Area Safety Manager

🔥 14 hours ago

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $88k - $98k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

👔 Manager

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First Student

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1999

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

🚗 Transport

Logistics • Consulting • Transport

First Student is the largest passenger transportation company in North America, providing busing, transportation, and maintenance services to school districts and the general public across the United States and Canada. With over 61,000 employees and 545 locations, the company operates in 43 states and 8 Canadian provinces, transporting 5. 5 million children to and from school daily, which amounts to over 1 billion student trips annually. Founded over 100 years ago and based in Cincinnati, Ohio, First Student prides itself on its commitment to safety, diversity, and career opportunities, offering roles ranging from drivers and mechanics to corporate positions.

📋 Description

• Supports the safety of designated locations for all operational, facility and shop activities within the geographic area • Works directly with the Area General Manager and must be able to lead behavioral and organizational change • Drives continuous improvement by reviewing data and deploying strategies to mitigate risks • Ensures that division safety initiatives and processes are embedded into area operations and monitors adherence to strategic and program initiatives • Ensures compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and company policy • Works with the RSD, LSM, LM and Maintenance Manager to ensure safety provisions are developed and deployed • Identifies underperforming locations to established targets, perform analysis and work with location team to develop, recommend, and implement continuous improvement processes • Conduct comprehensive incident investigations for all serious events • Assists to develop actions and ensures lessons learned are communicated and implemented • Share best practices and innovative approaches for problem solving at locations managed by the position • Provides support to RSD and Risk Management on claims management and in litigation • Complete Root Cause Analysis with operations and maintenance as required • Manages the BeSafe process, including Safety Leadership course delivery, identifying and onboarding BeSafe Coaches and monitoring debrief quality • Prepares monthly reports and safety performance analysis for locations • Reviews disciplinary actions with HR and Operations • Participates in the recruiting process for selection and onboarding of new LSM’s • Ensures operational efficiencies at a location level by utilizing Focus, Zonar, and the Safety Care database

🎯 Requirements

• 7 Years of Safety/Transportation Experience • 5 Years experience in fleet transportation management • Strong commitment to Safety • Demonstrate leadership, decision-making and team building skills • Strong proficiency in computer literacy essential with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook • Experience with other software such as timekeeping and payroll systems is preferred • Advanced skills in technology used to manage the operation to include but not limited to FGA approved Smart technology, Apps, encrypted drives, shared drives and other Smart technology • Strong verbal and written communication skills • Ability to interpret data and perform root cause analysis and assist others • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with others in a team setting • Demonstrated ability to train, coach and provide leadership • Collision Investigation training • State/Provincial Instructor Certification in at least one of the States/Provincial in the Region • Certified Smith System Defensive Driving Instructor

🏖️ Benefits

• Physical and mental health initiatives • Medical/dental/vision • 401(k) • Paid holiday/vacation