Job DescriptionSummary
The Site Safety Manager is a member of the Field Safety team, responsible for overseeing the transportation safety management process for their assigned site, aligning with organization safety goals and priorities. This role provides will coordinate with regional operations management and the Divisional Safety Director to support short and long-term strategies in building a culture of safety. This role will maintain oversight of regulatory compliance and provide training and professional development for all drivers, clerical staff, and management at the site. This role will conduct audits and inspections of the transportation safety management process and monitor performance metrics to ensure compliance with OSHA and DOT requirements.
Job Description
Safety & Compliance
- Promote and enforce safety policies, programs, and initiatives to mitigate risk and ensure equipment follows federal and state safety requirements.
- Conduct audits, inspections, and assessments to monitor site safety performance and adherence to OSHA, FMCSA, DOT and customer requirements.
- Partner with Operations leadership and customer to integrate safety considerations into daily business practices and ensure preventive measures are identified and carried out
- Assess fleet readiness and inform Operations leadership of maintenance & repair needs.
Safety Training
- Train and mentor site drivers, clerical staff, and management on safety protocols, regulatory compliance, and risk management.
- Lead safety training programs, including FMCSA and OSHA compliance, hours of service, drug testing, equipment safety, and Hazmat awareness.Incident Investigation & Reporting
- Lead work-related accident and incident investigations, ensuring thorough root cause analysis and identification of corrective actions.
- Maintain accurate records of incidents, vehicle accidents, complaints, and compliance activities, ensuring proper accident reporting to regulatory agencies.
- Maintain safety databases and dashboards to track compliance, incidents, and key metrics, providing regular performance reports with actionable insights to Operations leadership.Team Collaboration & Leadership
- Collaborate with regional and corporate leadership to develop short and long-term safety strategies.
- Be a leader by example and live our overall purpose and core values. Foster communication, collaboration, diversity, inclusion, innovation and a productive team environment.
- Promote a business partner and ownership mindset to the team to prioritize customer service excellence, adaptability and resilience to change and continuous improvement.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Pay Range: - , General Benefits:
- Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Occupational Health and Safety, related field, or equivalent operational experience is preferred.
- 3+ years of safety experience in the transportation/logistics industry required, including familiarity with Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) protocols and practices, preferably within high-growth organizations.
- CSS/CDS preferred.
- Working knowledge of federal and state compliance regulations including FMCSA, OSHA, DOT, and state regulations.
- Valid driver's license (Commercial Class A is preferred).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and safety management tools (Power BI, LYTX, Weather-Tomorrow IO, Salesforce).
- Ability develop and communicate informative training sessions that are site specific.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Flexibility to accommodate varied work schedules and the ability to travel to support startup operations, attend team meetings, and complete site audits as necessary.
- Ability to be a self-starter and work with minimal supervision.
- Solutions oriented with intuitive critical thinking and leadership skills.
- Experience using or willingness to learn approved AI/LLM and automation tools is a plus.
- Strong ethical and integrity code.
- Ability to collaborate and work well in a fast-paced/dynamic team environment.
- Commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion with team and vendors.
- Ability to seek and navigate through challenges by maintaining optimism, respect, and dedication to Lazer Logistics' overall purpose and core values.We are an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.