About the job
About Altom Transport
Altom Transport stands as a leading carrier for bulk liquid and hazardous materials, providing essential services to the petroleum, chemical, and specialty product sectors across North America. As a subsidiary of Al Warren Oil, we uphold a robust commitment to safety, compliance, and operational excellence. Our modern fleet of tank trailers and our team of highly skilled drivers ensure the timely delivery of critical products to refineries, chemical plants, manufacturing facilities, and commercial clients.
At Altom, safety transcends being just a department — it is integral to our identity.
We are currently in search of a strategic and visionary Director of Risk Management to spearhead comprehensive risk initiatives and bolster our safety, compliance, insurance, and governance frameworks at our corporate headquarters in Hammond, Indiana.
Position Overview
The Director of Risk Management will play a pivotal role in identifying, evaluating, and mitigating operational, financial, legal, regulatory, environmental, and strategic risks associated with Altom Transport's multi-state hazmat transportation operations. This leader will collaborate closely with departments such as Safety, Operations, HR, Finance, and Executive Leadership to proactively minimize risks, safeguard company assets, and ensure adherence to regulatory standards within the highly scrutinized fuel and chemical transportation industry.
This is a pivotal executive-level position reporting directly to senior leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Risk Identification & Assessment: Identify various risks related to operations, finance, regulation, safety, environment, and strategy specific to bulk liquid and hazmat transportation. Conduct enterprise risk assessments, internal audits, and scenario analyses involving DOT, FMCSA, OSHA, EPA, PHMSA, environmental exposure, and cargo liability. Analyze accident trends, cargo claims, insurance loss history, and operational vulnerabilities.
- Risk Mitigation & Internal Controls: Develop and deploy risk mitigation strategies aligned with industry best practices. Establish internal controls to lower the frequency and severity of claims. Recommend and implement policies, procedures, and training programs to diminish liability exposure. Enhance strategies for contractual risk transfer.
- Insurance & Claims Management: Oversee corporate insurance programs, including auto liability, cargo, general liability, environmental liability, workers’ compensation, and umbrella/excess coverage. Lead insurance renewals, broker negotiations, and coverage assessments. Manage claims handling, litigation coordination, and loss trend analytics while maintaining strong relationships with brokers, carriers, and legal professionals.

