Transportation Safety Manager

Build your career at Sazerac! With almost 400 years of rich history, Sazerac Company has thrived as an independent, American family-owned company with operations in the United States and around the world. Since the 2000s, Sazerac has averaged double digit growth every year! Sazerac Company produces and markets the most award-winning bourbons and whiskeys in the world, including Buffalo Trace, Pappy Van Winkle, Eagle Rare, Blanton’s, Traveller, and Sazerac Rye. Additionally, Sazerac owns many popular brands across a range of spirits, including Fireball, Svedka, Wheatley, BuzzBallz, Southern Comfort, Seagram’s V.O., Myers’s, Goldschläger, Parrot Bay, 99 Brand, and Platinum Vodka.

We’re proud of our award-winning culture and distilleries. Our Louisville office has been named one of the “Best Places to Work in Kentucky” four times, and our Buffalo Trace Distillery has earned the title of “world’s most award-winning distillery” through the dedication of our craftsmen for well over 200 years. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced professional, Sazerac provides extraordinary opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, entrepreneurial industry.

The Transportation Safety Manager is responsible for ensuring adherence to transportation, health, and safety regulations, including but not limited to, vehicle, facility, and worker safety, Alcohol-Drugfree-Workplace (ADFWP), and fire prevention. This role involves developing and implementing safety programs, monitoring compliance with DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, and local regulations, and driving a proactive safety culture.

• Ensures adherence to all transportation, health, and safety regulations; Serves as company representative to regulatory agencies and trade and professional organizations. Maintains records to comply with local, state, and federal laws and company policies; Complete oversight of driver qualification files for compliance. Manages DOT drug and alcohol testing programs and DOT Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse reporting. Provides necessary information to Legal regarding safety incidents when requested
• Develop, implement and maintain safety programs, policies, procedures and best practices. Monitor CSA scores to identify trends and drive performance improvements; Design and conduct quarterly audits for compliance and continuous improvement. Track health, safety and performance metrics; analyze data to identify risk mitigation opportunities and develop preventative action plans. Investigate and report all accidents, injuries, and near-miss incidents. Conduct root-cause analyses and implement corrective actions. Maintain DOT accident log and manage violation progressive disciplinary actions  
• Develop and drive a safety compliance culture which is integrated through everyone's day-to-day work along with a workforce which relentlessly pursues the identification and remediation of hazards.
• Work with team members such as claim adjusters, managed care system, doctors, and management teams, and employees to mitigate time lost from work and claims expenses, ensure effective rehabilitation after injury, and assess causes and implement plans to prevent reoccurrence. Obtain and keep current the reporting and record keeping requirements for safety and workers’ compensation. Communicate and coordinate with safety and workers’ compensation related regulatory agencies.
• Develop, lead, and implement team member safety policies, initiatives and training programs, including driver safety and risk training
• Efficiently manage Transportation Safety CAPEX projects within stated timeframes.
• Provides 365/24/7 coverage and response to customer needs, serious incidents, and emergency response. Develop and implement plans for emergency events
• Participate in development of my PDS and execute the plan to improve skills to meet job requirements.

MUST

• Bachelor's Degree in EHS or related field
• Strong computer skills and high comfort using technology and systems
• Detail Oriented
• 5 years relevant experience (minimum)
• 5 years Experience with administering a plant-wide or departmental safety program
• Know uiia@intermodal.org; what it is and how to work with
• Know how to file a mcs-150 and work with regulatory/risk/legal on all usdot and fmcsa filings
• Professional and/or safety certification, i.e. asp, csp, or cds
• Five (5) years safety experience in at least one of the following areas: industrial/occupational safety, commercial truck fleet vehicle safety, fire prevention
• In-depth knowledge of federal motor carrier regulations and osha standards
• Ability to understand and promote the use of new safety technologies
• Advanced problem-solving skills and ability to apply continuous improvement methodology to safety programs
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, collaborative, and oral/written communication skills.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to pick up and/or move objects up to 50 pounds without assistance.
• Ability to work overtime if necessary
• Ability to work 8 hour shift
• In-person job attendance
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to read and write
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to pay attention to detail
• Ability to work in outdoor weather conditions

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A career at Sazerac offers you the opportunity to reach your full potential as part of a creative, decisive, high-performance team. Sazerac values the needs and wants of our team members and offers inclusive benefits to attract and retain the best talent. Our culture is built upon the values of hard work, diligence and personal responsibility.

Sazerac Team Members enjoy:

• Competitive Pay
• Comprehensive Benefits from Day One including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Family Coverage: Options to cover family members, including domestic partners.
• 401(k) Plan: Immediate access to a matching 401(k) plan.
• Flexible Time Away: Enjoy paid time off (PTO), holidays, and parental leave.
• Mental Health and Wellness: Access to mental health care and wellness incentive programs.
• Educational Support: Benefit from tuition reimbursement and our scholarship program for dependents of Sazerac team members.
• Fun Extras: Enjoy branded apparel, fun events, and a team member bottle purchase program.
• Training and Development: Opportunities for professional growth and development.

Benefits, salary range, and programs may vary by role or location. For roles within our commercial team - the Salary range refers to base salary only and does not include car allowance, annual bonus, fuel or cell phone reimbursement. Please ask your Talent Acquisition Partner for more information about our total rewards package. Sazerac is committed to equality of opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.