Safety & Compliance Leader - Transportation

Liberty School Bus Company, Inc.; Glenwood (IL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

First Student is seeking a Location Safety Manager to oversee safety operations, provide guidance, and lead full safety supervision duties across the location. The role focuses on driver hiring, incident investigations, and safety training to ensure secure, reliable student transportation.

Ideal candidates will have 2-3 years in transportation or safety, a high school diploma, and strong regulatory knowledge.

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.

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

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

First Student is seeking a Location Safety Manager to oversee safety operations, provide guidance, and lead full safety supervision duties across the location. The role focuses on driver hiring, incident investigations, and safety training to ensure secure, reliable student transportation.

Ideal candidates will have 2-3 years in transportation or safety, a high school diploma, and strong regulatory knowledge.