Fleet Safety Manager

ABOUT US:

Stevens Transport, North Americas Premier Refrigerated Transportation Company, resides in the heart of Dallas, Texas. Servicing a prestigious list of Fortune 500 companies, Stevens specializes in transporting time-sensitive, temperature-controlled, and dry-expedited commodities across the United States, Canada and Mexico. For over 40 years, Stevens has been recognized as an industry leader in the Logistics and Supply Chain arena offering multi-modal transportation solutions and has never had a layoff.

WHY STEVENS TRANSPORT:

Family is a top priority at Stevens and those values are integrated into everything we do, every day. We understand that the most important “assets” are the people that support our continuous growth and success.  From competitive salary and benefits packages, to defined career paths and growth opportunities, we take care of our people and take great pride in our efforts to build and sustain an inclusive workplace for all employees.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR:

Stevens welcomes high-energy, forward-thinking individuals from all backgrounds and experience levels. We offer a wide variety of opportunities across all departments and divisions. If you are looking for a rewarding career with a debt-free transportation and logistics conglomerate, come join the over 750 corporate family members.

JOB SUMMARY: The Safety Fleet Manager is responsible for training and educating management and drivers in Safe practices in accordance with federal regulations, company policy and industry best practices. Responsible for consulting in the development and implementation of training programs for assigned fleet. The candidate must also possess the ability to influence Safe work practices, and compliance with company policies and procedures, State and Federal regulation regarding worker, workplace and environmental safety.

• Ensuring compliance with company policies and assist in the cultural development of operations and other employees on company policies, Safety programs, initiatives, and ensures that the company expectations for Safety are followed
• Auditing daily, weekly, monthly safety metrics to determine that equipment, proper record keeping and driver work practices are in compliance with company policies, and ensures implementation of best practices for their assigned fleet
• Analyzing and disseminating Safety event statistics and assist in the development of programs to eliminate unsafe work practices
• Reviewing periodic reports for assigned fleet in order to accommodate the needs and areas of focus for each operations group Providing weather updates to drivers and office associates
• Participating in routine calls, meetings, and huddles to discuss Safety related information with operational management
• Investigating accident/injuries for root causes and contributing factors, determine what acts could have been taken to prevent unsafe behavior. Present recommendations on safety events and assist is the coaching training, and/or disciplinary actions resulting from the safety event
• Following up with managers regarding the proper documentation of Safety related events, training briefings and driver coaching, training, and/or disciplinary procedures
• Providing guidance, training and expertise to operations regarding, company policy, industry best practices, regulatory compliance standards, internal use of systems, safety analysis to ensure management is properly equipped to develop and sustain a thriving fleet safety culture
• Communicating with Police, Industry advocacy groups, customers, vendors representatives, and other outside industry partners

• Prior experience in Regulatory compliance and motor carrier Safety programs
• Knowledge of Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations
• Excellent public speaking
• Strong communications skills - both oral and written
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to communicate across all levels of the organization
• Must be proficient in the use of general office equipment, computer, and various software applications
• Must be familiar with the operation of a tractor-trailer.

• Knowledge of federal/state employment practices requirements
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Proven record of making well-informed decisions in both routine and emergency situations
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• High degree of initiative and independent execution. You can thrive as a team player but are also driven by autonomy
• CSP, CDS Certifications

• Decision making
• Public speaking
• Communication
• Safety compliance
• Knowledge evaluation
• Training and re-training
• Incident investigation
• Policy interpretation
• Constructive feedback
• Coaching
• Documentation
• Federal & State Employment Law
• Reporting, Graphs & Charts
• MS365

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to sit.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this position include; close, distance and color vision, depth perception, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus

• 4 years of experience working in transportation, motor carrier experience, and/or experience with DOT

• College degree and/or 4 years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience and 2 years of management experience

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Medical, Vision, Dental, Supplemental, and Life Insurances available 401(k) retirement plan and quarterly match.

In compliance with Federal and State equal employment opportunity laws, qualified candidates are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, non-job-related disability, or any other protected group status.