FMCSA DOT Coordinator

Berry Global, inc; Greater London; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated FMCSA DOT Coordinator to oversee the safety and compliance of company drivers. This remote role involves managing Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs), conducting audits, and ensuring adherence to federal safety regulations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in transportation safety management, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with drivers and logistics teams. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a culture of safety and compliance while working with a dynamic team committed to excellence in transportation management.

Qualifications

• Two years of transportation safety management experience required.
• Strong knowledge of federal and state safety laws essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee safety systems and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Provide training and support to drivers on ELD and safety.

Skills

Transportation Safety Management

Problem-Solving Skills

Communication Skills

Data Analysis

Attention to Detail

Organizational Skills

Multi-Tasking Ability

Decision-Making Skills

Risk Assessment

Adaptability

Education

Experience in Transportation Safety Management

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Tableau

Job description

Overview

The FMCSA DOT Coordinator Role is a remote position whose key responsibility is day-to-day oversight of company drivers via ELD management and other safety systems. Additionally, the Coordinator assists the EH&S CPNA Safety Manager and EH&S Safety Supervisor in providing overall transportation, safety support, and guidance to the company. This role oversees safety systems and activities to maintain oversight of regulatory compliance status; provides training to CMV operators; coordinates and conducts audits and inspections of the transportation safety management process; and monitors metrics reflecting performance. Lastly, this team member will be responsible for performing activities deemed necessary by Logistics leadership.

Responsibilities

• Record of Duty Status (RODS) and supporting document retention
• Auditing drivers’ RODS
• Ensuring drivers are operating within hours-of-service limits (monitored daily)
• Manage driver logs to ensure timely and accurate completion, as well as compliance with Federal DOT regulations to include hours of service violations.
• Assist drivers with log issues & ensure FMCSA compliance.
• Software support, interacting with vendor and driver in troubleshooting and training on ELD hours of service application.
• Monitor Driver daily Hours of Service (HOS) & follow-up with front line leaders / dispatch.
• Monitor unassigned drive time.
• Distribute eight days of logs to drivers as required.
• Provide sub unit Lease Provider ELD credentials to drivers.
• Set up Geotab driver profiles / login credentials.
• Archive Geotab driver profiles who are no longer active.
• Monitor driver logs confirming ELD form & manner requirements – BOL, load #, annotations etc.
• Monitor driver logs to confirm drivers are certifying their logs daily as required.
• Ensure reports are distributed to the correct contacts & site locations
• Daily interaction with drivers via phone, email, ELD
• Monitor High Idle and work with CPNA Logistics Maintenance Manager
• Monitor ELD safety telematics daily to include speeding, harsh brake, harsh cornering, seat belt, and high idle.
• Monitor ELD electronic Equipment pre/post trip.
• Monitor ELD daily vehicle inspection report.
• Work with Front Line leaders and CPNA Logistics Team/Facility EH&S and the driver’s supervisor on a corrective action plan.
• Manage driver and fleet scorecard to track overall safety and compliance performance.
• Monitor electronic Pre/post-trip process via ELD.
• Assist CPNA Maintenance team with Vehicle Maintenance records for all commercial motor vehicles (3rd party vendor can maintain vehicle maintenance files)
• Assist CPNA Maintenance team with Preventative maintenance schedule on all CMVs & trailers (quarterly)

Qualifications

• Two years of transportation safety management experience
• CMV driving experience (preferred but not required)
• Working knowledge of federal and state safety laws, particularly FMCSR and OSHA standards
• Understand and apply meaningful operations and safety performance metrics.
• Ability to plan and execute events and safety meetings.
• Organization and attention to detail
• Adaptability, multi-tasking ability, sense of urgency
• Confident decision-making skills, problem-solving skills, issue resolution skills
• Deep understanding of legal safety guidelines, specifically in the transportation sector
• Ability in producing reports.
• Good knowledge of data analysis and risk assessment
• Excellent organizational and motivational skills
• Outstanding attention to detail and observation ability
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities
• Demonstrated results in establishing strategic goals and metrics for measuring success.
• Knowledgeable and competent in behavioral-based safety programs.
• Knowledge and experience with transportation systems and technology.
• Computer application skills to include Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Tableau.