Environmental Health & Safety Manager

Jobtailor; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced EHS professional in Edmonton, Canada, to own and improve safety performance across distribution centers and branch locations. You will monitor injury rates, audits, claims management and compliance to drive proactive improvement.

You will implement OSHA-aligned strategies, lead incident investigations, coordinate training, manage complex EHS programs, and interface with government inspectors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in health and safety.
• Minimum 5 years of direct EHS experience, preferably in distribution or manufacturing.
• Thorough knowledge of health and safety legislation.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to travel approximately 15–20% of the time.
• Familiarity and experience with ISO standards, processes and audits.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve safety performance of distribution centers and branch locations, including injury rates, audit results, claims management and compliance.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and applicable federal and provincial legislation.
• Implement OSHA, ergonomics, injury and illness reduction, hazard communication and environmental matters programs.
• Support leaders with accident and incident root-cause investigations and remediation activities.
• Develop, plan and direct on-site safety programs and projects with significant impact.
• Investigate and recover assets with regional EHS and corporate investigations as needed.
• Maintain documentation and prepare government agency reports and interface with inspectors.

Skills

EHS Management

Health And Safety Legislation

Accident Investigation

Training Program Development

ISO Standards Familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree or post-secondary diploma in health and safety

Job description

• Own and improve safety performance of distribution centers and branch locations, including injury rates, audit results, claims management and compliance
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures and applicable federal and provincial legislation
• Implement EHS initiatives and strategies addressing OSHA, ergonomics, injury and illness reduction, hazard communication, environmental matters, emergency preparedness and employee safety
• Support leaders and team members with accident and incident root-cause investigations, remediation and prevention activities
• Develop and manage business-critical projects and programs with significant financial or legal impact
• Develop, plan, organize and direct on-site security staff activities at distribution centers
• Investigate and recover stolen or lost assets with Regional EHS and Corporate Investigations
• Manage complex EHS improvement programs across distribution centers and branches
• Inform the Director, EH&S of critical business incidents and provide monthly project and incident reports
• Conduct audits, inspections and investigations and ensure corrective action and follow-up
• Support and mentor joint health and safety committees
• Maintain legally and company-required documentation and records
• Prepare government agency reports and interface with governmental agencies and inspectors
• Advise stakeholders and provide excellent customer service

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or post-secondary diploma specific to a health and safety discipline
• Minimum of 5 years of direct EHS experience, preferably in distribution or manufacturing
• Thorough knowledge of health and safety legislation
• Technical knowledge and abilities related to safety matters
• High-level verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers and team members at all organizational levels
• Ability to deal professionally and tactfully with government agencies, authorities and inspectors
• Experienced trainer able to create and deliver high-impact training programs
• Familiarity and experience with ISO standards, processes and audits
• Ability to manage in a fast-paced, flexible environment
• Professional EHS certification preferred
• Ability to travel approximately 15–20% of the time

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in managing EHS initiatives and compliance, with a strong focus on safety performance, accident investigation, and training program development. Possesses thorough knowledge of health and safety legislation and the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• EHS Management
• Health And Safety Legislation
• Accident Investigation
• Training Program Development
• ISO Standards Familiarity

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• EHS Compliance
• Safety Performance Improvement
• Incident Root-Cause Analysis
• Audit Conducting
• Claims Management
• Emergency Preparedness
• Hazard Communication
• Environmental Matters Management
• Documentation Management
• Project Management

Soft Skills

• High-Level Communication Skills
• Relationship Building
• Professionalism
• Tactfulness
• Mentoring

Certifications & Qualifications

• Professional EHS Certification

Industry Keywords

• Distribution Centers
• Manufacturing
• OSHA
• Ergonomics
• Government Agency Interaction
• Joint Health And Safety Committees
• Fast-Paced Environment