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Field Safety Specialist
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What they do
A Safety Specialist works with safety specialists to inspect and test workplace environments and equipment and develop workplace safety programs. May specialize in product and equipment safety, and work to identify and correct safety hazards before they affect a customer or end user.
$56,042 / year median in Arkansas
+15% projected growth
Job Description
The purpose of this position is to account for ongoing Driver Development, Customer Root Cause Development and Dedicated Customer Startups within the Dedicated Business Unit. Above all, this job is to ensure our fleet continues to improve their skills to reduce our driver turnover from Safety terminations. Responsibilities Learn hazmat for driver training and compliance for reasonable suspicion assessments. Identify training needed for Safety Department taught classes, including but not limited to Orientation, New coordinator training, Logs, Mentor classes, Defensive Driving, Confined Space, pre/post trip, and a road evaluation. Investigates all possibilities for improvement within the fleet, enterprise, and industry. Collaborates with Operations throughout departments, to determine needs and areas of improvement and help driver Safety. Complete random driver checks to ensure drivers are following policies and regulations, placing equipment properly, driving safely, and completing pre/post trips. Effectively coach drivers by helping to improve unsafe driver behaviors through coaching. Perform remedial and ongoing in person driver assessments Executing root cause action plans, onsite driver meetings Implementing customer startup evaluation assessments to help our drivers be the safest fleet on the roadway and operate in the safest environment possible. Continuously improve training processes to help benefit the drivers in their daily tasks. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability to be flexible in problem solving Ability to manage all reporting functions related to the job. Ability to keep a professional demeanor throughout all driver assessments, Customer engagements and in person driver meetings. Ability to travel to customer sites and assess the environment for potential accidents and find ways to prevent them from occurring. Able to effectively communicate to all internal and external employees in the enterprise the importance of Safety. Education/Experience Highschool degree or equivalent required. Bachelor's degree preferred. Must hold a valid Class A CDL. Transportation Industry Experience required. Competitive Compensation We believe in rewarding excellence. Our compensation approach balances market-based salary ranges with individual performance, experience, and tenure ensuring your pay is fair, competitive, and aligned with your growth. The posted range reflects the full pay band for the position. The expected pay range below represents where most candidates are hired, based on experience, skills, and internal equity. Candidates with more extensive or highly relevant experience may be considered toward the higher end of the overall pay band.