Sr Consultant Health & Safety Quebec

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Job Description

Reporting to the Senior Manager, National Health and Safety, and acting as a trusted advisor to business partners, this role will lead the execution of Purolator’s health and safety program within an assigned geography and leads a team of H&S specialists and Coordinators.

Duties Include, but are not limited to:

• Manage a team of H&S coordinators and specialists.
• Take ownership of the H&S strategy within the region in alignment with operations.
• Adopting the principles of continuous improvement in establishing and maintaining a strong safety culture
• Actively promote a healthy workplace that is free from workplace violence and harassment
• Work collaboratively with the Environment, Health and Safety team, and with business partners, to drive an improvement in injury frequency.
• Educate, consult with and influence management regarding unique safety requirements impacting their decisions, business unit operations, systems and procedures
• Work directly with senior operations directors, district managers and unit managers to implement and maintain health and safety operating procedures
• Monitor, review and report monthly health and safety performance indicators/measures
• Facilitate / Lead incident investigations, using our Medgate (Cority) program by conducting assessment and root cause analysis, identification of corrective action, ensuring desired follow-up are achieved for high potential and / or high impact incidents.
• Ensure that low severity / low potential incidents are investigated properly and corrective actions are carried out for closure and sustainability.
• Support Purolator’s return-to-work program
• Support the external Environment, Health and Safety audit process (identify safety hazards, non-compliance, provide recommendations/programs to mitigate gaps in compliance, etc.)
• Ensure integration of health and safety measures into all new processes, equipment, and contract work
• Provide H&S coaching to operations senior management (Director level and District Manager levels).
• Ensure proper H&S record keeping is carried out within the region.
• Coach and train the H&S team on carrying out effective incident investigations and act as a SME for the incident investigation methodology.
• Facilitate local safety walks, document and track close out of actions.
• Run safety observation and intervention programs
• Facilitate the role out of the new H&S procedures and standards
• Review JHA’s prepared and ensure that the JHA process is carried out at each location within the region.
• Provide technical Safety advice for the senior management of the region.
• Participate / carry out local H&S inspections
• Work with the Dangerous Goods and Transportation Safety teams to support their activities.
• Design H&S coaching programs for managers and front line workers and carry out Coach-the-Coach sessions for H&S coordinators and specialists.
• Carry out trend analysis for leading and lagging indicators within the region and design safety interventions to curb trends
• Carry out H&S inspections, audits and assessments
• Provide H&S coaching for senior Regional Management (up to Sr. Ops Director)
• Ensure that the legal register is maintained up to date.
• Develop and maintain / update technical H&S standards (Ensure alignment with legal requirements)
• Represent the Company escorting external official inspections (Provincial and Federal)
• Provide technical advise where required to solve H&S related problems.
• Facilitate and participate in Risk Assessment sessions
• Attend H&S committee meetings to provide H&S advise.
• Work with other disciplines (procurement, Facilities management etc…) to provide recommendations to ensure compliance with legal requirements regarding H&S regulations for facilities.
• Provide input into ergonomic assessments

Qualifications:

• The successful candidate will possess a minimum of a 4 year university degree in Occupational Health & Safety or related field.
• 5 to 9 years of experience in the field of Occupational Health and Safety. 2 of which in a managerial role in the province of Quebec in Logistics, transport, packaging, courier industry, etc…
• Have managed a team of H&S professionals within a geographic area.
• Be familiar with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Canada Labor Code part 2, and Provincial health and safety laws.
• Must have in depth knowledge of legislative requirements to operate in Quebec.
• Have received formal training on incident investigation methodologies (preferably TapRoot®)
• Possess Health and Safety training on technical standards (Conveyor safety, Manual Material Handling, PPE, etc)
• Familiar with Behavioral Based Safety programs.
• Familiar with Ergonomic standards.
• A highly effective health and safety professional with a record of demonstrated accomplishment in supporting an effective health and safety program.
• Track record of consistently delivering results
• Understanding of, and experience applying, principles of risk management and loss control
• Proven ability to effectively influence peers.
• Superior organizational skills to plan, monitor and adjust to dynamic operating issues and a rapidly changing environment
• Willing to aggressively address problems; assume ownership of issues and provide solutions
• Self-directed and self-motivated, demonstrating a high level of professionalism, ethics, confidence and a commitment to a team approach. Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must set personal ethical standards at a high level and interact with others at equivalent levels within the organization in a manner that instills similar values
• Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to travel regionally to facility locations
• Valid driver’s licence
• Bilingual: English and French.
• Ability to work outside non-traditional hours (Evenings, weekends, holidays etc…)
• Familiar with the CSA standards
• Holder of Auditing certification (ISO 45001, COR, ISO 9001)
• Familiar with the workers Compensation Boards requirements for the province.
• Preferably holder of OHS certification (preferably CRSP)
• High analytical skills
• Familiar with coaching models
• Ability to learn new skills
• Familiar with return to work principles

POSTING DETAILS
Location: 521 - Boucherville
Working Conditions: Office Environment; On the Road; Retail Center Environment; Warehouse Environment

Reports to: Senior Manager, National H&S
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