Overview
The Director of Safety leads Ferrellgas’s enterprise-wide safety strategy, building and executing best-in-class safety and training programs that protect employees, customers, and the communities we serve. This role leads a team of safety professionals, partners with operations and other business units to embed a strong safety culture and uses data to drive continuous improvement in safety performance. The Director ensures compliance with OSHA, DOT, PHMSA, NFPA 58, and other federal, state, local, and industry-specific regulations across a multi-site, field-based operation.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute a comprehensive safety strategy aligned with Ferrellgas’s business objectives and industry best practices.
- Design, implement, and continuously improve best-in-class safety policies, training, and programs, benchmarking against industry leaders.
- Serve as the company’s safety subject matter expert and advisor to executive leadership.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of safety professionals across regions, holding the team accountable for results.
- Recruit and retain a high-performing safety organization, and allocate resources and budget to the highest-risk areas.
- Champion a proactive, people-first safety culture where every employee owns safety.
- Partner with operations, fleet, HR, legal, and risk management to integrate safety into daily operations and decision-making.
- Influence leaders at all levels to gain buy-in for safety initiatives and drive accountability.
- Establish safety KPIs and leading and lagging indicators to measure performance and identify trends.
- Use incident data, audit findings, and root cause analysis to make strategic decisions and execute changes to policies.
- Report safety performance and recommendations to executive leadership.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA, DOT/FMCSA, PHMSA, EPA, NFPA, and applicable state and local regulations.
- Oversee a company-wide audit and inspection program, tracking findings to closure.
- Partner with risk management to reduce workers’ compensation and auto liability claims and costs.
- Oversee safety training, including new-hire orientation, job-specific, hazmat, driver, and leadership safety training.
- Evaluate training, policies, and program effectiveness and adjust based on performance data and emerging risks.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- 8+ years of progressive safety experience, including 5+ years leading safety teams in a multi-site environment.
- Proven experience leading, coaching, and developing high-performing teams, including hiring top talent, setting clear expectations, managing performance, and building future leaders.
- Proven track record of building and executing safety programs that measurably reduced incidents and improved safety culture.
- Deep working knowledge of OSHA regulations; experience with DOT/FMCSA, hazardous materials, and fleet safety strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Strong analytical skills, with experience using safety data and metrics to drive strategic decisions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting to executive audiences.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize, delegate, and manage multiple initiatives.
- Ability to work independently and lead with minimal oversight.
- Professional certification such as CSP, ASP, CHST, or CIH preferred.
- Experience in propane, energy, utilities, transportation, or other high-hazard industries preferred.
- Experience with safety management systems (e.g., ISO 45001) and EHS software platforms preferred.
- Must be a U.S. citizen, national, permanent resident, or otherwise authorized to work in the United States
- Applicants must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future
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