Driver Safety Specialist

**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 Trainer
Full-time
Brampton, ON

As the Driver Safety Trainer you will facilitate driver safety education & remedial training programs. You will be required to identify unsafe habits and behaviors and coordinate solutions to lessen or eliminate future non-compliance or unsafe actions.

**How You’ll Help**
- Establish regular meetings with all drivers.
- Accompany drivers for the purpose of observing and evaluating the driving behaviours and skills for compliance to Provincial and D&R requirements such as log book, speed, inspections etc.
- Meet targets as to company safety policies, driver attendance to safety meetings and accident costs.
- Maintain driver and supervisory personnel adherence to legislated safety laws.
- Help create safety training material to facilitate education of safety legislations.
- Maintain and update data input on multiply PC programs.
- Effectively maintain professional attitude and be a source of solutions or guidance for all issues.
- Remain on call for and attend at accidents / collisions as company representative and to complete all required reports.
- Complete required work in all weather conditions year round as needed.
- Be able to communicate to individual / groups in a classroom setting and set up / use education tools as required, i.e. Laptop, LCD projector, creates handouts, maintain decorum, gain feedback and track progress.
- Commercial Driver's License is preferred with a clean record.
- Facilitate LCV permit review training with new operations team members when required
- Other related duties as may be required

**Your Skills & Experience**:

- Minimum of secondary education, with preference of post-secondary education (general stream), or a combination of education and experience.
- AZ license an asset
- Previous Transportation or operational experience is preferred, various roles within transportation would be beneficial
- Preference will be given to applicants with Occupational Health and Safety experience
- 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 work 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, other languages an asset
- Able to work with little supervision
- 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 a 1 afternoon/ night shift, every 8 weeks, to be on call for accident / collision reporting.
- Must be able to work in all weather conditions year round as needed.
- 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

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

**Experience**:

- AZ Driving: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- AZ License (preferred)
- Driver Safety Training Certificate (preferred)

Work Location: In person