Safety Engineer - Traffic and Logistics

Job Description: Safety Engineer - Traffic and Logistics

Location: Jagiroad, Assam

Years of Experience: 8 to 12 Years

1. Key Responsibilities

A. Traffic & Vehicle Movement Safety

• Develop and implement a Traffic Management Plan (TMP) for internal roads, loading bays, parking areas and logistics corridors.
• Design safe routes for the movement of trucks, forklifts, cranes, delivery vehicles, and shuttle vehicles.
• Ensure segregation of pedestrian pathways, vehicle lanes, and MHE movement zones.
• Install and inspect traffic signages, road markings, mirrors, barriers, reflectors and speed control measures.

B. Logistics & Material Movement Safety

• Oversee safety of logistics activities such as loading, unloading, stacking, and internal transfer of materials, including chemicals and sensitive semiconductor components.
• Ensure compliance with SOPs for safe use of MHE such as forklifts, pallet trucks, reach trucks, stackers etc.
• Review and approve material handling risk assessments.
• Ensure safe dock operations, bay management, container and trailer safety, traffic queue management

C. Compliance & Documentation

• Ensure compliance with applicable laws and guidelines related to traffic, road safety and industrial logistics.
• Maintain documentation such as incident reports, near-miss records, inspection formats, SOPs, emergency protocols and audit checklists.
• Conduct routine safety inspections and audits on traffic infrastructure, driver behaviour, vehicle fitness and MHE operations.

D. Contractor & Driver Management

• Establish safety protocols for transport contractors, fleet operators, third-party logistics providers and on-site delivery partners.
• Verify driver qualifications, licenses and fitness for duty.
• Ensure compliance with speed limits, loading norms, PPE requirements and safe driving practices.

E. Emergency Preparedness & Incident Response

• Develop and implement emergency plans for vehicle collisions, MHE accidents, chemical transport incidents and roadway blockages.
• Lead or support investigations of traffic- and logistics-related incidents using root cause analysis (RCA) tools.
• Coordinate with security, logistics teams during emergency situations.

F. Training & Awareness

• Conduct training for employees, drivers, and contractors on:
• Defensive driving
• Safe forklift and MHE operations
• Speed and route compliance
• Pedestrian safety
• Vehicle inspection and maintenance
• Conduct regular toolbox talks and awareness campaigns on traffic & logistics safety.

G. Cross-functional Coordination

• Collaborate with logistics, security, operations, facilities, planning and project teams for safe layout design and workflow planning.
• Participate in the planning of internal road layouts, parking expansions, and traffic infrastructure during plant expansion.

2. Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of traffic management systems, MHE safety, vehicle movement patterns, industrial logistics workflows and safety engineering principles.
• Experience in managing stakeholder teams including transporters, contractors and large workforce groups.
• Strong analytical skills for route planning, congestion analysis and incident investigation.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings.
• Familiarity with ERP/logistics systems and digital tracking tools is an advantage.
• Good communication, training delivery and documentation skills.

3. Preferred Background

• Experience in traffic & logistics safety management within manufacturing plants, especially automobile, electronics, semiconductor, FMCG or industrial units.
• Exposure to large campus traffic planning, warehouse operations and contractor management.
• Understanding of relevant standards such as OSHA, ISO 45001, NFPA and internal logistics safety guidelines.