What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transportation Safety Specialist position at Riggs Cat?
Description
The Transportation Safety Specialist develops and implements safety programs, ensuring compliance with regulations (like DOT), training drivers and staff on safe practices, investigating accidents, and conducting transportation safety audits. They manage safety systems, monitor performance metrics, keep up with industry standards, and foster a strong safety culture to reduce risks for drivers, employees, and the public.
WHAT YOU'LL DO:
- Program Development & Compliance: Manage and enforce safety policies, procedures, and programs for transportation operations, ensuring adherence to federal, state, and local rules.
- Training & Development: Deliver training for drivers and staff on vehicle operations, safety techniques, load securement, and emergency procedures.
- Accident Investigation: Investigate incidents, near misses, and accidents to find root causes and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Audits & Inspections: Conduct regular audits of vehicles, equipment, facilities, and processes to identify hazards and ensure safety standards are met.
- Data & Reporting: Monitor safety metrics, manage accident reporting, and provide reports to leadership on safety performance.
- Regulatory Liaison: Interface with regulatory agencies and insurance carriers.
- Oversee driver qualifications, licensing, and ongoing training.
- Manage safety aspects of fleet maintenance and inspections.
- Develop strategies for improving overall transportation safety and efficiency.
- Stay current on evolving transportation safety regulations and best practices
Requirements
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
- Minimum 5 years of Transportation Safety experience.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk or hear.
The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
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.
This employee must be able to exert 10 lbs of force frequently and 50 lbs of force on occasion.
This position requires kneeling, standing, squatting, and grasping frequently.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Required travel
This position is considered a safety sensitive position.
The Job description is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.
EEO/AA
Salary/Exempt
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)