Vice President of Safety Job Listing at First Student in Cincinnati, OH (Job ID JR9432 Vice President of Safety (Open))

Description

First for a reason:

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

Provides strategic leadership and direction for safety functions and leads the Region Safety Directors. Provides direction and oversight of the company's overall safety programs. Collaborates with SVPs, RVPs, and other operations leaders to ensure the highest safety standards are met and company achieves operational and safety targets. Directs the establishment, implementation, maintenance of policies and programs instrumental to a safe work environment. Ensures compliance with company policies, state/provincial, local, federal regulations and requirements as they relate to safety and security. Provides support for Driver Training Programs, Driver Compliance, and BeSafe Training. Provides support to achieve safety functional budget objectives are met through oversight and administration.

Major Responsibilities

• Leads by example. Builds and maintains a strong positive and productive region team for each RSD through effective recruiting, on-boarding, training, coaching, team building, performance management and succession planning. Prepare and participate in the preparation of staff development plans for each employee. Assess the skills and skill levels necessary to achieve region objectives.
• Supports implementation of ADI recommendations at assigned locations, liaison between field and SVP Safety & Security for ADI project rollout, assessment and evaluation of safety staffing supervision, training roll-out support, follow-up location coaching, leading indicators adoption and understanding.
• Provides support and guidance to help RSD and ASM teams ensure compliance with DOT, OSHA, SOPs, State/Provincial, NDTP, Driver Compliance, and BeSafe training.
• Helps guide the RSD and ASM team in the predictive identification and highlighting of conditions/circumstances warranting management attention prior to the occurrence of a safety or operational security event. Thereby fulfilling the organizational role of independent SME safety advisor for the region/company.
• Provides oversight to RSD team to help ensure learning takes place by guiding their performance of investigations and RCAs for all significant safety events, this includes coordinating and sharing with corporate safety team
• Reviews RSD/ASM audit results to identify trends and plan Remedial Actions. Ensures audits are conducted at every location and timely Action Plan follow up.
• Supports region activities/response for safety events, risk management and legal issues. Serves as key field safety leader to mitigate operational and organizational risk due to workers' compensation, automobile, and general liability exposure. Serve as safety change-agent to proactively identify and communicate cost-saving initiatives.
• Partner with other functional leaders in HR, Legal, and Risk/Insurance to identify strategies and initiatives to reduce large loss exposure by proactively managing the overall claims management process. Works closely with outside counsel in preparation of litigation and legal matters.
• Supports key Security initiatives by working closely with the VP, Security and to identify actions that will prevent or reduce internal and external threats to the organization.
• Other Responsibilities as required or requested

Minimum Education or Certifications Required

• College Education; Professional Safety Certification (i.e. CSP, CIH) highly recommended.

Minimum Experience or Skills Required

• Minimum 15 years Transportation Experience
• Minimum 10 years Safety Experience
• Expert in Word, Excel, Power Point and corporate databases
• Excellent verbal and written skills, including platform traveling experience
• Detailed knowledge of regulatory safety and security regulations
• Must be able to lead behavioral change by motivating others and inspiring them to become safety leaders
• Ability to understand and interpret regulatory rules and regulations. Interpret audit findings and assist in action plan process. Experience with CBA's and labor disputes. FTA/FMCSA Substance Abuse Program, Media Relations Training Course, OSHA 30 Hour Course.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Incumbent must be able to move about the office and between floors; utilize standard office equipment; access filing system/cabinets; and communicate effectively and efficiently in person or by telephone.
• Travel required at least 60% of the time.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. First is also committed to providing a drug-free workplace. First will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, and any other fair chance law. Philadelphia's Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance Poster is at this link or upon request https://www.phila.gov/media/20210423160847/Fair-Chance-Hiring-law-poster.pdf.