Specialist Driver Compliance

First Student; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

First Student is hiring a Specialist Driver Compliance in New York. You will ensure adherence to Federal/State/contractual rules for drivers, monitors, technicians and staff under supervision, and support location compliance initiatives across North America.

Requires CDL, 3+ years in transportation or operations, and strong knowledge of regulatory requirements. Travel up to 50% may be involved; the role offers growth opportunities in a large national network.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Maintain confidentiality and promote safe environments; collaborate with contacts.
• Upload and maintain compliance data for locations.
• Review documents for accuracy and resolve issues with locations.
• Train location staff on compliance program and processes.
• Troubleshoot compliance program platform; escalate as needed.
• Support on-site location activities.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

CDL

Operations experience

Driver compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Leadership

MS Office

Team collaboration

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Adaptability

Education

High school diploma

Tools

PowerPoint

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

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.

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.

Now Hiring Specialist Driver Compliance

The Driver Compliance Specialist is responsible for, under moderate supervision, ensures First Student's driver, monitor, technician, and staff maintain compliance under Federal/State/contractual rules and regulations.

At First Student, we are proud to offer:

$70,000 annual salary

Tremendous Career Advancement Opportunities due to a strong presence across North America

Positive and rewarding work environment

Job Description

Major Responsibilities

• Maintain high degree of confidentiality, encourage and promote safe environments, maintain positive collaboration when communicating with all contacts.

• Upload and compliance date maintenance for assigned locations

• Reviews all documents for accuracy before being entered in the compliance system. Communicate document issues to location and provided support to resolve.

• Train location staff on compliance program, processes, and document requirements

• Troubleshoot location challenges with compliance program platform, maintaining compliance etc. Escalates to Driver Compliance Supervisor as necessary.

• Support location on-site activities as assigned

• Other responsibilities as required

Minimum Education or Certifications Required

• High school or equivalent

Minimum Experience or Skills Required

• CDL Required

• 3 years business or operations experience required; transportation experience preferred

• Solid understanding of Driver Compliance Program

• Strong knowledge of Federal/State/Provincial requirements for Commercial Drivers

• Ability to provide leadership, training and coaching for location staff in Driver Compliance Program

• Skilled in the use of Microsoft® software applications, including PowerPoint, Outlook, Word, and Excel.

• Ability to work within a team structure, collaborating closely with colleagues and operating interdependently to achieve assigned tasks.

• Proficient interpersonal and social skills

• Flexible and adaptable in a fast paced, changing environment

• Strong organizational, analytical and time management skills

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Bus yard/office while traveling

• Travel required, up to 50%

Disclaimer

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

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.