Safety Training Manager - West Region

Casella Waste Systems•Halfmoon, NY

About The Position

The Safety Training Manager is responsible for ensuring operational personnel are trained to company standards. In partnership with management and Human Resources, this role promotes employee well-being, a strong safety culture, and environmental stewardship while ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable federal, state, and local rules and regulations. The role requires up to 60% regional and national travel. The manager delivers initial safety and safe-driving training, trains and certifies mentors, supervisors, and operations managers, and works with regional Safety and HR leaders to evaluate training effectiveness. The position also supports remedial and post-accident retraining, provides coaching to supervisors, reviews onboard camera video for training opportunities, and promotes continuous improvement and standardization of safety programs and practices. The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree, 5–7 years of safety management experience focused on OSHA and FMCSA regulations, and 3–5 years of experience as a training facilitator. A valid driver’s license and clean driving record, legal eligibility to work in the United States, and the ability to pass pre-employment testing are required. An interest in environmental or sustainability work is preferred. The role requires strong communication, problem-solving, collaboration, and safe-workplace training skills, as well as basic Microsoft Office knowledge and online research skills. Physical requirements include frequently handling objects weighing 50–75 pounds, walking, standing, climbing, and working in varied weather conditions. The hiring range is $92,700 to $121,700 per year.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
5–7 years of safety management experience focused on OSHA and FMCSA regulations.
3–5 years of experience as a training facilitator.
Valid driver’s license and clean driving record.
Legally eligible to work in the United States.
Ability to pass pre-employment testing.
Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
Ability to develop, implement, and train employees in safe workplace practices.
Strong commitment to workplace safety.
Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Online research skills.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
Ability to handle objects weighing 50–75 pounds frequently, walk, stand, climb, and work in varied weather conditions.
Ability to travel regionally and nationally up to 60%.

Nice To Haves

Interest in an environmental and/or sustainability field.
Self-directed and customer-focused; proactive, committed to safety, able to motivate others, and able to see the larger picture while attending to detail.

Responsibilities

Provide initial (Day One) safety training to new employees and employees changing lines of business.
Provide initial safe-driving training to new employees with CDLs, covering systems, DOT regulations, and company policies and procedures.
Train and certify regional mentors; partner with regional Safety and HR managers to review mentor effectiveness.
Train and system-certify regional supervisors and operations managers.
Partner with the regional Safety Manager to review remedial training for high-risk employees and oversee post-accident retraining.
Provide ongoing training and feedback to supervisors to improve their observations and driving skills.
Review OBC video to identify training and coaching opportunities.
Promote continuous improvement and standardization of health and safety programs, procedures, and tools to support regulatory compliance and company best practices.
Provide professional driving expertise and guidance to safety and operational teams.
Promote a strong safety culture among management and employees, ensuring safety is considered in organizational activities.
Act as a liaison between drivers and management to maintain open communication.
Attend and participate in assigned corporation-sponsored training courses.
Keep up to date on current technology used by the company, as appropriate to the job.
Perform additional job duties as assigned by the manager.