Logistics and Safety Manager

Responsible for the complete oversight of the profitability and productivity of the Sunset Cartage fleet, including Logistics Supervisors, Logistics Representatives, and indirect management of all Drivers. Daily tasks include monitoring the daily operations, maintaining, and tracking all trucks within the fleet, knowledge of the daily assignments of company trucks and IMCs, tracking customer job assignments, ensuring customer satisfaction, and delivery of services. This role will also be responsible for ensuring uncompromising levels of safety and compliance in the areas of DOT (Transportation) and OSHA (General Workplace Safety). This includes: development and continued refinement of all safety programs in accordance with applicable federal, state and local regulations; developing, monitoring, evaluation and continuous improvement surrounding all safety and compliance matters, including working with Human Resources, Logistic Supervisors and applicable staff around required disciplinary actions; ensuring all annual site inspections and reporting requirements are being met in areas of DOT and OSHA; development and implementation of regular safety training courses for all personnel; management of all required drug and alcohol testing programs; ensuring timely investigation of all DOT and OSHA incidences and navigation of such matters with the Safety Advisory Board; and, in connection with OSHA requirements, ensure proper facility-level safety protocols are in place and being met or exceeded by facilities personnel.

• Work diligently with the Director of Operations, Sales team, and Logistics team to oversee logistics operations and ensure delivery of services and meet customer demands.
• Assist in all aspects of logistics operations as needed, including driver communication, monitoring of dispatching services, and serving as a last line of defense for fulfilling customer services.
• Responsible for maximizing profitability of Logistics and Cartage fleets.
• Create a culture of high-level communication between the Logistics team, customers, and drivers regarding operational challenges, updates, and ETAs in a professional and timely manner.
• Maintain constant inventory of truck fleet, including trucks that need drivers, trucks out of service, number of trucks in the fleet currently being used on a day-to-day basis, and trucks not being utilized due to driver absence, PTO, and work injuries.
• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve written safety and compliance protocols for all companies in the areas of DOT and OSHA, including obtaining required certifications and training for the role. Conduct personnel training and guidance in all areas of safety.
• Investigate and finalize all safety-related incidents, including working with applicable authorities, insurance companies, the Safety Advisory Board, applicable staff, HR, and Logistic Supervisors regarding disciplinary steps.
• Through technology and other means, ensure compliance with Electronic Driver Log requirements and driver inspection reports (DVIR) processes for both drivers and shop operations. Establish company driver truck safety operating procedures and ensure daily monitoring or electronic truck safety tools (i.e., speeding, hard braking, hard turns, etc.). Based on these findings, work with Logistic Supervisors (and HR as needed) to evaluate driver performance in these areas and ensure proper corrective action is taken. Routinely audit DVIR compliance.
• Maintain all reporting and inspection requirements with DOT and OSHA.
• Manage regulatory-required company drug testing procedures in coordination with HR and applicable Logistic Supervisors.