Corporate Safety and Fleet Manager

Eckart, LLC

53d • Onsite

About The Position

The Corporate Safety and Fleet Manager drives Eckart’s safety culture across all facilities. The role strengthens compliance, reduces risk, and supports operational execution by identifying hazards, eliminating unsafe conditions, and ensuring consistent application of safety and fleet standards. The position leads cross-functional efforts that protect people, assets, and customer service while promoting a disciplined, accountable safety environment. This role is responsible for strengthening and sustaining a safe, health-focused culture, leading employee safety and fleet programs, providing coaching and training, developing and updating policies, supporting Safety Champions, serving as the principal contact for safety and fleet initiatives, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards (OSHA, DOT, NIOSH), conducting audits and inspections, managing vehicle and driver compliance, maintaining records, staying current with regulations, managing insurance reporting, investigating incidents, and preparing reports for leadership. It also involves performing additional duties to support companywide safety goals and operational priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational safety and health, logistics, transportation, or related field.
• Five to ten years of relevant experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• CSP, ASP, or CHST certification.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA, DOT, and other regulatory agencies.
• Completion of OSHA 10-hour training within the past five years.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to communicate effectively with employees at all levels, including executives.
• Strong judgment, professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and maintain disciplined follow-through.

Nice To Haves

• Valid First Aid and CPR certification.
• Experience with insurance claims management.
• Experience in vehicle leasing, purchasing, maintenance, and repair.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen and sustain a safe, health-focused culture across all Eckart locations.
• Lead the employee safety and fleet programs, evaluate their effectiveness, and establish short and long-term improvement priorities.
• Provide coaching, training, and technical guidance to employees and Safety Champions to support consistent safety practices.
• Develop, maintain, and update written policies related to safety, fleet, ergonomics, and workers compensation.
• Support and guide Safety Champions at each facility to ensure alignment with companywide standards.
• Serve as the principal contact for the Safety Corrective Action Tracking system and all related safety and fleet initiatives.
• Apply strong knowledge of risk-reduction principles, OSHA, DOT, NIOSH, and relevant regulatory standards to strengthen compliance.
• Ensure all activities under this role follow Federal, State, and Local laws and company requirements.
• Conduct facility audits and equipment inspections, identify hazards, and take prompt corrective action.
• Ensure all vehicles and drivers meet internal policy expectations as well as DOT and state licensing, permitting, and inspection requirements.
• Maintain accurate records for regulatory and internal audits, including driving logs, DOT logs, inspection reports, and accident documentation.
• Stay current with regulatory changes and adjust policies and training accordingly.
• Manage insurance reporting for work injuries, illnesses, and fleet incidents to ensure timely and accurate documentation.
• Investigate accidents, near misses, and occupational injuries, determine root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Prepare clear written reports for leadership that summarize findings, risks, and corrective recommendations.
• Perform additional duties that support companywide safety goals and operational priorities.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance after 30 days
• 401K match after one year of service
• Paid time off
• Career growth
• Paid Holidays
• Company paid life policy
• All full-time employees receive an employee discount at just 5% over Eckart’s cost.
• Good group of people, low stress environment, family-oriented philosophy.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager