Safety Director

About the Role

• A growth-oriented environment where you can build, standardize, and scale programs that improve performance. • Own the enterprise safety strategy, annual operating plan, and governance across field, manufacturing, fleet, and corporate environments. • Establish consistent execution rhythms: KPI reporting, audits/inspections, corrective action tracking, and leader accountability. • Manage the safety budget, vendors, tools, and PPE strategy. • Serve as the primary safety partner to Fleet leadership; co-own a fleet safety roadmap and outcomes (preventable incidents, driver behaviors, severity reduction). • Lead fleet incident response and investigations in partnership with Fleet and claims partners, including preventability reviews and corrective actions. • Partner with Fleet on readiness and compliance: vehicle inspections, maintenance adherence, and safety-critical standards. • Use telematics and fleet data to identify trends and deploy targeted coaching and interventions. • Implement practical, technician‑ready safety programs (hazard identification, ladder/fall prevention, tools/equipment safety, customer requirements, LOTO as applicable). • Embed safety into daily operations through partnerships with regional leaders and frontline supervisors. • Build simple, effective near‑miss and hazard reporting with strong follow‑through and closure discipline. • Lead safety programs for facilities/manufacturing environments (machine guarding, LOTO, ergonomics, PIT as applicable, chemical safety, PPE). • Ensure site inspections, JSAs/JHAs, and corrective actions are completed to standard and on schedule. • Build scalable training (onboarding, recurring requirements, supervisor training, and driver safety training). • Drive safety communications and leader coaching to strengthen a consistent, accountable safety culture.

Key Responsibilities

• ▸safety strategy
• ▸kpi reporting
• ▸incident investigation
• ▸telematics analysis
• ▸training programs
• ▸hazard reporting

What You Bring

Location: Nashville, TN (In-Office Required). Schedule: Full-time, in-office at BFC’s Nashville office with frequent national travel (30–50%). The position reports to the Chief Human Resources Officer and is classified as full-time exempt. • Enterprise-level scope with the ability to influence outcomes across a national footprint. • Strong cross-functional collaboration across Operations, HR, Safety, Fleet, and Finance. • Own OSHA recordkeeping and reporting (300/300A/301), incident classification, and inspection readiness. • Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Health, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience). • 8+ years of progressive safety leadership across multi‑site operations; experience supporting dispersed/frontline field teams strongly preferred. • Strong OSHA knowledge, incident investigation capability, and recordkeeping proficiency. • Demonstrated success improving safety performance through operational partnership, field execution, and leader accountability. • Experience partnering with Fleet on driver safety and fleet risk reduction (incident response, preventability, coaching, readiness/inspection discipline). • Ability to travel nationally up to 30–50%. • Ability and willingness to work primarily from BFC’s Nashville office (this role is not remote). • CSP, ASP, CHST, or similar certification. • Experience in route‑based services, facilities maintenance, construction trades, logistics/transportation, or manufacturing. • Experience implementing safety technologies (audit platforms, learning tools, telematics/driver coaching systems).

Requirements

• ▸osha
• ▸csp
• ▸bachelor’s
• ▸8+ years
• ▸telematics
• ▸audit platforms

Benefits

• High visibility and direct partnership with senior leadership—your work will matter and move quickly. • Competitive pay and benefits, with opportunities for career growth as the company continues to expand.

Work Environment

Field