Driver Safety & Recruiting Coordinator

Office
Posted 2 weeks ago

Role Summary: The Driver Safety & Recruiting Coordinator serves as a frontline contact for both driver recruiting and safety support. This role is highly interactive and focused on daily communication with drivers, providing real-time safety coaching, compliance guidance, and log support, while also assisting with recruiting efforts and new-hire orientation. This position is ideal for someone who is approachable, detail-oriented, and confident in coaching drivers through safety, compliance, and company expectations in a fast-paced environment.

  

Core Responsibilities & Duties:

  • Serve as a first responder for inbound and outbound driver recruiting calls, providing accurate information and routing qualified candidates appropriately
  • Provide daily safety coaching, including:
    • Compliance and policy coaching
    • Hours of Service and log support
    • Coaching related to safety events, violations, or trends
    • Ensuring accuracy and regulatory adherence
  • Assist drivers with questions related to DOT regulations, company policies, and safe driving practices
  • Support and assist with new-hire orientation
  • Assist with job fairs and recruiting events as needed
  • Help ensure permit books and required driver documentation are current and compliant
  • Participate in continuous improvement of safety and recruiting processes
  • Perform other duties as assigned to support department objectives

 

Qualifications

  • Strong attention to detail
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to identify a need for improvement or change
  • Strong interest in helping others succeed
  • Ability to coach, support, and influence behavior in a professional and respectful manner
  • Strong interest in safety, compliance, and helping drivers succeed
  • Working knowledge of FMCSA regulations, Hours of Service, and ELD systems (or willingness to learn quickly)
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Recruiting experience, a plus, but not required
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, walk and reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel or crouch. Must be able to operate various standard office equipment including computer. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Equal Opportunity Employer

 

 

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  • BACKGROUND CHECK POLICY FOR EMPLOYMENT SCREENING It is the policy of Simon’s Trucking Inc. to conduct background checks on their employees in order to provide a safe work environment for current employees, staff and clients. This policy will also help determine and/or confirm the qualifications and suitability of Simon’s employees. Simon Trucking’s policy is to conduct pre-employment background checks on applicants once a conditional offer has been made by the hiring manager and all offers of employment will be contingent upon a satisfactory background check. Simon’s Trucking reserves the right conduct a background screening at any time after you have been employed to determine eligibility for a promotion, reassignment or retention. Eligibility for employment with Simon’s Trucking will depend on a variety of components. Each employee/applicant, part-time employee, and independent contractor will undergo a criminal background check, education and prior employment check. Depending on the particular position, the employee/applicant may undergo a more detailed check which may include searches such as MVR, credit history, or professional license checks. If you have questions about what checks will be performed for your position, please contact the HR department. Compliance within the law Simon’s Trucking Inc. shall comply with any and all laws or regulations, including but not limited to, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, equal opportunity laws, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other state, local or federal regulations governing employment background screening. Although disqualification for a position may be possible based upon the report, Simon’s Trucking will comply with the federal and state laws when considering an applicant for a position. Having adverse information contained in a report will not automatically disqualify anyone. Eligibility will be dependent upon the position, the nature of any criminal offense(s), time elapsed from the offense(s), the conduct of the applicant since the offense(s), rehabilitation, employment history, age of the applicant at the time of the offense, the totality of the applicants qualifications and other factors. Any attempt by an applicant or employee to withhold or falsify information on an application, resume or during an interview, will disqualify the applicant due to falsification of an application.
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