Alltown Bus ServiceThe Manager, Workforce Development & Safety Culture supports employee onboarding, training, retention, and safety culture across the organization. This role partners with Recruiting, Operations, Safety, Training, and HR to ensure employees are prepared, compliant, and aligned with company expectations from day one.
This position helps build strong frontline teams by improving new hire readiness, supporting leadership development, reinforcing safety expectations, and identifying opportunities to strengthen retention and operational performance.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Workforce Development & Onboarding
Design and improve onboarding programs for drivers, attendants, dispatchers, maintenance employees, and operational leaders.
Develop consistent 30-,60-,and 90-day onboarding plans and follow-up processes.
Coordinate onboarding between Recruiting, Safety, Operations, Maintenance, and HR.
Ensure new employees completethe requiredtraining, certifications, and compliance requirements before active service.
Track onboarding results and recommend improvements to readiness and retention.
Safety Culture Leadership
Promote a proactive safety culture throughout the organization.
Partner with Safetyleadershiptraining related to accident prevention, hazard recognition, defensive driving, and risk reduction.
Support safety engagement activities, awareness campaigns, and consistent branch-level messaging.
Use safety trends and incident data toidentifytraining needs and proactive interventions.
Recruiting Partnership
Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to improve candidate quality and workforce readiness.
Help develop hiring profiles that emphasize safety, reliability, and culturalfit
Support recruiting events, hiring initiatives, workforce planning, and realistic job previews.
Training & Leadership Development
Coordinate operational, safety, regulatory, and leadership training programs.
Partner with leaders toidentifyskill gaps and development opportunities.
Create training materials, job aids, facilitator guides, and learning resources.
Support trainer development, training consistency, and career pathways for frontline employees.
Employee Retention & Engagement
Conduct onboarding feedback sessions and stay interviews.
Track early turnover trends andidentifyroot causes.
Partner with branch leadership to improve first-year engagement, employee experience, and workforce stability.
Program Management & Reporting
Maintain training records, onboarding metrics, and compliance tracking.
Build reports that measure onboarding effectiveness, retention, and safety outcomes.
Recommend improvements based on data, program performance, and operational needs.
Qualifications
Required
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Safety, Education, Organizational Development, or equivalent experience.
At least 3 years of experience in training, workforce development, onboarding, operations, safety, or talent development.
Strong communication, facilitation, project management, and relationship-building skills.
Experience in transportation,logistics, fleet operations, or a safety-sensitive environment preferred.
Preferred
Knowledge of DOT, state transportation regulations, LMS platforms, or safety compliance programs preferred.
Beacon Mobility is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. Beacon Mobility makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
Alltown Bus Service and DHT Transportation have been providing school transportation and specialized coach and charter services in Detroit and throughout Chicago and the surrounding suburbs for over 27 years. Alltown operates a fleet of over 600 buses across six locations, three of which are located on Chicago’s north, west, and south sides.
The size and presence of Alltown and DHT in Detroit and across metro Chicago allows us to provide personal attention to our customers’ individual needs; our motto is “Service Is All We Have to Sell” and we take great pride in having earned the reputation of providing excellent customer service to all of our passengers and customers.
At Beacon Mobility, we stand as a family of transportation
companies, united by our dedication to serving the distinct
needs of our customers. Harnessing the power of connected
technology to streamline operations and bring communities
together, we deliver tailored mobility solutions that free up
local teams to focus on what matters most.
Beacon employs a team of over 15,000 employees across 16 partner companies, running 11,000 vehicles and serving our Special Ed, Regular Ed, Paratransit, and NEMT customers in 22 states.
Our dedicated and compassionate team takes pride in their ability to create customized, mobility-based solutions that empower people to get where they need to go.
Beacon Mobility's partner companies include ADROIT, Alltown Bus Service, DS Bus Lines, Easton Coach Company, JYL Transportation, Leesel Transportation, Midwest Bus Sales, NRT Bus, Palmeri Transportation, Salter Transportation, SCR Medical Transportation, Transit Team, TravelKuz, Local Motion of Boston, Royal Coach, Van Pool Transportation, Rolling V, Easton Bus and, WE Transport.
