Director - Enterprise Safety

The Enterprise Safety Director leads and drives the safety culture at PODS by creating the strategy and influencing the leadership and support for Safety in the organization.  This position works in conjunction with the PODS leadership to perpetuate and improve the company’s safety, culture, and performance. This position is responsible for developing a strategy and delivering programs/training to drive safety principles and practices to create a highly-engaged, dynamic, and behavior-based safety culture throughout the organization; and will also be responsible for implementing and maintaining proactive processes and tools that will optimize safety performance and ensure regulatory compliance.  

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

 Develop and implement an enterprise Safety strategy that creates a positive, consistent Safety culture. 

Determine the organization, resources, and tools needed to drive a behavior-based safety strategy. 

Accountability to manage driver compliance, including ownership of driver files 

Responsible for assisting with safety-sensitive training 

 Uphold all areas of regulatory compliance with various government agencies and industry standards: OSHA, DOT, FMCSA 

Maintain the safety systems in place to ensure all recorded information is accurate and belongs to our company record.  Oversee regular driver audits to ensure compliance. 

Create and implement programs/training that ensure a safe workplace, including safety orientations, skill training, emergency preparedness, proper job instruction, hazardous material procedures, and the use of protective equipment.  

Develops a systemic process to collect data and analyze the causes of accidents and generate required reporting.    

Implements initiatives to reduce and prevent accidents to drive continuous safety improvement 

Drives accountability for performance, oversee and guide the safety performance programs and drive leading performance indicators through a Safety Dashboard.  

Ensure operations are sustainable and compliant with group, regulatory, industry, and all safety requirements. 

Work closely with the Business Units and functional leadership to align priorities and get buy-in for successful implementation of safety initiatives/programs/training.  

Positively influence the desired safety behaviors of our associates through reward and recognition programs. 

 

This role will be responsible for managing all third-party safety and fleet vendors, safety resources, and will work cross-functionally with Company leadership across the Operations, Risk, Finance, HR, and IT Teams. 

This position currently has the following positions reporting to them.  Compliance, Safety Managers   

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: Education & Experience Requirements 

Bachelor’s degree and 10 years of progressive safety experience with at least 5 years leading a team and a minimum of 2 years as a current Director level.  

Subject Matter Expertise in Safety systems, regulations, compliance, and standards 

Proven leadership and team management skills derived from having direct responsibility for building and managing a cohesive, high-performance team. 

Ability to identify, communicate and inspire an organization around the critical steps to improve our safety programs. 

Experience working in an organization with a large fleet and operation 

An enterprise mindset with the ability to recognize and adjust to cultural and business drivers while working effectively across teams 

Conceptual, analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills to determine appropriate courses of action for achieving long-range organizational safety goals 

Solutions focus with a strong ability to motivate teams to perform 

Comprehensive knowledge of relevant corporate and government regulations and standards 

Ability to travel approximately 50% of the time 

Ideally, you would have applicable certifications in Safety and professional membership with related organizations. 

WORKING CONDITIONS 

Regular business hours.  Some additional hours may be required. 

Travel requirements:  Approximately up to 50% 

Climate-controlled office environment during normal business hours. 

Regular attendance and punctuality required 

May be subject to pre-employment criminal background check and/or drug screening as well as random drug screenings in accordance with company policy 

 

Target Salary Range: $150,000 to $175,000 plus bonus
Actually salary depends on many factors to include location and level of skills and experience.

 

 

DISCLAIMER 

 

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature of work performed, the level of knowledge and skills typically required