Bulk Haul and Trucking Safety Manager in Spartanburg, South Carolina at Metromont

The overall duties of a Bulk Haul and Safety Manager include:

• Own all internal bulk cement haul across Metromont
• Help develop, drive and enforce a culture of safety, making sure all DOT and FMCSA compliance requirements are met
• Oversee bulk hauling and transloading equipment utilization is maximized across plants
• Perform needs plan for long term bulk hauling (people, equipment, training, processes, etc.)
• Manage costs to budget
• Develop, implement, train and manage Trucking Safety Program to meet DOT, OSHA, FMCSA, and Metromont requirements
• Mentor Bulk Haul team for continual improvement in performance
• Visit all sites hauling bulk materials as needed to train and monitor performance
• Participate in quarterly driver meetings
• Maintain daily communication with Transportation/Haul Managers and Batch Plant leadership to make sure material needs are met while optimizing driver utilization
• Monitor Samsara bulk driver performance and coach/discipline as required
• Lead selection process on hiring new bulk drivers
• Continually evaluate other haul options in case of project slow down (rock/sand/waste, etc)
• Own bulk haul trucking equipment specifications
• Must adhere to all Metromont and OSHA safety rules and regulations.

How do we take care of you?

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision Insurance, Telehealth, and Health Savings Account available on your first day of employment
• Wellness Program to support employee health
• 401K with company match
• Paid Vacation
• 7 paid holidays
• Safety Shoe voucher - $150
• Continuing Education Program

Characteristics:

• Must be able to operate in a bigger picture of Metromont bulk trucking needs beside the Director of
• Transportation, working in both a strategic and tactical space of solutions (equipment, people, programs, procedures, future opportunity, etc.)
• Must have a solid understanding of governance around trucking – DOT and FMCSA compliance, equipment and policy limitations, driver requirements, etc.
• Ability to work under pressure to meet all requirements
• Must have experience in the bulk material trucking industry driving, dispatching, and coordinating maintenance of bulk fleets
• Must have experience or ability to develop a safety program meeting DOT compliance requirements, safe driving habits and physical activity required to perform bulk hauling (climbing on/under equipment, controls, connecting/disconnecting trailers, etc.)
• Detail oriented, data driven decision maker able to also understand soft cost in data
• Comfortable talking in front of team
• Provide hands-on training
• Ability to drive projects through closure with follow up sustainment support (long term ownership)
• Able to lead a team through a process, gaining all team member involvement/participation
• Well-developed sense of judgment regarding quality, safety, delivery, and cost
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills
• Strong work ethic
• Skilled at win-win negotiation and conflict resolution
• Demonstrated productivity in a team-oriented environment
• Willingness to adapt and support change management
• Ability to create unique, untraditional solutions through creative thinking
• Must lead by example
• Able to adapt to changes in work schedules, tasks, or processes
• Willing to travel 40% of the time
• Values and demonstrates safe working

Education and Technology:

• High school diploma required
• Experienced in both flatbed and bulk haul (bulk haul preferably cement)
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in transportation industry
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Strong understanding of Concrete Vision, Samsara and Fleet Locate software
• Strong understanding of telematics/tracking software capability
• Experience with PC Miller or other mileage programs
• Contract development, negotiation, and implementation experience