Road Safety Manager at ManPower Services

The position holder reports directly to the General Manager and responsible for planning, coordinating & reviewing Road Safety objectives to achieve a sustainable safety culture and performance, with effective implementation and delivery of road safety policies & procedures and the impact towards exceeding customer expectation on contractual requirements for sustained safety compliance.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee implementation of company Road Safety Policy and Plan to include work process safety in all workshops, loading and offloading sites in liaison with all stakeholders’ i.e employees, contractors, clients & visitors.
• Conduct documented driver toolbox talks while overseeing implementation of annual DDT and refresher trainings, driver sanction and disciplinary, driver recognition and reward program including driver mentorship and coaching.
• Conduct both internal and external Road Safety Patrols/ Audit, while following up on action plans to ensure closure within agreed timelines. Discuss key learnings points for future improvements and follow up on remedial actions with proper records.
• Coordinate and conduct timely RCA and report with corrective action while advising RCA committee members on planned RCA as may be scheduled, including compiling a sustainable corrective action register.
• Oversee truck maintenance work process safety in liaison with Workshop Manager, ensuring to have proactive systems in place for consistent application of preventive maintenance program through effective truck inspection to manage hazards, with records of breakdowns kept and RCA done for major breakdowns.
• Conduct Route Hazard Mapping in liaison with Transport and Logistics Manager for new routes with details communicated to drivers before commencement of trip, while overseeing issuance, reviewing and closure of journey plans correctly filled and stamped by check point officers.
• Report and investigate any emerging accidents or incidents relating to transport operations with proper emergency response plan to include towing and recovery and regular drills conducted in accordance to agreed safety policy and standards with a view of preventing future recurrence.
• Carry out regular road patrols to ensure safe driving behavior by drivers in liaison with Fleet Manager, with violation records related to journey management, over speeding, night driving, free-wheeling, harsh braking etc. kept and reviewed for sanctioning, while championing road safety observation by drivers for corrective action.
• Organize including attending all safety meetings, with records of discussions kept and actions arising followed up to drive Road Safety performance, while implementing the requirements of the 5 pillar audit as per client requirements.
• Compile regular reports on Road Safety performance as per agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and follow up to analyse trends/ identify remedial action to improve performance.

Qualifications

• Holder of Bachelors’ Degree in Business Administration or related field with over 7 years on job experience in the same position.
• Good communication, interpersonal relations, administrative and organizational skills with knowledge in computers & ability to drive long distance trucks (Articulated driving license)
• Enthusiastic with ability to supervise, lead teams, motivate and delegate work and committed to working long/ odd hours with limited supervision
• Excellent communication skills both written and spoken, decision making and problem solving skills