Manager, Health & Safety - TForce Freight

TForce Freight•South Holland, IL

About The Position

The Manager, Health & Safety promotes wellness and a safe work environment within a region or business unit. The role develops strategies, tactics, and improvement initiatives to prevent injuries and auto crashes, reduce workers’ compensation and liability costs, and mitigate risk. It builds Health and Safety expertise among district and business-unit counterparts and develops relationships with professional, regulatory, and community organizations to support safety and strengthen TForce Freight’s standing in the communities it serves. The position collaborates with HR, Health and Safety, and Operations leaders to implement initiatives; advises districts on effective action plans; investigates and analyzes safety concerns; and promotes safety recognition. It monitors claims costs, regulatory compliance, audits, corrective actions, safety plans, and training effectiveness, reporting progress and trends to management. The role also directs prevention and compliance training strategy, delivers or facilitates training, and manages people processes, employee development, and salary recommendations.

Requirements

Must be a U.S. citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the United States.
Must be located in the same geographic location as the job or be willing to relocate.
Bachelor’s degree or internationally comparable degree, or current TForce Freight employee with experience.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of warehouse systems.
Experience in a Health and Safety role.
Operations experience in a distribution environment.

Responsibilities

Develop health and safety strategies that set direction and communicate trends to region and district staff.
Collaborate with district HR, Health and Safety, and Operations Managers to execute initiatives that prevent auto crashes and injuries and address business needs.
Serve as a subject matter expert and share health and safety best practices.
Consult with districts on action plans that address contributing causes.
Collaborate cross-functionally to investigate, analyze, and resolve business concerns related to injury and auto crash prevention and wellness.
Promote safety recognition programs.
Analyze cost statements to identify areas with the greatest claims costs and potential impact.
Communicate and implement new or changing regulatory requirements to ensure compliance.
Conduct audits to verify compliance with TForce Freight policies and regulatory requirements.
Support development of corrective actions for identified issues and validate their execution.
Report safety strategy results to management, identify trends, and assess the effectiveness of plans and their execution.
Analyze audit data and Health and Safety compliance reports to identify action plans, abatement strategies, and best practices.
Provide follow-up reports to management teams to ensure district adjustments are executed and maintained.
Communicate the strategic Health and Safety Plan to stakeholders, track progress, and maintain accountability.
Report progress on safety initiatives to management teams.
Provide direction on district and business-unit prevention and regulatory compliance training strategy.
Conduct workshops for managers who deliver Health and Safety training programs.
Facilitate Health and Safety training for TForce Freight employees.
Monitor tracking, auditing, and scheduling of employee and manager safety training.
Train district management in accident and injury prevention and measure training results.
Manage resources and people processes.
Identify individual and team skill gaps and development opportunities.
Ensure direct and indirect reports have documented career goals.
Make salary recommendations to reward employee performance.