Providing our Customers with products they love is a big job, and our Transportation Partners help make that possible by driving an average of 12,000 deliveries a week and 72 million miles a year. Our Transportation Safety Team provides training and customer service, maintains compliance with company policies and federal / state regulations, and ensures full investigation, review, and resolution recommendations related to accidents and citations. As a Transportation Safety Supervisor, you'll provide frontline departmental leadership across multiple locations. Your daily focus will be on accident / citation review and resolution, and regulatory / policy compliance.

Once you're eligible, you'll become an Owner in the company, so we're looking for commitment, hard work, and focus on quality and Customer service. 'Partner-owned' means our most important resources--People--drive the innovation, growth, and success that make H-E-B The Greatest Omnichannel Retailing Company.

Do you have a:
HEART FOR PEOPLE... skills to connect and relate with Drivers to understand their concerns and provide recommendations / solutions to improve safety?
HEAD FOR BUSINESS... a sense of how safety compliance affects business?
PASSION FOR RESULTS... an ability to investigate and make decisions objectively?

We are looking for:
- 3+ years of related experience; communication skills

What is the work?
Safety / Compliance:
- Leads a team of Transportation Safety Specialists who provide complete accident / citation review, investigation, and recommendation to comply with H-E-B policy
- Interacts primarily with Safety Department Partners, drivers, and operational leadership
- Identifies potential transportation safety issues / impacts caused by regulatory changes
- Facilitates company sponsored / sanctioned driver competitions at all levels
- Attends transportation- and driver-related seminars, conferences, competitions
- Participates in continuing education courses on safety, OSHA, transportation topics, and job skill enhancement
- Provides support / responds to accidents, weather, or other emergency situations involving Transportation
- Conducts accident investigation / reconstruction to determine contributing factors of accidents and other safety-related incidents involving state, local, and federal authorities
- Communicates accident findings and recommendations to leadership
- Participates in driver accident / citation appeal process
- Maintains H-E-B safety policies; ensures compliance with federal, state, local regulations
- Monitors driver qualification files for accuracy and compliance
- Ensures pre-employment, random, post-accident, or reasonable suspicion drug and alcohol testing is performed in compliance with company, legal, regulatory guidelines
- Performs driver citation reviews / audits with motor carrier profile from USDOT, TXDPS
- Serves as liaison officer for all federal, state, and local officials
- Monitors / works with Operations leadership on permissible driver hours in accordance with federal hours of service rules and regulations

Training / Customer Service:
- Implements innovative transportation safety plans and education programs; reviews them for quality, content, compliance, and consistency
- Conducts regular safety meetings with drivers and Transportation operations leadership
- Represents H-E-B in state and local safety / transportation organizations
- Serves as liaison between Transportation and Store operations

What is your background?
- A related degree or comparable formal training, certification, or work experience
- 3+ years of experience in a transportation or law enforcement safety-related field
- Experience with presentations and presenting to cross-functional teams
- Experience in process improvement analysis and review
- Completion of / current certification from approved safety / compliance organization

Do you have what it takes to be a fit as a Safety Supervisor for H-E-B Transportation?
- Advanced knowledge of federal / state motor carrier regulations, including (OSHA, DOT, state, and EPA)
- Strong verbal / written communication skills
- Intermediate PC skills, including MS Office
- Decision-making, reasoning, and analytical skills
- Supervisory and influencing skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and shift focus between tasks; attention to detail

Can you...
- Function in a fast-paced, retail, office environment
- Work extended hours, including occasional evenings, weekends; sit for extended periods
- Travel occasionally by car or plane with overnight stays

06-2021