Safety Director (Ashville, NC)

Job Description

Job Title: Director of Safety

Location: Asheville, NC

Job Type: Full Time (on site 5 days/week)

Education Level: College Degree preferred but not required

Salary Range: Commensurate with Experience

• This opportunity is contingent upon the successful award of a contract***
  
  

Summary

Bus Company Holdings US, LLC (dba Coach USA), a motorcoach transportation company, is looking for a full-time Director of Safety with a minimum of eight (8) years of experience in their area of expertise or in the transportation or logistics sector. The Director of Safety is responsible for overseeing and ensuring that the health and safety of our employees is top priority. The ideal candidate will have worked in the transit sector with a range of supervisory roles in their field of expertise, demonstrate excellence in development of Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans (PTASP), safety program development and oversight. The Safety Director reports directly to the VP of Safety.

Essential Functions

• Protect the health and safety of employees and decrease the potential risk of disease, illness, injury and exposures to harmful substances
• Reduce workers’ compensation claims and costs
• Improve efficiency by reducing the time spent replacing or reassigning injured employees, as well as reducing the need to find and train replacement employee
• Minimize the potential for penalties assessed by various enforcement agencies by maintaining compliance with Federal and state regulations
• Establish that all safety programs and policies are properly administered and adhered to
• Implement training and inspection requirement for other enforcing agencies and/or certifying entities aligned with the Safety program
• Administer accident claims, maintain and submit monthly loss control summaries and maintain accident files
• Maintain Driver Qualification files including conducting annual file reviews maintaining safety performance history files and conduct MVRs and background checks on new hires
• Maintain the Medial Management Program and record keeping
• Manage Workers’ Compensation claims filing reports and tracking claim progress
• Conduct company safety meetings and facility inspections
• Ensure OSHA compliance
• Manage company drug testing program
• Conduct Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasures Training
  
  

Required Qualifications

• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) “B” with a “P” endorsement preferred but not required
• Excellent communication skills and presentation skills
• Knowledge of Safety rules and Federal and State regulations for facilities and drivers
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific, technical journals and legal documents that pertain to the management of chemicals, hazardous waste and agency regulations
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
  
  

Interested candidates can apply at www.coachusa.jobs

Coach USA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. In compliance with Federal and State equal employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class.