Durham's Training Academy for school bus driver instructor. Equivalent work experience as a Trainer can be substituted as appropriate.
• License or Certification: SBDI certification required; Commercial Driver’s License with Passenger and School Bus Endorsements required.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Office Software (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.) and transportation-related software.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Strong organizational and group presentation skills.
• Well-developed multi-tasking and time management skills.
• Ability to provide direction, coaching, and mentoring to employees while creating an environment that encourages and values input and feedback.
• Ability to respond to unanticipated events to ensure excellence in customer service.
• Ability to investigate claims and incidents of questionable conduct, accidents, etc.
• Computer literacy skills in word processing and spreadsheets.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Basic life insurance coverage.
• Holiday pay and PTO accrual.
• Retirement savings plan enrollment.

Pay

$95,000.00/yr