Safety Specialist (West)

TBC Corporation; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Disability insurance

Discounted tires

Employee assistance program

Paid vacation

Job summary

TBC Corporation in Chicago seeks a Safety Specialist to provide field support, coaching, inspections, and corrective action across the Central region. Travel up to 75% and collaborate with operations to drive DOT/FMCSA compliance and comprehensive safety programs.

You will train leaders, document findings, track corrective actions, and ensure consistent safety execution across multiple sites. Associate degree in safety and 3–5 years field experience required.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health and Safety, Operations, Logistics, or related field.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 75% to assigned locations for field support, inspections, coaching, incident follow-up, and safety program implementation.
• Strong knowledge of safety inspections, hazard identification, OSHA expectations, and DOT/FMCSA compliance requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide scheduled field support, remote coaching, safety check-ins, and practical guidance to assigned locations.
• Supports an assigned regional portfolio of locations, working with facility leaders, Safety Captains, and Driver Ambassadors to execute safety programs.
• 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 and frontline teams on hazard recognition, reporting, corrective actions, and program requirements.
• Coordinate with regional leaders to drive safety programs, campaigns, and corrective actions at location level.
• Track corrective actions, inspections, training follow-up, and safety activity records.

Skills

Safety program implementation

Communication skills

Documentation

Team coaching

Education

Associate’s degree in Occupational Safety or related field

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Safety systems

Job description

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Company: TBC Corporation

Company Overview

For more than 70 years, TBC Corporation has been a leader in the mobility industry and one of North America’s largest marketers and distributors of automotive replacement tires through wholesale operations. Additionally, TBC responds to the needs of consumers in search of total car care at nearly 470 franchised tire and automotive service centers under the award-winning Big O Tires® brand. TBC is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

With $5 billion in revenue and more than 3,000 employees in the U.S. and Mexico, TBC markets on a wholesale basis to regional tire chains and distributors serving independent tire dealers and with proprietary brands of tires specializing in passenger, commercial, farm and specialty tires. In 2005, TBC Corp. was purchased by Sumitomo Corporation of America (SCOA). SCOA is the largest subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation, one of Japan’s major integrated trading and investment business enterprises. In 2018, Michelin, the largest tire manufacturer in Europe, invested in the company which is now a 50:50, privately held joint venture between Sumitomo and Michelin.

• Integrity - We act honestly because nothing is more important than our reputation.
• Teamwork - We are better together.
• People-Focused - We put people first – our Associates, customers, franchisees, and partners – and cultivate a respectful, collaborative, and inclusive culture, top to bottom, inside and out.
• Accountability - We own our actions and decisions; we do what we say we are going to do.
• Leave Everything Better - We innovate to improve everything we touch, and we take actions now to protect the future.

Description

The Safety Specialist provides field support, coaching, inspections, incident follow-up, and corrective action support for assigned Central region locations. This role partners with regional facility leaders, Safety Captains, Driver Ambassadors, and frontline teams to drive enterprise safety programs to the location level, reinforce safe work practices, resolve hazards, support incident response, and ensure consistent execution across the assigned portfolio.

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.

Additional Responsibilities

• 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.
• Support program implementation, training materials, job aids, communications, safety meetings, toolbox talks, and Safety Captain and Driver Ambassador engagement.
• Track corrective actions, inspections, training follow-up, recurring concerns, and portfolio safety activity records.
• Partner with Operations, Fleet, HR, Training, Safety, and other leaders to address risks, DOT/FMCSA and fleet safety needs, barriers, and escalations.

Added Responsibilities

• Review trends and field feedback to recommend improvements and elevate overdue or ineffective corrective actions.
• DOT/FMCSA compliance awareness, including the ability to recognize driver and fleet safety risks, support required documentation, and elevate potential compliance gaps appropriately.
• Discipline in tracking issues, documenting activity, and driving closure.
• Practical problem solving and sound judgment in field environments.
• Collaboration with location leaders and cross-functional partners, including awareness of DOT compliance and fleet safety requirements.
• Field-focused safety coaching and relationship building.
• Other duties as assigned.

Travel Requirements

This role requires air and vehicle travel, warehouse and fleet environment access, extended walking or standing during inspections, and use of required PPE.

• Timely completion of inspections, field visits, and follow-up activities.
• Improved corrective action closure, repeat finding reduction, and incident follow-up quality.
• Stronger local engagement through coaching, Safety Captain and Driver Ambassador support, and leader follow-through.
• Improved visibility into portfolio risks, support needs, training follow-up, and high-risk location performance.

Qualifications

• Required: Associate’s degree in Occupational Safety, Environmental Health and Safety, Operations, Logistics, or a related field; equivalent field experience may be considered.
• 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.
• Required: Strong follow-up, documentation, prioritization, and communication skills.
• Required: Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools and safety, inspection, learning, or reporting systems.
• 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.
• Preferred: DOT/FMCSA awareness training, incident investigation training, forklift/MHE safety knowledge, first aid/CPR trainer or responder certification, or equivalent safety-related training.
• Strong observation, inspection, and follow-up skills.
• Ability to communicate expectations clearly and consistently.
• Bilingual in Spanish /English is a plus
• Market competitive compensation
• 401(k) and Roth with company match. Immediate 100% vesting
• Company paid short term disability and employer subsidized long term disability
• Discounted tire purchasing
• Employee assistance program
• Generous paid vacation and paid time off
• Customizable voluntary benefits
• and More!!!

Nearest Major Market: Chicago
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