Health and Safety Manager

Role Overview

This position is responsible for developing, reviewing and overseeing the implementation and overall compliance to health and safety policies, programs and procedures constituting our environment, health and safety management system.

What You Will Do

Performing health and safety audits, creating initiatives to reduce and prevent incidents, developing and conducting training sessions, providing leadership to health and safety advisors and operations’ leaders on health and safety standards and strategies.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Minimum 8 years of managing EHS and conducting H&S audits in an industrial environment, strong understanding of Federal and Provincial H&S regulatory requirements, proficient in developing and maintaining H&S management systems.

Requirements

• Post-secondary education in health and safety or combination of education and experience
• Proficient in French both spoken and written, English proficiency an asset
• CRSP/CSP (an asset)
• valid driver’s license
• Minimum 8 years of managing EHS and conducting H&S audits in an industrial environment
• Strong understanding of Federal and Provincial H&S regulatory requirements
• Proficient in developing and maintaining H&S management systems
• Experience with various H&S audit protocols (COR, ISO)
• Experience with the change management process
• Experience conducting incident investigations, root cause analysis and development of mitigation strategies
• Proficient in creating and presenting training materials
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite
• Able to work under pressure and prioritize projects
• Consistently applies strategic and critical thinking in all aspect of work
• Effective interpersonal and leadership skills
• Initiative-taking and excellent collaborator
• Knowledge of wood treating industry is an asset

Benefits

• Extended health and dental coverage
• Life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D)
• Short-Term and Long-Term disability coverage
• Competitive compensation
• Annual Profit Share Program
• Retirement program (RRSP) with generous Company match (150% of employee's 4% contribution)
• Company Share Purchase Program with 25% Company contribution match
• Career advancement opportunities