Manager, Health & Safety - TForce Freight

Job Title : Manager, H&S

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for promoting wellness and a safe work environment within the region/business unit. The incumbent formulates region/business unit strategies, tactics and improvement initiatives to prevent injuries and auto crashes, reduce workers compensation/liability costs and mitigate risk. This position is responsible for developing Health and Safety expertise among their District/business unit counterparts. This role fosters strategic external relationships with professional, regulatory and community organizations to provide a safe work environment and to strengthen TFFs standing in the communities that are served.

Job Responsibilities:

Develops health and safety strategies to set direction and communicate trends to region/district staff.

Collaborates with district HR, H&S and Operations Managers to execute health and safety initiatives that prevent auto crashes, injuries and address the needs of the business.

Serves as a subject matter expert to share health and safety best practices.

Provides district consultation on effective action plans that address contributing causes.

Collaborates cross-functionally to investigate, analyze and resolve critical business concerns related to injury and auto crash prevention and wellness.

Promotes safety recognition programs to foster a safe work environment.

Analyzes cost statements to identify high-impact areas with greatest claims cost.

Communicates and implements new or changing regulatory requirements to ensure compliance.

Verifies compliance to TFF policies and regulatory requirements through audits to ensure TFF's brand and reputation are protected.

Supports business unit development of correction actions for all identified issues and validates execution.

Reports safety strategy results to the management team to detect trends and determine the effectiveness of the plan and plans execution.

Analyzes audit data/health and safety compliance reports to identify action plans, abatement strategies and best practices.

Provides follow-up reports to management teams to ensure adjustments within the districts are being executed and maintained as part of the business plan.

Communicates the strategic Health and Safety Plan to all stakeholders to communicate expectations and ensure progress in execution is tracked and accountability is maintained.

Reports progress of safety initiatives to management teams.

Provides direction on district/business unit prevention and regulatory compliance training strategy.

Conducts workshops to assist management who deliver health and safety training programs.

Facilitates health and safety training to TFF employees.

Monitors tracking, auditing, and scheduling of employee and manager safety training.

Trains district management in using accident and injury prevention.

Measures training results.

Manages resources and people processes.

Identifies individual and team skill gaps/developmental opportunities.

Ensures that direct/indirect reports have documented career goals.

Makes salary recommendations to reward employee performance.

Job Requirements:

U.S. citizen or otherwise authorized to work in the U.S.

Must be located in the same geographic location as the job or willing to relocate

Bachelors Degree (or internationally comparable degree) or current TFF employee with experience

Knowledge of Warehouse Systems- preffered

Experience in a Health & Safety role- preferred

Operations experience in a distribution environment- preferred