Description
Position Summary:
Manage the safety program at Epes Transport. Collaborate with General Commodity & Dedicated Leadership and cross-functional teams to integrate Health & Safety into all strategies, activities, and decision-making processes. Participate in the development and implementation of Health & Safety policies, procedures, best practices, and improvement efforts.
This position is located in Greensboro, NC
Major Responsibilities:
• Lead the development and implementation of Strategies and Goals focused on the prevention of accidents and injuries, and compliance with company policies, procedures, and agency regulations.
• Monitor and analyze H&S performance
• Provide communication to Operations' Leadership regarding performance status and make recommendations for improvement
• Monitor effectiveness of performance improvement efforts, with emphasis on both leading and trailing indicators
• Manage, train, and develop H&S Managers
• Provide regulatory interpretations and updates, safety management tools, and support for H&S Managers and Operations' Leadership; oversee effective safety training
• Other projects as assigned by Epes VP of Operations and Penske VP of Safety.
• Warehousing and Transportation safety management
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's Degree – Preferably in safety, risk management, or related degree.
• 10-15 years of safety-related experience in transportation and maintenance warehouse facilities including 5 years management/supervisory experience.
• Proficiency with MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, and MS Word
• DOT, OSHA, MCSA / Safety Certifications or CSP and/or general industry safety management experience.
• Knowledge of concepts, practices, and industry trends related to safety management and prevention techniques
• Ability to analyze and rate risks, exposures, and loss expectancies, and effectively associate these with risk management alternatives.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal communication forms
• Ability to build teams and establish and maintain effective collaborative working relationships with management and coworkers.
• Ability to plan, assign, and direct work to subordinates and vendors.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize work, and plan resources to meet goals
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Comprehensive knowledge of basic safety management techniques
• Effective communication skills, written and verbal
• Flexibility regarding travel - average 3 nights away per week - includes some weekends
• Regular, predictable, full attendance is an essential function of the job
• Willingness to travel as necessary, work the required schedule, work at the specific location required, complete Epes employment application, submit to a background investigation (to include past employment, education, and criminal history) and drug screening are required
Physical Requirements:
• The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• The associate will be required to: read; communicate verbally and/or in written form; remember and analyze certain information; and remember and understand certain instructions or guidelines
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be required to stand, walk, and sit. The associate is frequently required to use hands to touch, handle, and feel, and to reach with hands and arms. The associate must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25lbs/12kg
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
Penske is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Category: Risk Management/Safety
Job Family: Health, Safety, & Security
Address: 3400 Edgefield Court
Primary Location: US-NC-Greensboro
Employer: EPES Transport System, LLC
Req ID: 2513610
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