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Area Safety Manager
California, United States of America
Full Time
1 hour ago
$95,000 - $110,000 USD
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Key skills
LeadershipCommunication
About this role
Role Overview
- Serve as a key safety and compliance partner across multiple sites
- Conduct annual (or more frequent) site safety reviews and wellness checks
- Lead investigations for serious incidents and support root cause analysis and corrective action plans
- Monitor safety trends, deliver monthly safety performance reports, and drive continuous improvement
- Guide and support Location Safety Managers (LSMs) with ongoing development
- Partner with HR and Operations to ensure proper staffing of driver trainers
- Support compliance with company policies, training standards, and state/federal regulations
- Assist with safety training programs, claims management, and coordination of regional safety initiatives
- Travel up to 80%, primarily overnight, to provide on-site coaching, audits, and emergency response
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in safety or transportation (or relevant education)
- 5+ years in fleet or transportation management
- Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
- Tech-savvy with Microsoft Office and safety/operations software
- Experience in collision investigation and root cause analysis
- Ability to train, coach, and build team engagement
- Flexible, with availability to travel frequently (80%)
Benefits
- physical and mental health initiatives
- medical/dental/vision
- 401(k)
- paid holiday/vacation
- professional advancement opportunities
- extensive training programs