Fleet Compliance Director- DOT

Perdue Foods is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into its second century of growth and innovation. With a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins, we create products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe, while changing the way animals are raised for food.

Summary

Provide leadership and guidance for all the company’s transportation compliance processes (DOT/FCSMA & internal policies), lead the transportation function with their direct transportation compliance needs. The Fleet Compliance Director will craft short- and long-term strategies which build a culture of compliance within the transportation functions and proactive perspective. This position will introduce and oversee systems and activities to maintain oversight of regulatory compliance status; coordinate and manage the incident management process including partnering with Risk Management on claims management; conduct audits and inspections of the transportation compliance process; and develop and analyze metrics and indices reflecting performance. Carrying with the theme of Perdue’s vision: “To be the most trusted name in food and agricultural products” the successful candidate will build across functions and complexes. Along with our priorities of: Safety, Regulatory Compliance, Quality, Profitable Growth, Service and Cost, this key role will be instrumental in culture building and ensuring sustainable safety progress and performance.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Implement and monitor company compliance controls, compliance procedures, operational processes, and audits to comply with all Federal & State transportation regulations. This includes ensuring compliant Driver Qualification files, CDL-A and Medical Certifications, FMCSA random drug and alcohol clearing house requirements, administering random drug and alcohol programs, and maintaining complaint hours of service.
• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of Perdue’s professional and non-professional driver policies to enable world-class compliance performance.
• Develop tools, scorecards, and visualizations to analyze compliance data and leverage technology to optimize data. Use analysis and insights to partner with operations and other safety related functions to drive improvements for driver safety and DOT compliance within the organization.
• Manage and administer operational systems to ensure legal compliance with DOT rules and regulations and compliance with internal policies while supporting business process to improve safety and efficiency. Provides support and training for transportation supervision on systems related to fleet compliance and safety. (Samsara, J.J. Keller/Data Sense, internal accident, and violation databases).
• Manage and administer CSA BASICS scores and perform CSA violation challenges when needed.
• Establishes and maintains up-to-date Fleet Safety functional documentation, audits standard operating procedures, as well a comprehensive fleet safety/compliance reports library.  
• Process and manage all accident claims with our risk management department, insurance carrier, and assigned adjusters. Provides advice and consul to management in effective accident investigation, driver accident prevention assisting in coordinating specialized resources when necessary.
• Benchmark with private fleets, carriers, and industry to develop best in class systems, processes and performance results. Drive cadence for sharing, educating, and communicating status, pipeline innovation and State of the Fleet including internal marketing.  

Education and Experience

REQUIRED:  Strong knowledge of knowledge of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, and Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) Program. Bachelor’s degree in Transportation & Logistics, Fleet Safety Compliance, and 8+ years related transportation work experience and 4+ years’ experience directly related to DOT compliance. Must have advanced data analytics/computer skills. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access, Outlook), SharePoint, etc. and must have functional working database experience. Requires analytical skills.  Requires strong interpersonal skills, ability to prioritize work, excellent organizational skills and initiative to improve processes. Requires the ability to communicate with technical and non-technical users. Must be self-directed and position will require overnight travel as dictated on the business needs of the company as required.   Must always have a valid US passport.