Safety Director

Job Description

Job Description

Core Accountability

• Own diagnosis and execution of safety programs and continuous improvement across assigned facilities. Equally accountable to both leaders for: regional safety performance outcomes, diagnosis and closure of safety gaps, design and implementation of evidence-based initiatives, development of facility safety leadership, and clear escalation of barriers and governance issues.
• Coordinate and supervise all activities related to safety and loss prevention, including training and accident investigations.
• Identify, reduce and eliminate leading loss drivers for worker injury and workers compensation claims.
• Ensure that all health & safety issues are managed fulfilling the requirements of all laws and regulatory requirements.
• Track and have a measurable impact on the terminals’ LTIR (Lost Time Injury Rate) performance.
• Coordinate guidelines for employee training including monthly, quarterly and annual refreshers, as well as new hire training required by the Company and applicable regulatory agencies.
• Aggregate, analyze, and distribute weekly, monthly, and quarterly safety reports.
• Represent the company with local government and non-government organizations related to health & safety in order to ensure a mutual understanding of the Company’s goals and requirements, and to work in a cooperative partnership with local resources.

Strategic Partnership with CSO

• Spend significant time on the front lines. Surface evidence-based recommendations for new programs and strategic changes.
• Partner with the CSO to design solutions grounded in diagnosed need. Own intellectual rigor
• Implement approved initiatives with fidelity while adapting for regional context.
• Develop facility safety team to diagnose and solve problems independently.
• Provide regular performance data, trend analysis, and recommendations to the CSO.

Operational Partnership with Regional President

• Integrate safety into operational leadership. Advise on safety implications of operational decisions.
• Partner with facility operations teams on integrated safety/operational improvement.
• Manage safety budgets, audit scheduling, training coordination, and day-to-day logistics.
• Report safety performance in operationally-focused language (cost, productivity, risk, regulatory exposure).
• Escalate resource constraints and conflicts between safety and production priorities with evidence and recommendations.

Field Leadership & Presence

• Maintain significant time in the field. Observe operations and engage facility operations teams.
• Conduct regular facility risk assessments. Ensure hazard identification and corrective action systems function.
• Implement corporate initiatives with measurement and results reporting.
• Coach facility safety and operations teams as strategic partners in operational safety.

Competencies & Expectations

• Diagnostic rigor: Observes carefully. Uses data to diagnose root causes. Brings evidence-based recommendations.
• Matrix navigation: Manages dual reporting with maturity. Escalates clearly to both leaders. Maintains functional and operational alignment.
• Operational fluency: Understands terminal business. Integrates safety into operational thinking, not as external constraint.
• Evidence-based judgment: Brings data. Respects when evidence supports a different view. Expects the same from leadership.
• Execution discipline: Implements approved priorities with rigor. Escalates barriers. Closes the loop.
• Leadership presence: Coaches and influences facility leadership. Builds trust through competence and integrity.
• Intellectual honesty: Escalates safety issues without filtering. Recommends hard things when data warrants it. Admits uncertainty.