Well established, very reputable and growing company located in the Roswell, GA area is looking for a Director of Safety.

This role comes with a very lucrative compensation plan (commensurate with experience) with a base salary ranging from $240k to $265k plus 40% annual target bonus.

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S.  
location: Roswell, Georgia
job type: Permanent
salary: $240,000 - 265,000 per year
work hours: 8am to 4pm
education: Bachelors
 
responsibilities:

• The Director of Safety will be both a strategic resource and a hands-on leader, driving the company's safety performance to the world class levels. The successfuf candidate will work closely with business and functional leaders throughout the company to drive safety and implement a culture of continuous improvement.
  
  
• Establish, optimize and/or mobilize available resources needed to achieve its goals through establishing metrics, developing programs, initiatives and projects aligned with business goals.
  
  
• Lead efforts to develop and/or maintain the over safety program for operations, including standards, policies, SOP's and guidance documents.
  
  
• Provide leadership and support in the understanding and implementation of various components of safety, training and compliance programs.
  
  
• Work closely with the operating leadership, at the regioinal and divisional levels, to drive improved safety results.
  
  
• Closely collaborate with legal and risk management departments; support loss control and claim improvement initiatives; ensure findings or recommendations based on claim reviews are incorporated into enhanced policies, procedures or training programs.
  
  
• Serve as an internal leader and subject matter expert on compliance with all regulatory authorities, including but not limited to to ADA, DOT, OSHA and EPA; monitor emerging trends, programs, and issues; communicate with and educate key internal leaders on relevant topics.

Qualifications:

• BA or BS from accredited university desired
  
  
• Transportation industry certifications are a plus
  
  
• CSM certification not required but preferred
  
  
• 15 years of progressively responsible experience in a safety leadership or operations management role
  
  
• Experience with project management, process improvement, Lean tools and concepts
  
  
• Experience working successfully with cross-functional and decentralized teams in driving change and processing improvements
  
  
• Teaching/training experience, knowledge of local, state and federal safety regulation, risk management worker's compensation and OSHA

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qualifications:

• Experience level: Director
• Minimum 10 years of experience
• Education: Bachelors (required)

 
skills: Safety