Driver Safety Speicalist

3 weeks ago

Ottawa, Canada Day & Ross Full time

**At Day & Ross, you’ll go far.**
Day & Ross is one of Canada’s largest transportation companies, serving top brands across North America. We got our start hauling potatoes in 1950, and now we have a team of more than 8,000 employees, drivers and owner operators.

We believe our people are our greatest strength - and we treat them like family. For over a decade, we’ve been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, and we have been named a Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation every year since 2018. Our industry recognition is a testament to the family values we share with our parent company, McCain Foods Limited.

**About the Role**

Driver Safety Specialist
Full-time
Ottawa, ON

As a **Driver Safety Specialist** (DSS) you will be instrumental in promoting driver safety by monitoring for & identifying trends in your assigned fleet, regularly interacting with and observing drivers in the field, making corrective action suggestions to management and assisting in the development of driver training programs.

**How You’ll Help**
- Conduct regular meetings with all drivers.
- Investigate and determine root cause & corrective actions as they relate to collisions, driver safety and commercial vehicle operations.
- Influence company targets by lowering injury rates, accident costs & reducing NSC/CVOR point accumulation.
- Ensure driver and supervisory personnel adhere to regulatory standards and company policy.
- Help create safety-training material to promote driver safety and compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Enter driver safety related data and monitor for trends using various software tools.
- Maintain professional attitude and be a source for solutions and guidance on all driver safety related issues.
- Participate in on call rotation for accident reporting and driver support.
- Complete driver field observations during various weather conditions.
- Be able to communicate to individuals / groups in a classroom and/or virtual setting.
- Commercial Driver's License is preferred with a clean record.
- Facilitate LCV permit review training with new operations team members when required
- Complete other duties as assigned.

**Your Skills & Experience**:

- Minimum of secondary education, with preference of post-secondary education (general stream), or a combination of education and experience.
- Previous Transportation or operational experience is preferred, various roles within transportation would be beneficial
- Class 1 license preferred
- Communication skills - advanced
- Computer skills - accuracy, MS products, AS400, web based programs
- Knowledge related to legal / safe operation of commercial equipment as to local laws and federal compliance standards.
- Demonstrated customer relationship skills
- Knowledge of Transportation of Dangerous goods Regulations
- Analytical and problem solving skills
- Effective written and communications skills
- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
- Strong conflict resolution skills
- Able to meet deadlines in high transactional environment
- Presentation skills, and working knowledge of adult learning principles
- Ability to champion business needs in a collaborative manner to colleagues
- Results focused
- English is required; fluent in both French and English would be preferred
- Able to work with little supervision

**Working Conditions**:

- Subject to a clear criminal background check prior to employment
- Must be able to travel freely in Canada for company business as needed.
- Must be able to work afternoon/ night shifts, every 8 weeks, to be on call for collision reporting & driver support
- Must be able to work in all weather conditions.
- Travel may be required around 25% of the time
- **As a federally regulated employer, Day & Ross fully supports the principles of employment equity and encourages all qualified members of the designated groups to apply.**_

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care
- Wellness program

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Ottawa, ON K1B 3V8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- transportation industry: 2 years (preferred)

**Language**:

- French (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- AZ License (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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