Health & Safety Business Partner

Job Description

The Health & Safety Business Partner will promote positive employee relations to strengthen employee and organizational commitment to a strong health and safety culture within defined region of responsibility. The H & S Business Partner will be responsible for Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) activities in one or more business locations, assessing and managing hazards and risk, reducing loss, applying the global Health and Safety Management System, and meeting or exceeding relevant federal and local regulation. They understand the relationship between safety, quality, and productivity and their combined influence on the profitability of the organization. Additionally, they monitor the HSE-related performance of locations they support and work collaboratively with the H & S Manager and site management and staff to proactively influence desirable results while minimizing the impact of unplanned events.

This job will require 40% travel across NAM including – New Orleans, LA, Calgary, AB, Vancouver, BC, and Guelph, ON.

• Maintains and updates health, safety and environmental metrics and documents. Responsible for dissemination and implementation of global SGS H & S Standards, Policies, and strategy.
• Leads development and implementation of programs to meet these defined strategies and objectives as required.
• Ensures maintenance of continuous “audit ready” state of compliance with SGS and governmental HSE Standards.
• Conducts H & S inspections to assess the status of Health & Safety programs, generates reports, communicates findings and strategies needed for compliance with the supported Line of Business.
• Ensures training needs for all positions within the location across the business are identified and met, as they relate to compliance with internal expectations and with federal regulations.
• Works with the relevant management to deliver this training internally or through external sources.
• Assists the Industrial Hygiene Manager with the implementation of Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene.
• Exposure assessment and monitoring plans by coordinating and when needed, participating in hazard identification and assessment activities.
• Leads an effective implementation and utilization of risk identification, evaluation, and management processes.
• Participates in the incident investigation of all HSE-related serious incidents/fatalieties and HIPO “near misses” at supported locations, utilizing formal tools to identify the root cause and develop appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
• Collaborates with the SGS Occupational Medical Director and Business Management Team to ensure effective injury case management process is fully implemented, well understood, and functioning as desired. Assist in worker's compensation case management through timely reporting, deployment of modified work programs & early/safe return to work strategies as needed.
• Serves as the Business H & S technical expert, providing technical expertise/coaching as needed in all areas and initiatives of the function including capital project review and risks management associated with non-capital modifications.
• Effectively supports geographically dispersed locations via in-person, remote or electronic means.
• Accountable for the implementation of the Health, Safety and Environment management system and the enforcement of all regulations as per the Company Health and Safety Manual, and the immediate reporting of any Health, Safety or Environmental incidents, accidents or concerns to Director of Health, Safety & Environment for action.
• Promoting and improving Health and Safety while leading the Joint Health and Safety Committee (as required).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering, Chemistry, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, etc.
• 5+ years of experience in practical OHS advisory capacity in a related industry.
• CRSP, CSP or equivalent designation is required.
• Valid driver's license required.

Additional Information

Salary Range: $105,000 to $117,000

Some benefit highlights:

• 80% coverage Health, Dental and Vision
• Paid time off
• RRSP Program Eligibility

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and Indigenous status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Accommodations are available on request for qualified candidates during each stage of the recruitment process.

Please note that candidates applying for Canadian job openings should be authorized to work in Canada.