Safety Director

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.; Plainfield (IL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Company sponsored Life Insurance, STD,

Job summary

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. in Plainfield, IL is seeking a Safety Director to lead the FMCSA safety program and drive regulatory compliance across the organization.

The role requires coordinating with leadership, training management and drivers, conducting audits, monitoring performance, and fostering a culture of safety. Strong leadership and data analysis skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Logistics, Transportation, Safety, or related field is required.
• Certified Director of Safety – FMCSA certificate is required or strongly preferred.
• Minimum 5 years transportation management and/or safety management experience is required.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook) and data analysis.
• Solid knowledge of transportation industry and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Advise the company on FMCSA compliance requirements.
• Represent the company before DOT auditors.
• Establish driver qualification/disqualification standards.
• Update and improve safety management processes promptly.
• Manage safety personnel performance.
• Analyze safety measurements and reports.
• Process DOT DVERs and DataQs.
• Communicate maintenance requirements to fleet management.
• Notify drivers of DOT safety updates and events.
• Implement and manage safety programs.
• Qualify prospective safety hires.
• Gatekeeper for accident preventable decisions.
• Ensure accountability for preventable accidents.
• Ensure driver training completion for all active drivers.
• Create and communicate accident management protocols.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Verbal communication

Written communication

Planning/organizing

Cost consciousness

Judgement

Motivation

Adaptability

Dependability

Language skills

Mathematical skills

Reasoning ability

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in related field

Certified Director of Safety – FMCSA Certificate

Job description

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.

Safety Director

Full Time Senior Management Plainfield, IL, US

Salary Range: $100,000.00 To $120,000.00 Annually

Job Title: Safety Director

Reports To: President

FLSA Status: Exempt

Pay Range: $100k-$120k

Summary:

The Safety Director directs the FMCSA safety management process and provides overall support and guidance to the organization. The Director coordinates with leadership in crafting short- and longer-term strategies in building a culture of safety within the organization. The Director also introduces and oversees systems and activities to maintain oversight of regulatory compliance status; provides training and professional development for management and CMV operators; conducts audits and inspections of the transportation safety management process; and monitors metrics and indices reflecting performance.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential duties and responsibilities may include the following:

• Advise the company on the FMCSA compliance requirements.
• Represent the company before the DOT auditors.
• Establish the driver qualification and disqualification standards for the selection and hiring processes.
• Update and improve the safety management processes in timely manner.
• Manage the safety personnel job performance.
• Analyze the company's safety measurements and safety reports.
• Process the DOT DVERs. Process the DataQs.
• Communicate the periodic equipment maintenance requirements to the fleet management.
• Communicate the DOT road safety events to the drivers and other parties involved in the operations.
• Communicate all DOT regulatory updates to the applicable parties.
• Implement and manage the safety programs.
• Qualify prospective hires for safety department positions.
• Gatekeeper for accident preventable decisions.
• Assure proper accountability is delivered for preventable accidents.
• Assure driver training is completed with every active driver.
• Create and communicate the accident management protocol for staff .
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position oversees the Safety department and is responsible to:

• Set expectations and ensure accountability for subordinate staff as a group and as individuals.
• Identify performance issues, address them with employees, and communicate said issues to the General Manager. Develops and implements performance improvement plans when needed.
• Analyze current personnel and technology resources, identify needs in both, and work with the leadership to develop additional capabilities when needed.
• Train subordinate staff from both a skill set and experienced-based perspective. Works with employees to create short and long-term career development plans.
• Administer personnel functions including recruiting, hiring, review, and approval of job descriptions, selection and placement of personnel, performance reviews and evaluations, and compensation planning.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Cooperative - Understands how to work effectively with other people on an equal basis towards commonly held aims and objectives.
• Analytical - Synthesizes complex or diverse information; Able to parse large amounts of data and distinguish the pieces with a large impact; Uses intuition and experience to complement data; Designs workflows and procedures; Employs logic when solving problems.
• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
• Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; Develops and implements cost saving measures; Contributes to profits and revenue; Conserves organizational resources.
• Verbal Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; Edits work for spelling and grammar; Varies writing style to meet needs; Presents numerical data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Judgement - Displays willingness to make decisions; Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions; Includes appropriate people in decision-making process; Makes timely decisions.
• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; Measures self against standard of excellence; Takes calculated risks to accomplish goals.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Develops realistic action plans.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals. Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Language Skills- Ability to read and interpret documents such as instructions, correspondence, safety rules, and procedure manuals. Ability to write correspondence and routine reports. Ability to speak effectively and present information one-on-one and before small groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• Mathematical Skills- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out written or verbal instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Computer Skills- To perform this job successfully, an individual should have intermediate PC skills and knowledge of Internet software and Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint). Must have the ability to operate general office equipment including copier and fax machine.

Education and/or Experience

REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s Degree Logistics, Transportation, Supply Chain, or related field
• Certified Director of Safety – FMCSA Certificate
• Minimum 5 years transportation management and/ or safety management experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook)
• Solid knowledge of the transportation industry and logistics
• Experience working with transportation-related government regulations
• Critical thinking skills and knowledge of analytics
• Ability to work well with team members and navigate stressful situations
• Excellent leadership skills
• A motivated self-starter with a demonstrated ability to maintain a positive can-do attitude

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and talk or hear. This position requires hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity sufficient to operate a keyboard, photocopier, telephone, calculator, and other office equipment. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Personal Protective Equipment may be required when working in designated areas. The noise level in the work environment is quiet to moderate.

Benefits offered

• Medical
• Vision
• Company sponsored Life Insurance, STD, and LTD