EHS Manager – Edmonton Distribution Safety Lead

Grainger Canada; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

PTO and holidays

Life insurance

RRSP & Defined Contribution Pension

Educational & Professional Membership

Job summary

Grainger Canada is seeking an experienced Manager, Environmental, Health and Safety to lead EHS programs across distribution facilities, branches, offices, and field operations in the designated territory. You will train teams on EHS requirements, provide subject-matter expertise to supply chain leaders, and partner with the EHS Director for Canada to drive safety excellence.

The role emphasizes regulatory compliance, incident prevention, and continuous improvement, with a base salary range of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in safety or related field.
• 5+ years EHS experience in distribution or manufacturing.
• Technical skills related to safety and Workers Compensation.
• Experience with safety databases and software.
• Knowledge of OHS and EHS management systems.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and influence on EHS strategy.
• CSP certification preferred
• CRSP certification preferred

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and leads EHS programs to ensure regulatory compliance and reduce incidents and costs.
• Performs frequent site safety audits to identify and mitigate EHS risks and injuries.
• Promotes a culture of EHS excellence and continuous improvement, develops and delivers EHS training, and provides guidance to supply chain leaders and team members.
• Manage workers compensation claims, return to work, support objections/appeals and liaise with workers compensation boards and return to work specialists to support efforts to reduce recordable and lost time claims.
• Audits workplace and team member behaviors to ensure training, auditing, and scoring methods are accurate and consistent. Manages external audit programs, including COR program.
• Analyzes safety data to identify trends, recommends corrective actions, drives continuous improvement, and refines EHS processes-establishing and reporting on site-level EHS performance metrics.
• Supports EHS incident investigations, identifies root causes, ensures corrective actions are taken, and provides frequent status updates to supply chain partners and EHS leadership.
• Provide timely support for Customer requests (data, clearance certificates, insurance certificates, action plans), managing database uploads, preparing and presenting on customer safety stewardship meetings and conducting site visits.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in safety or related field

Job description

Grainger Canada is seeking an experienced Manager, Environmental, Health and Safety to lead EHS programs across distribution facilities, branches, offices, and field operations in the designated territory. You will train teams on EHS requirements, provide subject-matter expertise to supply chain leaders, and partner with the EHS Director for Canada to drive safety excellence.

The role emphasizes regulatory compliance, incident prevention, and continuous improvement, with a base salary range of