Safety Manager

Knowledge, Core Competencies & Experience:

• High school diploma required; college degree preferred.
• Prefer candidate with bus operations experience as an operator, trainer, instructor, safety official, or supervisor.
• Must have at least 3 years’ progressive transit experience with commercial class “B” vehicles in a fixed route transit system.
• Prefer candidate with past or current CDL and qualifications, and if not current willing to obtain CDL and qualifications.
• Prefer candidate that is knowledgeable with DOT policies, OSHA, NIMS, EPA standards and ADA requirements.
• Experience working with and implementing operational safety, and/or other bus and employee safety programs.
• Experience with bus investigation, employee injury investigations, and ensuring operational safety rules compliance.
• Experience as a bus trainer, instructor, training supervisor, and/or other training experience.
• Experience developing and implementing safety program plans and procedures; analyzing safety and accident data and identifying and recommending corrective action towards prevention or safety.
• Must maintain confidentiality and safeguarding of sensitive written, verbal, videos, and electronic information.
• Able to facilitate meetings and present safety, security, emergency management, operational, training, technical, and other information in understandable, interesting, and engaging terms and ways.
• Work independently, collaboratively, and effectively with minimal supervision and management to achieve goals, objectives and key initiatives of Keolis corporately and locally, the CAPMetro management team, all employees, and with the Safety & Training department team, and self-directed efforts and initiatives.
• Be able to work with others in an unbiased, neutral, diverse and inclusive manner.

Skills:

• Possess problem-solving, adaptive, and proactive attitudes, behaviors, and skills.
• Be coachable, open-minded, trainable, and welcoming of constructive criticism, guidance, and instruction.
• Be willing to advance education, skills, knowledge, and abilities to meet the needs at CAPMetro, and for Keolis as a whole.
• Able to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment when the need arises.
• Able to manage, mentor, instruct, encourage, and supervise collective bargaining agreement (CBA) employees and non-CBA employees in a fair and impartial way, and to advance skills, improve employee performance, and hold the employees accountable as necessary, including recognition, commendation, and promotion.
• Able to conduct investigations, assessments, analysis, interviews, inspections, field activities, audits, observations, meetings, and other activities assigned or as part of the overall safety and training program.
• Possess a friendly, congenial, amiable, and professional demeanor with management, employees, passengers, and public.
• Possess a working knowledge of adult coaching, training, and mentoring principles and practices
• Possess the skills necessary to speak, write, and express oneself in a logical, fact-based, comprehensive, and intelligent manner, as well as good organizational skills.
• Able to create plans, policies, procedures, process flow charts, reports, letters, and other documents as part of a strong management system approach that measures and describes purposes, objectives, and expectations.
• Possess a working knowledge of Microsoft Access, Excel, and Word.
• Able to perform basic math, statistical, measuring, and other skills to determine trends, present tables & graphs, measurements, targets, benchmarks and key indicators and other basic computations.
• Ability to interpret and explain regulations to others.
• Must have excellent communication skills (written and oral).
• Have excellent time management skills with ability to prioritize.

Key Accountabilities:

Training

• Responsible for selecting, hiring, and training qualified candidates for employment for department as assigned, or responsible.
• Able to work flexible hours (weekends, evening, night, and day) to meet the needs of the business.
• Conduct oral presentations, relaying safety, training, operational, and technical information in understandable terms
• Communicates job requirements and responsibilities to operators.
• Works closely with Human Resources to ensure driver safety, hiring and compliance process (e.g., interviewing and driver selection; collecting applications; criminal background checks; credit reports; drug/alcohol testing; DOT physicals; motor vehicle records checks; I-9 forms).
• Provides direction and guidance to safety and training personnel.
• Develops and presents training materials and conducts audits and review of training programs to ensure compliance and improvement.
• Designs, develops, conducts, assists, documents, and schedules training of all kinds, including employee safety, operations safety, maintenance safety and operator improvement programs, including but not limited to high-risk, post-accident, return to work, and other trainings or instructions as scheduled, assigned, and directed.
• Participates in and advances training and education in all areas of safety, security, preventability, and emergency management.

Safety Program

The Safety Program involves many facets and functions of safety, security, and emergency management. The Safety Manager is responsible to manage, supervise, develop, perform, and implement all aspects of the safety program, with hep and in collaboration with fellow team members, operations, CAPMetro, employees, and all other stakeholders, to include but not limited to:

• Operational Safety
• Accident & Incident Preventability
• Accident & Incident Investigations
• Weekly, Monthly & Annual Reporting (Operators, Maintenance, Support Services, Administration)
• Facilities & Safety Equipment
• Health & Wellbeing
• Transit System & Bus System Safety Design
• Security
• Safety Compliance
• Third -Party Contractor Safety Compliance
• Construction Safety – Affecting Operations
• Emergency Preparation & Management
• Safety Management Systems (SMS) –
  • Safety Governance/Policy
    • Policies, Procedures, Processes & Tools
    • Continuous Improvement
    • Just Safety Culture
    • Employee Reporting System
    • Goals, Objectives, Key Performance Targets & Benchmarks
  • Safety Performance & Measurement
  • Risk Management (Hazard Analysis, Mitigation, Controls, Corrective Action Plans)
  • Safety Assurance
  • Safety Promotion
• Advancing a Just & Positive Safety Culture.
• Manages safety personnel and supports Training, Drug & Alcohol, and Operator Improvement Programs.
• Conduct accident & incident investigations, safety audits, inspections, safety meetings, toolbox safety meetings, safety assessments, risk analysis, and other safety functions, activities, and initiatives.
• Verifies, validates, and ensures compliance and performance with CAPMetro Contract, Keolis-ATU Collective Bargaining Agreement, federal and state requirements, and in accordance with Keolis programs, policies, procedures, and guidance.
• Manage special projects and assignments as directed by the Director of Safety & Training.
• Drives Continuous Improvement of the Safety Program.

Additional Statements:

• Drug & Alcohol screening: Employment contingent upon passing pre-employment drug and alcohol screen. Also, contingent upon receiving a favorable background check and passing a physical examination.
• Safety commitment: Safety is a way of life at Keolis. By placing safety first, we ensure the wellbeing of our employees, customers, and communities. Together we can become the most successful transportation company in the world.
• Environmental commitment: Keolis is committed to protecting the environment by minimizing the impact of operations to our people and the communities in which we operate.
• EEO statement: Our policy is to afford Equal Employment Opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, marital status, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, or gender identification. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
• Disclaimer and closing statement: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job. Keolis is committed to offering our employees competitive compensation and benefits, opportunities for development and growth throughout an exciting and rewarding career, and the safest work environment possible.