HSSE Manager

Role overview

Compensation

• Base pay is CAD $96,000–$141,000 annually, plus eligibility for an annual short-term incentive.
• The offered base salary may vary based on skills, experience, education, training, job-related knowledge, and organizational requirements.

Safety system and prevention

• Lead and coach managers, supervisors, and employees on safety and incident prevention, and clarify occupational health and safety responsibilities.
• Implement and monitor the safety management system, safe work procedures, on-the-job training, and system documentation.
• Ensure inspections, hazard analyses, risk assessments, audits, and corrective actions are completed.
• Train supervisors in incident investigation and use incident data and root cause analysis to recommend loss controls.
• Maintain incident reporting systems and corrective-action processes, including actions arising from inspections, investigations, trends, audits, and regulatory orders.

Training, reporting, and employee support

• Coordinate safety orientation, education, and training for employees, managers, supervisors, committee members, and new hires; participate in the Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee.
• Support disability management, rehabilitation, and return-to-work placements consistent with employee restrictions; clarify functional abilities with health care practitioners and follow up on transitional work.
• Produce reports and statistics, analyze trends, and present findings or recommendations; file WSIB reports within required timelines.
• Maintain confidential personnel records and develop and communicate emergency and crisis response programs and procedures.
• Coordinate training for emergency response personnel and ensure plant health and safety rules and policies are followed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–7 years in occupational health and safety in manufacturing or a process industry.
• Occupational health and safety degree, certificate, or diploma, or a college diploma or university degree in another discipline; sciences are preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership, preferably in manufacturing or a process environment.
• Comprehensive occupational health and safety legislation knowledge and training in hazard recognition, assessment, and control.
• Strong occupational health and safety experience, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work across organizational levels, deliver positive business results, apply best practices, and exercise tact and discretion.

Benefits and development

• Benefits include health and wellness programs from the first day, a defined contribution pension with company matching, learning and development, tuition reimbursement, and up to two paid volunteer days annually.

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