Safety Manager - Transit

WeDriveU•Concord, NC

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The Safety Manager will be responsible for developing, overseeing, and enforcing safety compliance for our transit program. The Safety Manager will strategically oversee all areas of safety and compliance with respect to DOT/OSHA/CAL-OSHA regulations and prepare our workforce for our client’s needs.

Requirements

High School diploma or equivalent.
3 years as a Trainer in transportation industry desired
CDL B with Passenger Supervisory experience preferred; specifically experience supervising/training a driver workforce
Must complete company certification program.
Equivalent work experience as a Trainer can be substituted as appropriate.
Strong working knowledge of MS Office Software (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.) and transportation related software
Strong leadership skills 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

Nice To Haves

Some college preferred.

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 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 on-going 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 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 and 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.