Safety Supervisor

Zum is a student transportation company headquartered in the United States that provides technology-driven school bus and ride services for K-12 students. The company partners with school districts to modernize student transportation through a platform that connects drivers, schools, parents, and students in real time, offering improved safety, visibility, and efficiency compared to traditional school bus operations. Zum emphasizes the use of data and technology to optimize routes and improve the overall transportation experience for families and school administrators. A core part of Zum's mission is accelerating the transition to clean transportation by deploying electric vehicles for student transit. The company has committed to electrifying its fleet and has partnered with school districts and utilities to introduce electric school buses, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality for children and communities. Zum positions itself as a leader in sustainable student mobility, aligning fleet electrification with broader climate goals. What makes Zum unique is its integrated approach combining a managed services model with proprietary technology and a growing electric vehicle fleet. Rather than simply selling software, Zum takes on the full operational responsibility of running transportation programs for school districts, making it easier for districts to transition to greener, more efficient systems without the burden of fleet ownership or logistics management.

About Zūm:

Responsibilities:

Understand the concept of behavioral safety and effectively communicate and train within the ZUM Service Center

Direct interface with the customer to enhance the safety experience and determine the appropriate course of action

Lead, design, develop and implement initial and recurrent training programs for transportation personnel

Manage and lead safety department staff by establishing objectives, standards, work schedules, and accountability for job performance

Manage the recruitment process of ZUM Service Center personnel

Coordinate all training activities

Maintain compliance programs

Develop and conduct regularly scheduled programs (e.g. driver safety meetings, award programs, etc.) emphasizing ZUM culture

Primary point of contact in responding to personnel injury, vehicle accidents, preparation, and submission of reports in accordance with ZUM policy

Essential Functions:

Assists the Human Resources department with recruiting, selecting and maintaining an authorized level of bus drivers 

Coordinates with the Human Resource department to ensure that drug testing requirements are conducted, coordinates bus driver annual physicals with approved health care providers 

Manages daily activity within the Safety Department, assigns workload to Field Supervisors and Driver Trainers  

Oversee training activities, including; new driver training, safety training, in-service training, driver road evaluations, Special Education Training, First Aid training and all other required training. 

Supervise, and oversee, the work of Master Trainers and certified drivers/trainers who assist with conducting general bus driver training, ensure the training is delivered as specified 

Assist with responding to accidents involving school buses, collecting accident reports and investigative reports as needed 

Monitor Netradyne alerts to proactively address re-training opportunities/needs 

Maintain individual bus driver files that indicate dates of training and dates of accident involvement when applicable. 

Ensure the DOT drug/alcohol testing program is compliant with federal regulations

Requirements:

High School diploma or equivalent. Some college preferred.

3 years as a Trainer in school bus transportation industry desired

Supervisory experience preferred; specifically experience supervising/training a driver workforce

License or Certification: SBDI certification required; Commercial Driver’s License with Passenger and School Bus Endorsements required;

Strong working knowledge of MS Office Software (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.) and transportation related software

Strong leadership skills and interpersonal skills

Strong organizational and group presentation skills

Well-developed multi-tasking and time management skills

Ability to provide direction, coaching and mentoring to employees while creating an environment that encourages and values input and feedback

Ability to respond to unanticipated events to ensure excellence in customer service.

Ability to Investigate claims and incidents of questionable conduct, accidents etc.

Computer literacy skills in word processing and spreadsheets