Health and Safety Manager - Surrey

Randstad Canada; Surrey; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual performance bonus

Professional development support

Benefits package

Job summary

Randstad Canada in Surrey is seeking a Health & Safety Manager (Tactical & Operations-Focused) who will spend significant time on the floor, leading by example and championing safe work practices across frontline teams.

This hands-on role requires developing and enforcing H&S guidelines, conducting audits, coordinating incident reporting and root-cause analysis, and delivering training that translates safety into everyday behavior.

Qualifications

• Minimum experience in health and safety roles within heavy industry, manufacturing, or construction.
• Strong written and verbal communication and relationship-building skills.
• Willingness to travel to field locations up to 25% with a valid driver's license.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and incident reporting software.

Responsibilities

• Field Presence (50%+): Maintain a highly visible role on the floor/in the field, actively engaging with frontline personnel to champion safety through behavioral change and daily influence.
• Program Leadership: Lead the development, alignment, and execution of H&S guidelines, policies, and procedures to ensure they meet operational realities and regulatory mandates.
• Audits & Compliance: Conduct site inspections, manage incident reporting, and lead root-cause investigations. You will also take the lead on annual COR audits and regulatory compliance.
• Training & Coaching: Spearhead engaging safety training programs, ensuring they are relevant, effective, and tailored to our specific operational challenges.
• Strategic Partnership: Collaborate closely with line management to tackle day-to-day safety challenges while keeping senior leadership ahead of pending legislation and compliance strategies.
• Case Management: Oversee injury case management and return-to-work programs in partnership with HR and operations.

Skills

Safety leadership

Field presence

Communication

Travel readiness

Incident reporting

Tools

Microsoft Office

Incident reporting software

Job description

Position: Health & Safety Manager (Tactical & Operations-Focused) Location: Surrey

About the Opportunity:

Are you a hands-on professional who excels on the floor and leads by example? On behalf our our well established construction based client in Surrey we are looking for an Health and Safety Manager to support their team. If you are ready to get out from behind a desk, spend time in the field, and take the lead on safety where it matters most, we want you in this role.

Advantages

Key Details & Compensation:

• Salary Range: $95,000 – $110,000 (Based on experience and current alignment).
• Hours: Standard hours are Monday to Friday (40 hours/week), but as the safety lead, you must be available to respond to critical emergencies during non-business hours.
• Perks: Eligibility for the annual performance bonus program, continued professional development (we will support your safety certifications!), and a comprehensive benefits package.

Responsibilities

What You Will Be Doing:

• Field Presence (50%+): Maintain a highly visible role on the floor/in the field, actively engaging with frontline personnel to champion safety through behavioral change and daily influence.
• Program Leadership: Lead the development, alignment, and execution of H&S guidelines, policies, and procedures to ensure they meet operational realities and regulatory mandates.
• Audits & Compliance: Conduct site inspections, manage incident reporting, and lead root-cause investigations. You will also take the lead on annual COR audits and regulatory compliance.
• Training & Coaching: Spearhead engaging safety training programs, ensuring they are relevant, effective, and tailored to our specific operational challenges.
• Strategic Partnership: Collaborate closely with line management to tackle day-to-day safety challenges while keeping senior leadership ahead of pending legislation and compliance strategies.
• Case Management: Oversee injury case management and return-to-work programs in partnership with HR and operations.

Qualifications

What We Would Like From You:

• Experience: A strong background in our operations, combined with progressive experience in health and safety roles (ideally within heavy industry, manufacturing, or construction).
• Leadership Style: Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills. You must be able to respectfully enforce standards and influence peers, bridging the gap between management and the frontline.
• Mobility: Willingness to travel to various field locations up to 25% of the time, requiring a valid driver’s license with a clean motor vehicle record (MVR).
• Tech Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Office and incident reporting software to produce presentation materials and action plans.

Summary

Why Make This Move?

You already know that how valuable safety is above all else. Stepping into this role means you are directly responsible for ensuring your colleagues go home safe every single day. It offers a dynamic work environment where your on-the-ground knowledge will translate immediately into safer operations and career growth for yourself.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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