Fleet Safety Lead: Risk, Compliance & Training

Greenwaste Recovery Llc; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 104,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Holiday pay

401K benefits

FSA

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

GreenWaste is seeking a Fleet Safety Specialist in San Jose, CA to assist the Fleet Safety Manager in improving fleet safety, compliance, maintenance, and vehicle lifecycle programs across operations. This role serves as a key contact for fleet-related activities and supports safe, efficient, and compliant operations.

The position emphasizes conducting driver ride-alongs, audits, and safety trainings; monitoring telemetry data; developing safety documents and programs; and coordinating with

Qualifications

• 3+ years of operations experience in fleet safety, commercial driving management or transportation regulatory compliance.
• Experience with maintaining driver qualification documentation.
• Knowledge of GPS, telematics, fleet maintenance software and safety tracking systems.
• Ability to communicate well with staff across the organization.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Conduct driver ride-alongs, route observations, field audits, and safety assessments to identify hazards.
• Participate in investigations involving vehicle incidents, employee injuries, near misses, property damage, and high-potential events; support root cause analysis and corrective action development.
• Monitor telematics, camera, and fleet safety data to identify trends, recurring risk exposures, and opportunities for preventive action.
• Analyze fleet safety performance indicators and assist with development and reporting of key metrics including preventable collisions, backing events, near misses, training completion, and corrective action status.
• Assist with development, review, implementation, and auditing of Job Safety Analyses (JSAs), Safe Operating Procedures (SOPs), and fleet-related safety programs.
• Support Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), shop safety, contractor safety, and maintenance safety compliance within fleet and maintenance operations.
• Conduct SHOP audits, facility inspections, safety observations, and corrective action follow-up activities to verify compliance and effectiveness.
• Deliver driver and employee safety training covering defensive driving, vehicle inspections, distracted driving, backing safety, incident reporting, LOTO awareness, and other fleet-related topics.
• Provide coaching and feedback to drivers, mechanics, supervisors, and managers to improve safe work practices and operational performance.
• Support implementation and administration of safety management systems, corrective action tracking, and incident management processes.
• Partner with Operations, Maintenance, and Safety leadership to reduce fleet risk and improve leading and lagging safety indicators.
• Participate in Safety Committee meetings, toolbox talks, safety campaigns, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with DOT regulations and requirements, with the ability to research, interpret, and apply regulatory requirements to practical fleet operations.

Skills

Fleet safety operations

Driver qualification docs

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Tools

GPS

Telematics

Fleet maintenance software

Safety tracking systems

MS Office

Job description

GreenWaste is seeking a Fleet Safety Specialist in San Jose, CA to assist the Fleet Safety Manager in improving fleet safety, compliance, maintenance, and vehicle lifecycle programs across operations. This role serves as a key contact for fleet-related activities and supports safe, efficient, and compliant operations.

The position emphasizes conducting driver ride-alongs, audits, and safety trainings; monitoring telemetry data; developing safety documents and programs; and coordinating with