Job Description
The Regional Manager, Safety & Security protects company assets and interests and assures safe and healthy working conditions. This position works to prevent vehicular accidents, personnel injuries, theft, and hazardous material incidents and investigates and identifies causal factors to establish countermeasures to prevent future occurrences. The Regional Manager also ensures compliance with company policies as well as federal, state, and local regulations, standards, and ordinances.
The Regional Manager, Safety & Security protects company assets and interests and assures safe and healthy working conditions. This position works to prevent vehicular accidents, personnel injuries, theft, and hazardous material incidents and investigates and identifies causal factors to establish countermeasures to prevent future occurrences. The Regional Manager also ensures compliance with company policies as well as federal, state, and local regulations, standards, and ordinances.
Responsibilities
- Other duties and projects, as assigned.
- Work in a team setting to accomplish department goals.
- Assist coordinators and branch managers with the efforts of the Alternate Work Program.
- Maintain a positive attitude in a highly intense environment.
- Oversee the allocation of expenditures, closing a route, placing unsafe equipment out of service and failing driver applicants.
- Direct personnel and observe performance.
- Conduct orientation sessions with new-hire employees to ensure an understanding of Safety and Security awareness and administer DOT road tests and hazardous material training.
- Investigate and determine the cause of hazardous material spills and violations at service centers and train personnel on how to handle and bill hazardous materials, including Right to Know.
- Establish, develop and maintain liaison and relationships with various federal, state and local enforcement, industry-related regulatory agencies and ABF management and personnel
- Perform surveillance on ABF property and/or where theft activity is suspected, conduct background investigations, interview and /or interrogate witnesses and provide subsequent depositions and/or court testimonies in criminal or civil proceedings.
- Analyze statistical data, define problems, identify root causes, establish and implement corrective action and conduct one-on-one interviews with those involved to evaluate efforts.
- Conduct loss prevention meetings, training and education sessions with employees and customers.
- Investigate and handle vehicular accidents by photographing the scene, interviewing witnesses and employees, reconstructing facts and circumstances, coordinating the disposition of cargo, equipment, and personnel involved and completing necessary reports.
- Conduct various safety and security inspections of ABF facilities and properties.
Requirements
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree or
- Experience will be considered in lieu of formal education
- 4-6 years with ArcBest or any of its subsidiaries
- 4-6 years transportation, safety, DOT compliance or law enforcement background with an emphasis on investigative experience, preferred
- Background in law enforcement and expertise in conducting interviews and interrogations, preferred
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, required
- Solid formal education, background or experience in industrial and traffic safety, hazardous material regulations, DOT, OSHA and EPA regulations and guidelines, accident investigation and criminal law, required
- Background in law enforcement and expertise in conducting interviews and interrogations, preferred
- Knowledge of surveillance techniques and equipment, the judicial system and its procedures and commercial motor vehicle enforcement, preferred
- Knowledge of state and federal regulations affecting the transportation industry, required
- Ability to be on call 24/7 and work in potentially hazardous situations, required
- Accountability
- Coaching Others
- Conflict Management
- Emerging Technologies
- Employee Health and Safety
- Problem Solving
- Process Management
- Producing Results
Other Details
Work Hours:
- Generally, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Monday through Friday with occasional irregular hours depending on workload.
- This is a salary position paid biweekly.
About Us
ABF Freight®, an ArcBest® company, is one of the nation's largest, most trusted less-than-truckload carriers. With over a century of experience, 240 service centers spanning North America, and an unwavering commitment to quality, safety and customer service, ABF offers best-in-class LTL transportation for companies of all sizes and industries. We're driven for excellence.
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