Director of Health and Safety

Pinnacle Propane•Irving, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Pinnacle Propane, LLC, a leading provider in the propane industry, is on the hunt for a dynamic and driven Director of Health and Safety to join our growing team. If you are passionate about building relationships, identifying new business opportunities, and driving growth, we want to hear from you! At Pinnacle Propane, we pride ourselves on delivering safety, reliability, and exceptional customer service. Our commitment to innovation and sustainability positions us as a trusted partner for residential, commercial, and industrial propane solutions. Join us in making a difference in our community by providing top-notch propane services that power homes and businesses. We value our employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being and work-life balance. When you join our team, you'll enjoy: Great Benefits: Including medical, vision, and dental insurance, among others. Life Insurance: Financial protection for you and your family. Community Volunteering Day: A paid day off to give back to the community and make a difference. Paid Time Off: Generous PTO and company holidays to relax, recharge, and spend time with loved ones. Retirement Savings Plan: Employer contributions to help you save for the future. POSITION SUMMARY The HSSE Director leads the division’s health, safety, security, environmental, and compliance management system. This role standardizes processes, strengthens regulatory readiness, and protects employees, customers, contractors, assets, and the environment. The role oversees training, audits, DOT compliance, incident management, corrective actions, and continuous improvement in partnership with Operations, Logistics, Fleet, HR, Supply Chain, and senior leadership. This hands-on role requires regular field presence to observe work, coach employees, identify risk, and reinforce safe execution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Industrial Safety, Risk Management, Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent experience considered.
Five or more years of HSSE, EHS, occupational safety, transportation safety, regulatory compliance, or safety-sensitive operations experience.
Demonstrated experience with DOT compliance, transportation safety, audits, corrective actions, regulatory documentation, incident investigations, and root cause analysis.
Experience developing and supporting safety training, onboarding, cross-training, field competency assessments, refreshers, and job aids.
Working knowledge of OSHA, DOT/FMCSA, EPA, NFPA 58, Hazmat, PHMSA, PERC, and applicable federal and state regulations.
Strong facilitation, communication, analysis, technical writing, coaching, problem-solving, and project management skills.
Comfortable working regularly in bulk storage plants, delivery routes, customer sites, service centers, and field locations.
Required certifications: OSHA 30-Hour General Industry; DOT Compliance and Hazmat, as applicable; PERC CETP for propane delivery and service, or completion within 90 days.

Nice To Haves

Leadership, supervisory, coaching, or team development experience preferred.
Propane/LPG, energy, transportation, utilities, logistics, or industrial operations experience preferred; propane experience strongly preferred.
Preferred certifications: CSP, ASP, CHMM, First Aid/CPR/AED, Lean, Six Sigma, CI, or leadership certification.

Responsibilities

HSSE governance, policies, SOPs, controls, and compliance
Training, cross-training, onboarding, certifications, and competency validation
Field safety leadership, ride-alongs, observations, coaching, and risk prevention
Site audits, DOT compliance, regulatory documentation, and corrective actions
Incident management, investigations, root cause analysis, and lessons learned
Emergency response, PPE, contractor safety, and propane-specific risk controls
HSSE dashboards, KPIs, audit trends, and continuous improvement
Team leadership, staffing readiness, and peak-season coverage support
Own HSSE governance, policies, SOPs, documentation, controls, and compliance with NFPA 58, PERC, DOT/FMCSA, PHMSA, OSHA, EPA, and applicable state requirements.
Develop and support safety training, onboarding, toolbox talks, job aids, field guides, certification tracking, competency validation, and refresher schedules.
Build and maintain cross-training plans that support front-line readiness, peak-season coverage, and safe execution across locations.
Provide field HSSE leadership through ride-alongs, bulk storage plant walks, route observations, customer site reviews, equipment inspections, coaching, and risk prevention.
Manage site audits, DOT safety compliance, risk assessments, corrective actions, validation, trend analysis, regulatory documentation, and agency support.
Serve as escalation lead for injuries, vehicle incidents, environmental events, property damage, near misses, and urgent HSSE concerns.
Lead investigations, determine root causes, assign and monitor corrective actions, and communicate lessons learned to prevent recurrence.
Maintain HSSE scorecards, dashboards, executive reports, incident trends, DOT metrics, and continuous improvement plans.
Lead, coach, and develop assigned HSSE personnel while partnering with HR and Operations on labor, certification, fit-for-duty, and peak-season staffing needs.
Ensures Territory Operations follow company safety policies, propane-specific codes, DOT/FMCSA, OSHA, Hazmat, and applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
Reinforces training, validates compliance through audits and observations, investigates incidents, identifies risk trends, and drives corrective actions that strengthen safety culture and prevent recurrence.