Purpose
This position is responsible for developing, implementing, and overseeing policies and programs to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. This role involves managing compliance with environmental regulations, occupational health standards, and safety protocols to minimize risks and promote a culture of safety within the organization.
Pay Range - $ 80,000 - $ 150, 000
Responsibilities
• Assist with the development, implementation, and maintenance of and EHS management system.
• Perform regulatory and best practice-driven hazard/ risk assessments and develop action plans to drive improvement.
• Develop and present site-specific training programs to stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Conduct internal site audits, develop reports, and maintain records.
• Support external audits and progression of corrective action compliance.
• Assist in the development of standardized safety systems, polices, training, safety campaigns and programs to prevent injury and ensure compliance with Federal, Provincial and municipal laws.
• Align with Sysco Corporation to implement the corporate EHS strategy.
• Driving safety methods to motivate and influence the creation of a world class safety culture.
• Implement standardized, actionable safety metrics and communication protocol to leadership teams to drive safety improvement.
• Maintain awareness of potential pending and current legislation that may impact safety standards, programs, and initiatives.
• Actively drives performance and urgently strives to strategically solve problems and follow projects through to completion, integrated and balanced with the big-picture strategy.
• Monitor and communicate regulatory changes to the organization, recommending changes to result in compliance and provide technical support when needed.
• Ensure accident prevention/abatement through detailed injury and accident reporting, loss analysis & trending and investigation compliance.
• Work with Provincial regulatory officials to resolve any compliance or practice violations.
• Provide support to customers by ensuring contractor safety, and conducting on-site job hazard assessments.
• Responsible for compliance with all Policies and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) comprising Sysco’s Food Safety Program, specific for the assigned role.
• Assist Food Safety Program Manager in ensuring compliance to Sysco’s Food Safety Program that leads to compliance with third party certification and customer requirements.
• Is willing to work safely with minimal environmental impact and understands the importance of reporting all hazards, incidents, and environmental spills immediately to their supervisor
• Understands that they play an integral role in their own safety and that of their colleagues and is willing to speak out when hazards are present.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to communicate and interact effectively with all levels of senior management, employees, and customers.
- Understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for diversity in a work environment including socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds as well as sexual orientations and disabilities.
- Ability to lead and motivate a team.
- Proficiency in EHS management software and tools.
- Ability to coordinate planning and collaboration with other business functions in a way that is mutually beneficial and drives continuous improvement.
- Create synergy and leverage the knowledge, personnel, and resources of the EHS, Transportation, Claims, Operations, Distribution, Facilities and HR Teams.
- Analyze trends that increase injury and accident frequency/severity; develop and direct the implementation of training programs using the appropriate media.
- Ability to drive a strong safety philosophy and implement programs designed to effectively change behavior and prevent injury using rational and research-based data driven methods.
Certifications
- Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation.
- The National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO) and other professionally recognized certifications in the safety, risk management related field are highly desirable
- Six sigma methodology certification and practice are highly valued.
Education
- Bachelor's Degree is strongly required for this position with major course work in EHS, Risk Management or a closely related field
Experience
7+ years of experience, of which at least 2 leading a team
Physical Demands
- Work is primarily indoors (office) but may be required to perform tasks outdoors.
- May be required to work at heights, restricted or confined spaces.
- May be required to work in varying extreme temperatures.
- Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this role
Travel Requirements
25%
