Corporate Health, Safety and Environment Manager

J.D. Irving, Limited; City of Moncton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing and agriculture company is seeking a Corporate HSE Manager to oversee the development and management of its safety program. This role involves implementing safety policies, ensuring compliance, and leading teams to enhance safety performance across multiple sites. The ideal candidate will have 5-10 years of experience in a safety leadership role and relevant certifications. This position requires travel across Canada and the U.S.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in safety or leadership role in manufacturing, food processing, or agriculture.
• Preferably a certified safety professional (CRST, CRSP, CSP, NEBOSH, or equivalent).
• Ability to lead people and change.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement the Corporate Safety management system across all divisions.
• Ensure regulatory compliance to all relevant safety and health regulations.
• Lead and develop direct and indirect reports.

Skills

Safety leadership

Interpersonal communication

Organizational skills

Strategic thinking

Collaboration

Education

Post Secondary Education or HSE Diploma

PMP certification

Job description

Overview

Reporting to the Corporate Health, Safety, & Environment (HSE) Director, the Corporate HSE Manager will action the strategic direction of the development, management, and constant improvement of the Corporate HS&E program and policies, and safety management system, to prevent loss and harm and to enhance overall performance of HS&E requirements among all divisions and sites across Cavendish, Cavendish Agri, and Island Gas.

The Corporate HSE Manager will work closely with all HSE Divisional/Site Leads or Managers, and Operations Leads to ensure the corporate standards and directions are embedded in divisional safety strategies.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in safety and or leadership role in manufacturing, food processing or agriculture.
• Preferably a certified safety professional holding any one of the following designations: CRST, CRSP, CSP, NEBOSH, or equivalent.
• Post Secondary Education or HSE Diploma.
• PMP certification would be an asset.
• Strategic thinker, strong interpersonal, communication, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
• Strong collaborator with the ability to work independently.
• Ability to lead people and change.
• A passion for our business and the well-being of our people.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and implementation of the Cavendish Corporate Safety management system across all of Cavendish and Island Gas.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of the Cavendish Corporate Safety program and associated policies for all Cavendish divisions and Island Gas with the long-term goal of creating standardization across the businesses.
• Primary responsibility for the effective implementation, actions, and ongoing maturity of the internal audit processes such as Enhesa and KeyElements ofSafety.
• Manage the effective utilization of Intelex and other HSE technologies across Cavendish and leverage data analytics to make recommendations to the Corporate Director HSE on safety strategy to reduce risk.
• Identify, prioritize, and drive improvement opportunities.
• Ensure regulatory compliance to all relevant safety and health regulations across Cavendish and Island Gas.
• Manage the implementation of IGM/JDI Corporate safety standards across all of Cavendish and Island Gas.
• Perform site visits to ensure safety and health is a priority at all sites and being driven by site management.
• Lead and develop direct and indirect reports.
• This role requires up to 30% travel annually to support health, safety, and environmental initiatives across multiple facilities and operational sites in Canada and the United States.