Manager, Health and Safety

Position Summary

The Health and Safety Manager is a pivotal leader, responsible for driving compliance and fostering a proactive safety culture. This role involves leading the Health and Safety team, collaborating with site leadership, and mentoring stakeholders to ensure adherence to MBC policies, procedures, and OHS legislation. Key duties include ensuring compliance to corporate policies, implementing site safety plans, conducting injury reviews, championing injury reduction initiatives, and managing safety metrics. The position emphasizes leadership, adaptability, and communication while requiring expertise in safety protocols, certifications, and team-building. Success is measured by fostering cultural improvements, achieving operational milestones with embedded safety standards, and promoting a "Zero Injury Culture" across all levels of the organization.

Goals and Objectives

• Foster a safety-focused culture where safety is integral to every manufacturing process.
• Drive improvements with leadership buy-in for safety initiatives.
• Create a culture of shared responsibility for safety across all teams and departments.
• Achieve operational milestones while embedding safety as a critical success factor.

Organizational Relationship

This position reports directly to Corporate - Director, Environmental, Health and Safety

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Health and Safety Team while providing support to site projects to drive compliance and safety excellence.
• Ensure compliance of Corporate Policies, Procedures, Programs and Audits
• Collaborate with Site Leadership and EHS team members to execute the Site Safety Plan deliverables and countermeasures.
• Coach, mentor, and guide stakeholders—including managers, supervisors, engineers, and the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC)—to ensure compliance with MBC Policies, Safe Work Procedures (SWP), and OHS legislation.
• Stay updated on provincial, and company health and safety regulations, ensuring full compliance across all operations.
• Coordinate and conduct injury review processes to identify root causes and implement effective injury reduction initiatives.
• Champion a "Zero Injury Culture" by promoting safety-first initiatives and conducting comprehensive safety training programs.
• Manage a site wide ergonomics program with onsite therapist provider.
• Track and report safety performance metrics and lead plant safety committees to foster continuous improvement.
• Function as the emergency response roll call coordinator, driving business continuity plans and emergency preparedness efforts.
• Manage on-site security initiatives and ensure all provincial regulatory requirements are met.
• Oversee the administration and review of Made Safe – Safe Work Certification.
• Act as a key safety resource for projects, driving best practices.
• Support the site for all shifts
• Perform other duties as may be assigned at management’s discretion.

Skills, & Attributes

Technical Skills:

• Safe Work Certified Approved Internal Auditor
• Advanced knowledge of OHS Management Systems, provincial safety legislation, and risk assessment
• Familiarity with OSHA regulations an asset
• Familiarity with Lean tools and methodologies
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must have analytical reasoning and problem solving capabilities.
• Balanced approach to technical, business and people aspects of business.

Soft Skills:

• Strong team-building, communication, and leadership abilities.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
• Ability to challenge the status quo with a "change agent" mindset.
• Adaptable, with exceptional interpersonal and time-management skills.
• Proficient in teaching and engaging with all levels of an organization.

Team and Collaboration

• Work as part of a corporate safety team while leading and mentoring a site safety team.
• Collaborate proactively with site leadership to integrate safety requirements into all operational tasks through meetings, training, and ongoing support.

Challenges and Opportunities

• Address resistance to change and demonstrate the value of safety improvements, and balance productivity.
• Collaborate effectively with leadership, providing support across all shifts.
• Opportunity for growth through participation in strategic initiatives and projects.

Additional Attributes

• Proven ability to drive change and foster positive improvements in operations.

• Support Management of Change processes with clear, positive communication and collaboration.

   

Education & Experience

Experience:

• 3–5 years leading a team using a collaborative, team-building approach.
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience integrating health and safety into operational processes.

Education:

• BS degree in Safety, Engineering, Human Resources, Environmental Sciences or a related field.
• Diploma/Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Relevant certifications (CRSP, CRST, CHSC) considered an asset.

Company Culture and Values

• Make the team better 

  Celebrate success; give feedback to improve

  Get actively involved and share your perspective

• Be bold

  Make big commitments to deliver big results

  Fail fast 

• Champion improvement

  Trust the tools to drive results

  Don’t wait for someone else to find a better way

• Embody the "4 Basics":

  Safe and Clean Workplace

  Quality at or above expectations

  Complete on-time delivery

  Fashion product at a fair price