Regional Fleet Safety Manager

Company Details

Darling Ingredients repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries - transforming them into essential ingredients that do everything from feeding animals to fertilizing crops to fueling planes and nourishing people. We're the number one publicly traded company of our kind, operating a global family of brands and businesses that span more than 260 facilities in over 15 countries. Our unique scale allows us to make entire industries less wasteful and more sustainable, helping move the world toward a more circular economy.

Darling Ingredients offers full time employees a full suite of benefits including but not limited to the following: 401(k), Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, and Paid Time Off.

Job Summary

The overall purpose of the Regional Fleet Safety Manager position is to partner with General Managers, Regional Operations Leaders, Regional Safety Directors, Transportation Managers, Operations Managers, Supervisors, and Drivers to reduce the likelihood of accidents / injuries by implementing fleet safety policies and procedures that meet or exceed Federal, State, and local regulatory requirements. Reporting to and working closely with the Director of Fleet Safety, this role has visibility to and works in partnership with Fleet Safety, Safety, and Operations to provide training and support to site Fleet leadership and drivers post incident or accident, onboarding, and safety management. In addition, the role is also responsible for monitoring key safety performance indicators and providing feedback to appropriate management personnel.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Analyze issues that impact fleet safety and pursue effective courses of action.
• Educate drivers on proper pre-trip and post-trip inspections and monitor performance in region.
• Conduct driver ride-along and driver following activities to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local laws, and company policies and procedures.
• Monitor and analyze driver scorecards to identify issues. Work with managers and drivers to address identified deficiencies in performance.
• Assist in developing standard operating procedures that may be used by plants as a training tools and operator guides.
• Provide guidance and support to transportation managers and supervisors on how to effectively coach drivers who exhibit unsafe behaviors identified by on-board cameras, HOS violations, roadside inspections, incident reports, citations, etc.
• Perform targeted DOT style audits, communicate results to appropriate levels of management, partner with plant management to develop plans to address identified deficiencies, and conduct follow-up audits to ensure effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Develop and work with plants to train transportation staff to conduct self- audits designed to improve performance.
• Monitor Safety management systems, on-board cameras, and other technologies to address critical driving events such as rapid deceleration, speeding events, hard braking, etc. Review driver DVIR's and other paperwork for accuracy. Provide feedback to drivers and plants to promote improved accuracy and completeness of documents. Complete reports and regional reviews.
• Partner with plants and drivers to ensure transportation managers, supervisors, and drivers are trained and understand how to properly interact with the Driver behavior. FMCSA, DOT violations, recording events, citations, incidents, and corresponding retraining.
• Respond and be on-call for driver accidents or incidents. Effectively communicate with managers, supervisors, drivers, law enforcement personnel, customers, and the motoring public in a way that demonstrates professionalism and Darling's commitment to safety.
• Create and distribute various standard and ad hoc reports to appropriate levels of management.
• Act as member of Vehicle Accident Review Board and Safety Committee for assigned area.
• Be a Subject Matter Expert resource to local plants for safety and regulatory issues.
• Assist the Corporate DOT Compliance Manager and Corporate Fleet Technology Operations with Federal, State, and local issues upon request.
• Actively contribute to companywide safety projects and initiatives as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in transportation, safety, or business-related field desired.
• 5 - 8 years of professional experience in DOT safety compliance within a manufacturing or transportation environment.
• Successful record of accomplishment in developing and implementing fleet safety programs that reduced overall work-related accident and injury costs.
• Experience with Union environment.
• Ability to build effective business relationships with transportation management and lead by positive influence, while coaching for success.
• Experience with event recorders, ELD systems, and safety management programs.
• Proficient in accident analysis (or able to successfully complete highway accident course within 6 months).
• Ability to investigate highway accidents to determine root cause and develop corrective and preventative actions.
• Able to climb and work at heights of 20 feet with proper PPE.
• Ability to travel frequently at 50%.
• Work will be performed on all shifts. Some weekend work may be necessary.
• Above average computer skills in a networked environment with knowledge of MS Office products.

Preferred Qualifications:

• A Class A CDL with tanker endorsement is preferred but not Required
• DOT enforcement experience preferred.
• Ability to work under pressure.

The information contained in this job description is intended to describe the essential job functions required of those assigned to this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform the job. Please note that management retains the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The ability to competently perform all the essential duties of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation, demonstrated commitment to effective customer service delivery, integrity, and the ability to work productively as a member of a team or work group are basic requirements of all positions at Darling Ingredients.

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