Location Safety Manager

About the role

Now Hiring: Location Safety Manager

Springfield, MA

Salary

$65,000 - $70,000 annually

At First Student, safety is at the heart of everything we do. As a Location Safety Manager, you'll play a vital leadership role by helping create and maintain a culture where safety comes first-for our employees, our customers, and the students we transport every day.

Supporting Springfield Public Schools, you'll have the opportunity to influence the overall safety culture by partnering with drivers, dispatchers, trainers, maintenance technicians, and location leadership to promote safe operating practices, ensure regulatory compliance, and continuously improve safety performance.

About the Location Safety Manager Position

As the Location Safety Manager, you'll serve as the local subject matter expert for safety, driver compliance, and regulatory requirements. You'll work closely with every department within the location-including drivers, dispatchers, trainers, maintenance technicians, and office staff-to foster a proactive safety culture while ensuring compliance with company, customer, federal, and state standards.

This is an outstanding opportunity to make a measurable impact by helping shape the safety culture supporting Springfield Public Schools while developing employees and partnering with leadership to drive operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer the driver hiring, qualification, and compliance process.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and guidance to location trainers.
• Investigate vehicle accidents, incidents, and workplace injuries while determining preventability.
• Prepare and submit accident documentation, regulatory reports, and compliance records.
• Maintain accurate safety documentation and enter information into company systems.
• Conduct driver observations, road checks, and performance evaluations.
• Coach drivers and attendants on passenger management and safe operating practices.
• Supervise employees responsible for safety, hiring, and driver training.
• Analyze safety trends and recommend corrective actions to improve performance.
• Partner with location leadership to strengthen the overall safety culture.
• Collaborate with drivers, dispatch, maintenance, and administrative staff to improve operational safety.
• Ensure compliance with all DOT, FMCSA, state, local, customer, and company safety regulations.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of transportation, safety, compliance, or related operational leadership experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; college degree preferred.
• Working knowledge of federal and state transportation safety regulations.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Valid driver's license and reliable personal vehicle for travel within the service area.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with the ability to coach and develop employees.

Additional information

Note: This position is considered safety-sensitive and is subject to DOT drug and alcohol testing. DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 40 does not authorize the use of Schedule I drugs, including marijuana, for any reason.

Build a Safer Tomorrow

If you're passionate about safety, leadership, coaching others, and making a meaningful impact in your community, we'd love to hear from you. Join First Student and help ensure students, employees, and the communities we serve arrive safely every day.

Apply today and help lead the safety culture supporting Springfield Public Schools!

Language Requirement

This role requires English proficiency. Federal, state, and local requirements, including U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, require training, safety communications, company policies, employment documents, and other job-related communications be conducted in English.

First for a reason

At First Student, we are a family of 60,000+ employees who take pride in safely transporting more than 5 million students and passengers to and from their destinations each day! Our family of brands include Transco, Total Transportation, Maggies Paratransit, and GVC II. Our employees are at the forefront of safety and innovation; they create and implement the most advanced training and technology the transportation industry has to offer.

In the state of Washington, all technician and driving positions, including but not limited to van drivers and any other position requiring employees to drive a company-owned vehicle, are considered safety-sensitive and are therefore subject to drug and alcohol testing, including cannabis.