After his playing career, he worked for the Miami Marlins as a minor league manager for four years, and then became the Marlins' minor league catching coordinator in 2007.
He was hired by the Chicago Cubs after the 2012 season to be their minor league field coordinator, succeeding Brandon Hyde, who was promoted to be the Cubs' director of player development.
[9] The Baltimore Orioles hired Cossins from the Cubs after the 2018 season to join Hyde's coaching staff.
[10][11] He will serve as a major league field coordinator and catching instructor.
He and his wife have a son who served as a volunteer firefighter during the October 2017 Northern California wildfires.