Safety Coach
The Safety Coach plays a critical role in promoting a culture of safety and ensuring strict adherence to all Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations and company policies. This position focuses on coaching, counseling, and educating drivers to maintain compliance and uphold the highest safety standards.
What you will be doing:Provide individualized coaching to drivers on safe driving practices and regulatory compliance.
Address and correct unsafe driving behaviors, including issues related to speed monitoring, roll stability, hard braking, and hours-of-service violations.
Deliver initial, remedial, and ongoing safety and compliance training sessions for drivers.
Organize and coordinate travel to terminals to conduct in-person counseling or training for drivers requiring performance improvement.
Follow up with drivers as needed to reinforce remedial and refresher safety and compliance training.
Collaborate with drivers and cross-functional teams to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and company policies.
- Document, report, and recommend corrective actions for safety and compliance concerns, and implement solutions as appropriate.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on Hours-of-Service regulations and related compliance matters.
Talent Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience.
In-depth knowledge of DOT regulations and Hours-of-Service requirements.
Familiarity with commercial vehicle telematics systems.
Experience with drive cam technology and speed monitoring systems.
Background in accident investigation.
Prior experience with systems such as AS-400, PCMiler, Netgraph, Peoplenet, Elogs, and TPI.
Strong ability to create, manage, and analyze spreadsheets.
Demonstrated capacity to handle confidential information with discretion.
Knowledge of SMITH System driver training.
Benefits
- Full comprehensive benefit plan, includes medical, dental, vision, company paid disability and life insurance, and more voluntary elections!
- 120 hours of Paid time Off!
- 160 Work From Home Hours after 6 Months of service
- 401 (k)
Founded in 1935, Hirschbach Motor Lines has built a sterling reputation for delivering time and temperature-sensitive freight across 48 states. Today, the organization generates $1+ billion in revenue and has become the 2nd largest refrigerated carrier in North America with company headquarters in Dubuque, Iowa. Hirschbach strives to provide the highest level of service in the industry, offering a breadth of services including Dedicated, Over the Road, Expedited, Entertainment, and Logistics Solutions.
With a tenured history and vision for the future, our company culture drives us to be the best in the business, grounded in our All In To Win values. One key to trust is having a pool of talent and resources who are exceptionally competent, capable, and passionate for serving results to our customers.
