Health and Safety Manager - Etobicoke, Canada - Give and Go Prepared Foods

Give and Go Prepared Foods
Give and Go Prepared Foods
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Etobicoke, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Job Overview:


Responsible to provide leadership, support and technical expertise to continuously improve the effectiveness of the site(s) Health and Safety program, in accordance with applicable legislation and site targets.

The role is tasked to ensure a safe workplace through prevention methods and the achievement of our corporate strategic objectives (KPI's, etc.).


What you will get to do:

  • Act as a technical resource for Stakeholders by encouraging action in accordance with legislation and best practice, educating and generating awareness of safety initiatives, and supporting continual development of the work environment and practices
  • Ensure the monitoring, creation, implementation, and enforcement of company policies and procedures
  • Revising and creating policies to stay current with department/company changes, legislation and related internal controls
  • Maintain strict confidentiality of all information obtained, written, or verbally discussed within the Health & Safety department
  • Responsible to assist in the development, maintenance and implementation of the corporate and sitespecific Health & Safety programs as directed by the Director, Health & Safety with mínimal oversight
  • Assist in implementing forward thinking Health & Safety efforts (riskbased and compliance)
  • Remain current with legislation and leading best practices ensuring Give & Go policies and training are compliant
  • Participate in discussions across the company to provide insight into current health and safety practices, as well as provide suggestions for areas of improvement
  • Support and participate in the Joint Health & Safety Committees, continuously developing both the committee and the work environment through ongoing support in monthly meetings and inspections, coordination of workplace improvement activities, and education/training
  • Identify training needs, coordinate, support, and conduct Health & Safety training for sites
  • Maintain a Health & Safety training tracking sheet to ensure compliance and conduct formal safety orientations
  • Participate in and conduct training initiatives as per business need
  • Develop minutes and reports for documentation purposes
  • Train and coach in situational challenges in different site areas, while providing support and recommendations for risk elimination
  • Facilitate work environment hazard analysis/resolution through identification and elimination of hazards, calling meetings to review data, and making recommendations for resolution
  • Continuously improve the health and safety program through analyzing metrics and data, determining risk, and creating/implementing policies & activities for positive change, including external networking to develop best practice
  • Facilitate incident investigations, proper root cause analyses, and development of corrective actions with responsible stakeholders

Recipe for success:


  • Completion of a college diploma or university degree in Occupational Health & Safety or a related field
  • Minimum of 3 years of Health & Safety experience
  • Previous experience investigating incidents & accidents and conducting training in a multiple plant environment
  • Previous experience in the Food Manufacturing industry is an asset
  • Working towards or has achieved a CRSP or CHSC designation

A few extra ingredients:


  • Excellent Leadership and critical thinking skills capable of leading cross functional teams in issue resolution and showing good judgement to put plans into effect to resolve concerns
  • Strong communication (written and verbal) skills to draft written correspondence
  • Excellent influencing skills, with the ability to deal with conflict and crisis in a calm manner
  • Strong interpersonal and organizational skills (ability to be highly structured/detailed)
  • Comfortable speaking in groups to present H&S training
  • Excellent ability with MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
  • Must stay current with legislation, regulations, theory, and case law related to Health & Safety and Canadian Standards Association (CSA). Current knowledge of changes and innovations in Health & Safety

What we can offer:


  • It's an exciting time to be part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part our growth and extraordinarily bright future.
  • As we grow, we are committed to preserve the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something.
  • Learning and growth; we are working to create an environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged.
  • Competitive Benefits, along with work, life balance

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
$65,546.27-$115,283.14 per year


Benefits:


  • Dental care
  • Employee assistance program
  • Extended health care
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • RRSP match
  • Vision care
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