Job Title: Safety Director
Reports to: Cierra Calvacca, CHRO
Department: Human Resources/Safety
FLSA status: Exempt
Revised date: 01/19/2026
Position Summary:
The Safety Director leads BFC Solutions’ enterprise safety strategy across a multi-state, route-based field workforce, manufacturing operations, and corporate teams. This role designs and operationalizes scalable safety programs, ensures regulatory compliance (OSHA and applicable state/local requirements), and drives measurable reductions in incidents, DART/TRIR, and workers’ compensation exposure. The Safety Director partners closely with Operational leaders and frontline supervisors to embed safety into daily execution, strengthen near-miss reporting and hazard controls, and build a consistent, accountable safety culture.
Responsibilities
Strategy, Governance, and Program Leadership
- Own BFC’s safety vision, annual safety plan, and enterprise safety operating rhythm (KPIs, reviews, audits, field engagement cadence).
- Establish clear safety governance, including policies/standards, roles and responsibilities, escalation protocols, and accountability mechanisms.
- Develop and manage the safety budget, including vendor strategy, PPE, training platforms, and inspection/audit tools.
Field Safety (Route-Based Operations)
- Build and maintain practical safety programs for route-based technicians (e.g., driving/vehicle safety, ladders/fall prevention, lockout/tagout as applicable, tools and equipment, jobsite hazard identification, customer-site requirements).
- Partner with Regional Service/Operations Managers to integrate safety into daily huddles, route planning, and supervisor routines.
- Implement near-miss and hazard reporting processes that are simple, timely, and actionable; monitor closure rates and corrective actions
Manufacturing / Facility Safety
- Lead safety programs for manufacturing and facility environments (e.g., machine guarding, LOTO, ergonomics, powered industrial trucks as applicable, chemical safety, PPE).
- Ensure site-level inspections, JSAs/JHAs, and corrective action tracking are completed on schedule and to standard. Compliance and Regulatory Management
- Ensure compliance with OSHA and relevant federal/state/local safety regulations; maintain readiness for inspections and respond to agency inquiries.
- Own OSHA recordkeeping (300/300A/301), incident classification, and reporting timelines; ensure consistent documentation practices.
- Develop and maintain safety policies, procedures, and training requirements consistent with company operations and applicable standards.
Incident Management and Claims Partnership
- Lead incident investigations (field and facility), root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions.
- Partner with HR and the workers’ compensation administrator/broker to improve claim outcomes, reduce reserves, and drive timely return-to-work practices.
- Analyze trends (by region, leader, job type, customer/site, tenure, time of day, etc.) and translate insights into prevention initiatives.
Training, Communication, and Culture
- Build a scalable safety training architecture: onboarding, recurring required training, supervisor training, and targeted refreshers.
- Develop safety communications and campaigns that resonate with frontline employees and reinforce expectations.
- Coach leaders on safety leadership behaviors, accountability conversations, and consistent enforcement of standards.
Metrics, Reporting, and Continuous Improvement
- Own enterprise safety dashboards and reporting (DART, TRIR, severity rates, near-miss volume, audit scores, corrective action closure, driver events, and training completion).
- Provide monthly/quarterly updates to ELT/SLT and operational leaders, including leading indicators and prioritized action plans.
- Lead continuous improvement efforts to standardize best practices across regions and reduce variation in safety performance.
Vendor and Cross-Functional Partnership
- Manage relationships with key safety vendors (training, telematics/driver safety