Zūm

Safety Manager

Zūm

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Roanoke • Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $70,000 - $80,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

About the role

  • Understand the concept of behavioral safety and effectively communicate and train within the ZUM Service Center
  • Direct interface with the customer to enhance the safety experience and determine the appropriate course of action
  • Lead, design, develop, and implement initial and recurrent training programs for transportation personnel
  • Manage and lead safety department staff by establishing objectives, standards, work schedules, and accountability for job performance
  • Manage the recruitment process of ZUM Service Center personnel
  • Coordinate all training activities and maintain compliance programs
  • Develop and conduct regularly scheduled programs (e.g., driver safety meetings, award programs) emphasizing ZUM culture
  • Serve as primary point of contact responding to personnel injury and vehicle accidents; prepare and submit reports per policy
  • Assist HR with recruiting, selecting, and maintaining an authorized level of bus drivers and aides
  • Coordinate drug testing requirements and annual physicals with approved providers
  • Manage daily Safety Department activity; assign workload to Field Supervisors and Driver Trainers
  • Oversee training activities including new driver training, safety training, in-service training, driver road evaluations, Special Education Training, First Aid training
  • Supervise Master Trainers and certified drivers/trainers to ensure training is delivered as specified
  • Respond to accidents involving school buses; collect accident and investigative reports as needed
  • Monitor Netradyne alerts to address re-training opportunities proactively
  • Maintain individual bus driver files recording training and accident involvement
  • Ensure DOT drug/alcohol testing program compliance with federal regulations
  • Leverage telematics, GPS, and Netradyne data to identify unsafe driving patterns, coach drivers, and develop corrective action plans
  • Ensure compliance with federal, state, and district transportation regulations (DOT, FMCSA, OSHA) and Zūm safety policies
  • Serve as lead investigator for incidents involving school buses; complete root cause analysis, documentation, and corrective actions within timelines
  • Coach and mentor Driver Trainers and Field Supervisors; track and report safety metrics and present findings to leadership

Requirements

  • High School diploma or equivalent (Some college preferred)
  • 3 years as a Trainer in school bus transportation industry desired
  • Supervisory experience preferred; experience supervising/training a driver workforce
  • SBDI certification required
  • Commercial Driver’s License with Passenger and School Bus Endorsements required
  • Strong working knowledge of MS Office Software (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and transportation related software
  • Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
  • Strong organizational and group presentation skills
  • Well-developed multi-tasking and time management skills
  • Ability to provide direction, coaching and mentoring to employees
  • Ability to respond to unanticipated events to ensure excellence in customer service
  • Ability to investigate claims and incidents of questionable conduct, accidents etc.
  • Computer literacy in word processing and spreadsheets
Benefits
  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401(k)
  • Holidays
  • Wellness
  • Vacation
  • Potential additional compensation (bonus, equity, or commissions)

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
SBDI certificationCommercial Driver’s LicensePassenger EndorsementSchool Bus Endorsementtraining program developmentaccident investigationroot cause analysisDOT compliancedrug/alcohol testing compliancesafety metrics tracking
Soft skills
leadershipinterpersonal skillsorganizational skillsgroup presentation skillsmulti-taskingtime managementcoachingmentoringcustomer service excellenceproblem-solving
Certifications
SBDI certificationCommercial Driver’s License