SAFETY COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR

Job Summary: The Safety Compliance Director is responsible for the company safety culture and safety/compliance team by overseeing and managing various software platforms used for EHS and Claims Management.

Essential Functions:

• Logistics and planning coordinator for emergency response efforts to field operations.
• Coordinate with Company Management and the Safety Department to identify safety training needs through various methods including evaluation and inspection of job processes, company facilities and branches, company equipment, and customer job sites.
• Leverage creative skills to design, develop, author, narrate, record, and edit high-quality, dynamic, and interactive training content including, video, audio, presentations, handouts, checklists, manuals, tests/quizzes, etc.
• Implement and deliver developed training content and modules through multiple channels including, recorded audio/video, streaming, electronic presentation, LMS platforms, in-person classrooms, and/or on-site sessions, and other effective means of training content delivery.
• Travel to company facilities, branches and customers or job sites to gather appropriate training content material, and to deliver on-site training.
• Track and evaluate training program effectiveness to ensure content achieves Company-wide safety goals, standards, and metrics.
• Perform necessary edits, changes and updates to content and delivery to achieve program effectiveness goals.
• Maintain an up-to-date library of reusable training content.
• Respond to accidents and incidents as needed.
• Provide Safety Management with regular and ongoing reporting of training program effectiveness and identified training needs.

• Participates willingly and effectively on team assignments and projects.
• Identifies areas of personal expertise and seeks out opportunities to lend expertise to working groups to maximize outcomes.
• Solicits input from team members.
• Fosters a working atmosphere conducive to collaborative efforts.
• Listens to constructive feedback and incorporates suggestions to achieve collective objectives.

• Organizes, expresses, and communicates ideas clearly in writing.
• Ensures that regular communication occurs based on the needs of the work, the individual, management or the situation.
• Uses analogies, visuals, and other techniques to tailor communications to specific audiences.
• Utilizes skill in presenting information, analysis, ideas and positions in a clear, succinct, accurate, convincing manner, as is appropriate with the audience.
• Identifies and uses effective communication channels and methods (e.g., presentations, electronic dissemination, social media).
• Clearly and effectively conveys information verbally.
• Asks appropriate questions.

• Establishes and maintains credibility with the public, customers, and co-workers.
• Works with customers to assess their needs to meet/exceed requirements and expectations.
• Conveys a positive attitude when interacting with customers and staff.
• Identifies opportunities to improve customer service and satisfaction.
• Engages the customer as a partner in delivering service.
• Recognizes that customer feedback is an opportunity to improve performance and identifies the need for any changes in service delivery.
• Understand customers and take a proactive approach to meeting their needs in an effective and timely manner.
• Builds and maintains effective working relationships and partners with customers.

• Understands changes in work tasks, situations, and environment as well as the basis for change.
• Persists towards solutions and goals in changing circumstances.
• Acknowledges new information and adjusts responses accordingly.
• Adjusts timelines, results and expectations appropriately to changing needs.
• Overcome obstacles to achieve results.
• Think and act effectively under pressure.
• Identifies ways to incorporate new practices into existing framework.
• Remains flexible and open to new ideas and encourages others to value change.

• Relates to people in an open, friendly, and professional manner.
• Cooperates and works to gain support and commitment from others when performing tasks.
• Discuss subjects in a constructive manner, with all levels of staff.
• Fosters cooperation, collaboration, and communication to facilitate consensus and accomplish tasks.
• Demonstrates diplomacy by approaching others about sensitive issues in non-threatening ways.
• Foster an environment conducive to open, transparent communications among all levels.
• Notices and accurately interprets what others are feeling, based on their word choices, voice tones, facial expressions, and other nonverbal behavior.
• Presents oneself in a professional manner to maintain image and credibility.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and interpersonal skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Computer and software literacy, including Microsoft office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
• Strong understanding of all applicable federal, state and local rules and regulations.
• Ability to manage projects, Audit Program and incidents to completion with accuracy.
• Ability to recognize deficiencies and develop training for corrective action.
• Ability to develop case study scenarios driven by the incident management team.
• The ability to develop a Learning Management System platform that results in a library of specific subject matter content.
• Possess general knowledge of FMCSA Regulations, EPA/DEP and OSHA Compliance.
• Possess general knowledge of cloud-based software like EHS software, ELD platforms, or Claims Management systems.
• Possess general knowledge of all heavy equipment in the company fleet.
• Strong aptitude for teamwork and fostering collaboration.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 3-5 years’ experience working in a transportation, or construction environment in safety or compliance.
• 3 years’ experience in incident and claims management.
• Valid Commercial Driver’s License (Preferred).
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Physical Requirements:

• Sims Crane & Equipment maintains a firm commitment to providing a safe and healthy work environment for its employees and quality services to its clients. Sims Crane & Equipment is a drug-free workplace. Must be able to pass a post-offer / pre-placement drug screen. Must also submit to a post-offer / pre-employment background report & motor vehicle check.
• Work is performed in a standard construction environment with prolonged periods of standing, sitting and/or walking. Subject to standing, walking, bending, reaching, stooping, and lifting objects up to 100 pounds at times. May occasionally be exposed to dangerous machinery, extreme noise and physical harm in areas requiring hard hats, safety glasses and steel-toed safety shoes.
• Ability to pass DOT pre-placement physical and physical capacities exam.