Field Safety Training Manager

Penn Line Tree Service•Richmond, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Field Safety Training Manager works with Operation Management to identify training opportunities, develop trainers, enhance safety performance, and improve the technical ability of the workforce. This role involves developing training staff, conducting hands-on training, and delivering presentations. The manager is responsible for designing, implementing, and overseeing programs that cultivate employee competencies, including orientation, job-specific training, skill advancement verification, and train-the-trainer programs, ensuring employees have access to necessary development resources. They will also analyze safety performance trends, communicate findings and recommendations to Field Management, and collaborate on safety plans to improve performance. Regular meetings with Field Management will be held to monitor progress and evaluate strategies. The role also involves representing the Company at industry events to discover new tools and techniques, researching their viability, and overseeing their testing in operations. Collaboration with the Assistant Field Training Manager is key for coordinating service needs, prioritizing field trainer tasks, and ensuring the development of Field Training Associates, including goal setting and progress monitoring. The manager will provide expert knowledge on regulatory and industry best practices, including OSHA, ANSI, MUTCD, and FMSCA, and will evaluate and help draft policies and procedures. Participation in a monthly newsletter and directing investigations of incidents are also part of the role. Logistical support for training events, monitoring compliance with federal and state training requirements (DOT, Flagger, FA/CPR, Forklift Truck), and managing the recertification process for ACRT training are essential duties. The manager will also conduct and present impromptu trainings in the field, focusing on EHAP and safety leadership modules, and represent Penn Line at customer functions and industry committees.

Requirements

Candidates must be flexible to travel when called upon since work locations are subject to change upon short notice based on contract demands.
Position is located in the Richmond, VA and surrounding area.

Nice To Haves

Varies depending upon Skills and Experience.

Responsibilities

Helps design, implement, oversee and direct programs that cultivate employee competencies and effectiveness, including, but not limited to orientation training, job-specific training and skill advancement verification, train-the-trainer programs, and, by assuring that employees have access to training and development resources.
Develop trends about safety performance and communicate with Field Management team to relay trends and provide prognosis on improving performance.
Develop safety plan in collaboration with Field Management that improves safety performance.
Meet with Field Management periodically to monitor progress and evaluate changes in strategy and approach.
Collaborates with Assistant Field Training Manager to coordinate service needs for operation support.
Coordinate and prioritize field trainer tasks to meet with safety objectives and plans.
Represents the Company at industry events to identify new tools and techniques to enhance crew performance.
Researches new tools and techniques to confirm viability.
Collaborates with Operation Management and Equipment Center Manager on tools, gear and equipment innovations and oversees the testing of those concepts in the Operation.
Collaborate with Assistant Field Training Manager to ensure development is on-track for Field Training Associates, including assistance in goal establishment and monitoring progress.
Train the trainer: presents material and curriculum to trainers to help educate on the proper presentation techniques.
Provides expert knowledge, skills and abilities to represent a “standard of excellence” in the industry in regard to regulatory and industry best management practices and compliance, including, but not limited to OSHA, ANSI, MUTCD, FMSCA, and other as may be applicable.
Constantly evaluates existing policy and procedures for improvement opportunities and reviews with all applicable Company representatives.
Helps draft and create policy in collaboration with applicable Company representatives.
Participates in the development of monthly newsletter.
Directs and/or works with Field Training Associates to conduct an investigation of incidents that result in injury, service interruption, and/or property damage.
Helps provide logistical support for training events.
Monitors compliance with all Federal and State training requirements (DOT, Flagger, FA/CPR, Forklift Truck) and ensures training is performed to meet the requirements.
Works with operations to identify talent selected for initial ACRT training and then manages recertification process.
Work with Field Management to develop and present impromptu trainings in the field.
Presents module and hands-on training, specifically EHAP and safety leadership oriented modules, as needed from time to time to help demonstrate proper training techniques.
Represents Penn Line at various customer functions, including safety meetings or committees, by presenting Company policies and procedures and presentations regarding safety related activities.
Represents Penn Line on industry committees and meetings, like the ANSI Z-133 and ULCC.