Manager, Health and Safety

At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high-quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world. As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth-driven work environment. Ready to bring your best?

Overview of the role

Saputo Dairy Products Canada is seeking a passionate Health & Safety Manager, responsible for all activities and education related to health and safety and applicable legislation. Providing guidance to the location’s leadership team as well as employees to adopt best behavior and procedures to reflect the priority and focus we have on health and safety. The role acts as an ambassador of our culture and values and will be responsible for the Georgetown facility.

Work Location: Georgetown (Primary), Orangeville

Schedule: TBD

Salary: $90,530 to $118,820 (offers will vary commensurate with experience, education, skills, and training.)

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Advantageous corporate agreements
• Full range of group insurance benefits
• Group retirement pension plan with employer contribution
• Purchase option of company stocks
• Group RRSP
• Health and wellness program in the workplace
• Assistance program for employees and their families
• Saputo products at a discounted price

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with peer group in executing company safety policies by providing training and education to ensure that employees follow Corporate and Governmental Safety Standards (OHSA/MOL)
• Support, coach and empower the Management team as well as the local health and safety team and Joint committee members to act as a business partner for all health and safety related activities.
• Work in collaboration with the Corporate Health & Safety team as well as other Ontario Health & Safety Specialists to foster and promote a culture of employee engagement and continuous learning.
• Influence change through comprehensive risk assessments and safety data analysis and proactively review and execute safety programs.
• Conduct frontline employee risk review and hazard assessments.
• Maintain regular floor presence to promote positive relations and ensure a healthy and safe working environment.
• Provide guidance and review of site incidents in developing supervisor’s skills in investigating and preparing detailed reports with strong corrective actions.
• Audit the facilities for legislative and corporate compliance and associated behaviors to ensure that training, and preventative measures are addressing areas of opportunity.
• Support the deployment and integration of human organizational performance (HOP) for local Health & Safety team and operation and warehouse teams.
• Facilitate Learning Teams as needed.
• Partner with local agencies to develop strong relationships while developing a knowledge base within the dairy/food industry.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A degree/diploma in Health and Safety or equivalent work experience. Registered as Canadian registered safety professional (CRSP) is an asset.
• 2-3 years of Health and Safety experience in a medium to large organization.
• Experience in HOP, training delivery, coaching and motivation to seek and understand problems in a methodical way.
• Ability to communicate key HOP messages to senior leaders, site leaders, workforce and business partners.
• Understanding in operational learning methodologies that include both learning from incidents and learning from normal work.
• Ability to evaluate safeguards for error-likely scenarios.
• Proficient in local and Ontario provincial regulations; CSA standards and ISO 45001.
• Recognized leadership and autonomy, excellent communication, planning and work organization skills.
• Team oriented and strong ability to engage people.
• Proficiency reporting in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint with ability to learn other online systems.
• Note that duties, skills and requirements may evolve based on business needs.

Inclusion and Accommodation

Saputo welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations up to the point of undue hardship are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Saputo supports employment equity and invites candidates from all horizons to join the family.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Management and Manufacturing

Industries: Food and Beverage Manufacturing