Regional Safety Coach - Field Support (Western US)

TBC Corporation; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market competitive compensation

401(k) with company match

Medical, dental and vision

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Discounted tire purchasing

Tuition reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Generous paid vacation and paid time

Customizable voluntary benefits

Job summary

The Safety Specialist at TBC Corporation provides field support, coaching, inspections, incident follow-up, and corrective action for assigned Central region locations. You will partner with regional facility leaders, Safety Captains, Driver Ambassadors, and frontline teams to drive enterprise safety programs and reinforce safe work practices.

Travel up to 75% to multiple locations is required, with collaboration across Operations, HR, Training, Safety, and other leaders to address risks and

Qualifications

• Required: Associate’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health and Safety, Operations, Logistics, or a related field.
• Required: Three to five years of experience in safety, operations, warehouse, distribution, transportation, fleet, or field support roles, preferably within a multi-site or geographically assigned field environment.
• Required: Ability and willingness to travel up to 75% to assigned locations for field support, inspections, coaching, incident follow-up, corrective action support, and safety program implementation.
• Required: Working knowledge of safety inspections, hazard identification, incident follow-up, corrective action tracking, OSHA expectations, DOT/FMCSA compliance requirements, and basic regulatory expectations.
• Required: Ability to build trust with field teams and coach leaders and employees toward consistent safety execution.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health and Safety, Operations, Logistics, or a related field.
• Preferred: OSHA 30 or similar safety training.
• Preferred: Prior experience supporting multi-location distribution, warehouse, transportation, or fleet operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide scheduled field support, remote coaching, safety check-ins, and practical guidance to assigned locations.
• Supports an assigned regional portfolio of locations, working directly with facility leaders, Safety Captains, and Driver Ambassadors to execute safety programs at the location level.
• Conduct inspections, hazard assessments, and observations; document findings and support timely corrective action.
• Follow up on incidents, near misses, findings, and hazards to support investigation, documentation, corrective action, and closure.
• Coach leaders, supervisors, Safety Captains, Driver Ambassadors, and frontline teams on hazard recognition, reporting, corrective actions, and program requirements.
• Coordinate with regional facility leaders, Safety Captains, and Driver Ambassadors to drive safety programs, campaigns, corrective actions, and expectations to the location level.
• Track corrective actions, inspections, training follow-up, recurring concerns, and portfolio safety activity records.

Skills

Safety inspections

Hazard identification

Coaching

Communication

75% travel

Spanish/English

Education

Associate’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health and Safety, Operations, Logistics, or a related field

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health and Safety, Operations, Logistics, or a related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Safety Specialist at TBC Corporation provides field support, coaching, inspections, incident follow-up, and corrective action for assigned Central region locations. You will partner with regional facility leaders, Safety Captains, Driver Ambassadors, and frontline teams to drive enterprise safety programs and reinforce safe work practices.

Travel up to 75% to multiple locations is required, with collaboration across Operations, HR, Training, Safety, and other leaders to address risks and