Manager Health And Safety

The Manager of Health and Safety will work with Senior Management and have responsibility for the ongoing development, systematic monitoring, and evaluation of the company’s quality and HSE programs to ensure continual improvement and standards are being met within the company and across Canadian and USA governing bodies. The Safety Manager is responsible for the organization and execution of corrective and preventative safety activities with the overall objective to drive an incident-free workplace and return our employees home safely each day.

The Role

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate OSHA 300 log
• Foster a Health & Safety culture through regular operational support, including but not limited to program/project development, deployment, communication, training, field/remote support & coaching.
• Review and provide feedback on incident investigation reports, to ensure root cause determination and corrective completion, accountability, and management ownership to drive effective change plus mitigation of future risk.
• Assist with business in all regions of Canada and the USA as requested by the Executive Team
• Ensure staff are motivated and excited about the work they are doing and committed to being operationally excellent.
• Lead and/or participate in HSE regional/global and/or cross-functional programs, projects, initiatives & campaigns.
• Develop and implement audit programs to review and assure compliance with applicable health and safety standards
• Conduct workplace inspections and audits in conjunction with the JOHSC Committee
• Participate as a member of the Senior Safety Team and support the Safety Ambassadors at each location.
• Consistently strives to meet or exceed prescribed targets (i.e. safety, operational efficiency, schedule)
• Initiate and conduct trend analysis, provide findings, solutions, coaching and communicate shared learnings.
• Manage all claims from accident report to return of worker for modified duty and claim closure
• Manage workers compensation claims and aims to reduce costs by working closely with insurance carriers and state authorities in addition to this client’s supervisors and managers
• Responsible for ongoing development, deployment, and maintenance of the PRT Occupational Health and Safety Program. (OH&S)
• Facilitate the implementation of the OH&S Program throughout Canada and the USA, working with the Senior Safety Team and site managers to ensure ongoing improvement of business processes.
• Develop and maintain standards for operational safety documentation.
• Travel required across our Nursery and Administration locations.
• Build and foster professional and employee-focused relationships to influence, identify and develop safety process improvement that will support the business.
• Create and maintains a safety matrix and database to support all necessary safety training outlined by the client and OHSA standards
• Produce site visit reports and recommendations for improvement
• Build and maintains the Safety Management System (SMS) database and report on; nonconformance, environmental spills, work observations, compliance obligations, root cause analysis, near misses, training management, audit management and incident management
• Establish, leads, and demonstrates “One Right Way”
• Support new and acquired nurseries in safety-related matters during transitions.

Working Conditions:

This position works out of a nursery location. The position involves extensive travel to PRT nurseries. A portion of time is spent outdoors during varying temperatures and weather conditions both in open-growing compounds and greenhouses. The remaining portion of work time is spent indoors in an office environment. Workers are exposed to various machinery, equipment, and pesticides during the course of their work.

Qualifications

Education/Experience

• Thorough knowledge of Canadian and US Health and Safety Regulations and legislation.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience with coordinating and/or managing a safety program for a medium to large employer.
• Experience with regulatory agencies across multi-jurisdictions.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) is an asset.
• Degree/Diploma in HSE or related field preferred, Safety certification(s) will be considered.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficiency with Microsoft software packages and database systems.
• Must be able to prioritize tasks and manage multi-task effectively.
• Strong written, verbal & presentation skills.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have access to an automobile for business.
• Strong proven problem solving, analytical and reporting skills.
• Ability to work independently and takes initiative.
• Proven ability to lead, develop and engage with senior leaders.

Physical Requirements:

This job has specific physical demands including the ability to lift light to medium weight objects. This position requires long periods of sitting for travel and office work as well as periods of walking through nurseries to review site compliance with safety standards.