Transportation Safety Manager

First Student, Inc.; Bridgeville (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 58,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

First Student, Inc. is seeking a Transportation Safety Manager in Bridgeville, PA. The role oversees safety operations, provides leadership, and guides full safety supervisory duties to ensure compliance and service quality.

Salary ranges from 58,000 to 62,000 based on experience, reflecting responsibilities such as driver hiring, trainer guidance, accident investigations, and safety reporting. Candidates should have 2-3 years in transportation or safety, a high school diploma, and travel

Qualifications

• 2-3 years transportation or safety-related experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of federal and state rules and regulations regarding safety and environmental issues.
• Computer literacy with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Consistent attendance and punctuality.
• Possess working vehicle for travel in service area.

Responsibilities

• Administers driver hiring and compliance process
• Provides direction and guidance to location trainers
• Investigates accidents, incidents, and work-related injuries and determines fault/probability
• Prepares and submits accident-related compliance forms, maintains files, and enters in system
• Provides assistance and training to drivers and attendants on passenger management and other safety related issues
• Performs driver road checks of driver performance
• Supervise employees with safety and/or driver hiring or training responsibilities
• Provides various reports and analyzes safety trends

Skills

Transportation safety experience

Consistency and punctuality

Travel readiness

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

First Student is hiring a Transportation Safety Manager in Bridgeville, PA!

Salary: 58,000-62,000 based on experience

At First Student, our Location Safety Managers are a constant reflection of our company's commitment to safety and customer service.
The Location Safety Manager is responsible for providing operational oversight, providing work guidance, and delivering leadership to full safety supervisory duties.

Location Safety Manager Responsibilities:

• Administers driver hiring and compliance process
• Provides direction and guidance to location trainers
• Investigates accidents, incidents, and work-related injuries and determines fault/probability
• Prepares and submits accident-related compliance forms, maintains files, and enters in system
• Provides assistance and training to drivers and attendants on passenger management and other safety related issues
• Performs driver road checks of driver performance
• Supervise employees with safety and/or driver hiring or training responsibilities
• Provides various reports and analyzes safety trends

Location Safety Manager Experience and Skills Required:

• 2-3 years transportation or safety-related experience
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Knowledge of federal and state rules and regulations regarding safety and environmental issues
• Computer literacy with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Consistent attendance and punctuality
• Possess working vehicle for travel in service area

At First Student, we are proud to offer:

Benefits:

We offer competitive compensation and benefits including physical and mental health initiatives, medical/dental/vision, 401(k), and paid holidays/vacation.

Professional Advancement:

Start here. Go far. We believe in promoting from within which means tremendous opportunities for you, thanks to our strong presence across North America. In addition, our 3-to-5-month Manager-In-Development program prepares future leaders at First Student.

Extensive Training:

Build skills and knowledge in such areas as safety and security, injury prevention, technology and equipment, and job efficiency.

Diversity & Inclusion:

Because we're stronger together, we aspire to have a culture where all people are First. We're committed to providing an inclusive and diverse working environment for everyone every day.

Community Service & Impact:

Go where opportunity meets community. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do. As the face of First in your community, you'll have a positive impact on others.

First Students commitment to putting our customers first, dedication to safety, and an ambition to deliver dependable transportation makes for a working environment you'll love. As a huge company with 120,000 staff and over 2.5 billion customers worldwide, you'll also enjoy security, a brilliant future, and excellent training.

First for a reason:

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug‑free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.