Safety and Training Manager

Job overview

The Safety and Training Manager is an onsite role based in Glendale, CA, with a salary range of $75,000 to $99,500 per year. This position supports the division-level safety and training operations at MV Transportation, a leader in public transit services. This role exists to ensure full compliance with federal, state, and corporate safety regulations, including OSHA and CDL requirements. The manager will lead safety programs, analyze incident trends, and foster a culture of safety across all departments to minimize risk and improve operational performance.

What you'll do

• Sets the tone for ensuring all operators are current with training requirements of company and contract.
• Ensures all safety manuals, programs, policies and practices are current and meet the needs of the operating divisions.
• Resides as the expert in EPA and OSHA, CDL compliance and regulations.
• Ensures all new hires meet minimum general qualifications for each division including background and DMV checks.
• Ensures that safety technology tools are used and those results are examined, trend data is analyzed and plans are developed to reduce and then prevent future safety incidents.
• Oversees corporate safety Incentives and programs managed effectively and consistently, including assignment of Safety Points.
• Ensures a consistent safety culture throughout the locations that incorporate operations, safety and maintenance departments and emphasizes the team approach and individual responsibility of all employees to achieve common goals.
• Work with corporate claims staff to ensure that all liability and worker’s compensation claims are handled promptly and effectively and, in an effort, to reduce financial liability as well as recoup on all subrogatable claims.
• Proactively manage all employee injury claims to minimize lost time and light duty claims.
• Work with local medical facilities to ensure that injured employees are placed on light duty as quickly as possible and are returned to full-duty status promptly.
• Oversees successful completion of all related audits including those conducted by corporate and client staff and by state and federal regulatory agencies.
• Leads the division in the area of safety organization regarding classroom and behind the wheel instruction according to corporate and client specifications in all aspects.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

full-time

day shift

glendale ca

mv transportation

safety manager

training manager

transit safety

osha

cdl compliance

dot

$75k-$99.5k

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance

About the employer

MV Transportation is hiring for this role. Industry: Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs. Sector: 92.