Health and Safety Manager

Scandinavian Building Services; Canada; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A Canadian cleaning service company is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to lead its Health and Safety team. Responsibilities include developing workplace safety procedures, managing safety training programs, and ensuring compliance with Occupational Safety legislation. The ideal candidate has at least 7 years of experience in Health and Safety leadership, possesses a CRSP designation, and has strong knowledge of safety best practices. The role offers flexibility as it's hybrid, with expected hours from Monday to Friday.

Benefits

Tuition reimbursement program

Comprehensive medical and dental plan

Job security and stability

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years progressive experience in Health and Safety with prior leadership roles.
• CRSP designation required.
• First aid certified and WHMIS instructor certified.
• Experience in safety leadership with subcontractors is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of 6 Health and Safety members.
• Develop and manage workplace safety procedures and policies.
• Conduct internal and external audits for COR certification.
• Provide training on safety programs and policies.

Skills

Occupational Safety legislation

Health and Safety best practices

Leadership

Coaching

Education

Post-secondary education in Health and Safety

Job description

Scandinavian Building Services has been a Canadian leader in retail and commercial cleaning for the last 60 years. Starting as a small family owned and operated business in Edmonton Alberta in 1982 to offering full service janitorial and building maintenance across Canada today. We attribute our success to staying true to our core values of Service, Motivate, Respect, and Connect. As we continue to grow we are looking to add a Health and Safety Manager to the Scandi Family!

Business hours are Monday to Friday 8am - 4:30pm with flexibility needed as business needs fluctuate.

This is a hybrid role (Monday, Wednesday, Friday in Office)

What’s in it for you:

• Awarded one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies: We’re committed to a high level standard of excellence for both clients and our Scandi Family.
• Growth Opportunities:A place to hang your hat. We want our employees to grow with us long term and offer a tuition reimbursement program to continue your professional development.
• Stability and Job Security:Even through tough economic times we’ve continued to steadily grow, and we aren’t slowing down any time soon. With a strong national presence across Canada and growth into the US.
• Family First Culture:We are and have always been a family owned and operated business. We have family friendly events year-round and affectionately call our team members the Scandi Family.
• Benefits: We offer a comprehensive medical and dental plan as well as personal days off.

What your day to day will look like:

You will be reporting intothe President

• Manage a team of 6 Health and Safety team members
• Provide leadership and management all members of the Health and Safety team
  
• Demonstrate Health and Safety team to the organization, modelling appropriate behaviour while promoting a Safety culture
• Provide Health and Safety team knowledge and coaching to internal stakeholders ensuring that they maintain an awareness of regulations and policies and are promoting a Safety culture within their own teams
• Work with all members of the management team as a “trusted advisor” providing coaching and support as required
• Seek to find the root cause of challenges and present viable solutions

• Develop, update and manage all workplace safety procedures, programs and polices for the company.
• Consistently monitor and update the HSE policies and procedures in order to ensure compliance with legislation and create a safe work environment
• Prepare and perform internal and external audits for COR certification
• Perform site inspections as required, to ensure that all safety programs are implemented accordingly
• Provide assistance to set up training for all employees on specialty programs
• Implement and maintain all HSE training programs
• Implement and maintain all HSE training programs
• Educate the organization on root causes and trends that arise from the incident investigation.
• Research and administer safety guidelines accordingly for implementation of the best safety policies
• Practice and coach on Safety language and continue to evolve the Safety Culture

What you’ll need to succeed:

• A minimum of 7 years progressive experience in Health and Safety with previous experience in a leadership role is required
• Must possess outstanding knowledge of Occupational Safety legislation, and Health and Safety best practices
• Completion of post-secondary education in Health and Safety is preferred
• Must hold a CRSP designation
• Must hold first aid certified and certified as a WHMIS instructor
• Must hold certification as an ASCA COR Auditor
• Previous experience providing safety leadership in an environment with sub-contractors would be an asset
• WHIMIS Train the Trainer certification would be an asset
• Understanding of adult learning styles in an asset

Our interview process:

• 20 minute preliminary phone interview with our Recruiter
• 20-40 minute assessment (depending on optional practice questions or breaks)
• 30 minute MS Teams video interview with the Hiring Manager and direct Supervisor for the role

At Scandinavian Building Services we are an equal opportunity employer who values a diverse workplace. We recognize the strength that comes from different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives and welcome all candidates to apply. We feel it is important that all people have access and opportunity to be employed, to be valued and to be respected.