General Description
THIS POSTING IS FOR a Safety Business Partner II or Senior DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE
Training Business Partner I: $26.55 $ - $35.39
Training Business Partner II: $28.41 - $37.87
Senior Training Business Partner: $31.81 - $45.45The Safety Business Partner reports to the Safety & Risk Manager and plays a key role in the day-to-day management of Toho Water Authority’s fleet operations, including vehicle ordering, maintenance of vehicles, disposition of vehicles and driving safety activities. This role works collaboratively across departments, building strong relationships and applying knowledge of current driving safety regulations and standards to implement proactive risk mitigation strategies. Additionally, the Safety Business Partner conducts periodic inspections of vehicles and equipment to ensure safety and regulatory compliance, and supports all safety department program activities, audits, and compliance reviews.
Essential Functions
•Oversee maintenance and repair of company vehicles such as trucks, vans, utility trucks, vac trucks, and dump trucks.
•Coordinate with vendors to ensure timely repair and maintenance work is completed.
•Monitor fleet performance and report on vehicle downtime, maintenance costs, and other metrics.
•Manage inventory of spare parts and tools necessary for vehicle repairs.
•Ensure compliance with local/state/federal regulations related to vehicle maintenance and safety.
•Prioritize repairs to minimize service disruptions and maximize vehicle uptime.
•Review and approve all major fleet expense repairs.
•Work closely with other departments to coordinate vehicle scheduling and usage.
•Conduct periodic inspections of Toho vehicles and equipment for safety and compliance.
•Attend regular meetings and communicate effectively with upper management on Fleet Maintenance operations.
•Assist Manager with investigations of on-the-job employee incidents/injuries, as needed.
•Assist in developing measures, policies, and procedures aimed to prevent recurrence of risk and safety violations.
•Assist in logging in claims for injuries and illnesses to the IHS system.
•Receives, reviews, prepares and/or submits various records and reports including safety training materials, medical clearance reports, MSDS sheets, safety reports, incident investigation reports, incident review board reports, fuel storage requisitions, OSHA reports and records, various logs, records, reports, memos, correspondence, etc.
•Operates a variety of equipment such as a computer, scanner, printer, digital camera, calculator, two-way radio, telephone, etc.
•Interacts and communicate with various groups and individuals such as, all employees, contractors, state inspectors, regulatory personnel, consultants, customers, and the public.
•Key and access management responsibilities.
•Assist Safety Manager with safety department programs and initiatives, and work collaboratively with other Safety team members.
•All other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain that required qualification would
•Associates Degree in Occupational Safety; Occupational Safety and Health; or Associates Degree in Risk (ARM) or related field.
•Minimum of five years relevant experience. Relevant experience with large scale fleet programs to include supplier management, fleet maintenance.
•Must possess and maintain a valid State of Florida Class E Driver's License.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATION:
•Preferred Certified Automotive Fleet Manager (CAFM) or combination
Physical Demands
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk to a significant degree; use hands to operate tools or feel, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to pull, push, kneel, bend, squat, crawl, and twist. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Environmental factors include outdoor conditions; rugged terrain, slippery surfaces, varying weather, including, heat, cold, dry, wet weather. In addition, noise, darkness, brightness, vibrations, traffic, biological agents, chemicals, gas/ fumes, magnetic fields, or congested area. Environmental factors include indoor, flat surface, noise, sitting with occasionally walking and standing.