What are the responsibilities and job description for the DOT Safety-Compliance Coordinator position at Idaho Forest?
Job Title: DOT Safety Compliance Coordinator
The Idaho Forest Group is seeking a highly skilled and experienced DOT Safety Compliance Coordinator to oversee and maintain the company's driver safety program, ensuring compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations, as well as company policies.
This role requires a strong understanding of DOT and FMCSA regulations, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with drivers and management. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting driver training and skill assessments, monitoring compliance with regulations, and making recommendations for corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
Key Responsibilities:
Required Qualifications:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Physical Demands:
Work Environment: Must be able to tolerate all weather elements, loud conditions, airborne particles (sawdust).
The Idaho Forest Group is seeking a highly skilled and experienced DOT Safety Compliance Coordinator to oversee and maintain the company's driver safety program, ensuring compliance with all local, state, and federal regulations, as well as company policies.
This role requires a strong understanding of DOT and FMCSA regulations, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to effectively communicate with drivers and management. The successful candidate will be responsible for conducting driver training and skill assessments, monitoring compliance with regulations, and making recommendations for corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
Key Responsibilities:
- Evaluate, monitor, analyze, and identify driver compliance issues and resolve them in a timely manner.
- Manage internal and external DOT/FMCSA compliance reporting.
- Conduct incident investigations and make recommendations on corrective actions.
- Monitor and implement Driver Safety Education Program and driver training per DOT regulations.
- Respond to drivers' ELD for HOS violations and questions.
- Assist in the implementation and monitoring of compliance controls, procedures, and operational processes.
- Identify areas of poor performance indicators as reported by FMCSA and provide guidance.
- Perform trend analysis on compliance-related activities and provide weekly, monthly reports with metrics on safety.
Required Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum 1 year of experience in a safety compliance role.
- Expertise and extensive knowledge of DOT/FMCSA rules and OSHA regulations.
- Deadline-driven with excellent organizational skills.
- Previous ELD software experience, Samsara preferred.
- Advanced computer skills and working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Valid Class A CDL.
- 2 years of experience in transportation compliance.
- Certified Defensive Driving Trainer.
- Knowledge or willingness to learn different facets of trucking (chips, flat beds, logging).
Physical Demands:
- Bend at waist - occasional.
- Twist upper body - occasional.
- Stoop - occasional.
- Repetitive use of hands - frequent for clerical duties.
- Stand/walk - frequent.
- Sit - occasional.
- Vision - near and far correctable; depth perception.
- Hearing - preferred for awareness of surrounding machinery, mobile equipment, emergencies.
Work Environment: Must be able to tolerate all weather elements, loud conditions, airborne particles (sawdust).
