Health & Safety Business Partner

SGS; Quebec, Montreal; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in testing, inspection, and certification is seeking a Health & Safety Business Partner in Quebec. The role involves promoting a strong health and safety culture, investigating incidents, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and at least 5 years of related experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in practical OHS advisory capacity in a related industry.
• ASP or CRST designation is required.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Promote positive employee relations and strengthen safety culture.
• Conduct H&S inspections and ensure compliance with standards.
• Participate in HSE-related incident investigations.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Bilingual fluency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering

Job description

Company Description

We are SGS – the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. Our 99,600 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a Better, Safer and more Interconnected world

Job Description

The Health & Safety Business Partner will promote positive employee relations to strengthen employee and organizational commitment to a strong health and safety culture within defined region of responsibility. The H & S Business Partner will be responsible for Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) activities in one or more business locations, assessing and managing hazards and risk, reducing loss, applying the global Health and Safety Management System, and meeting or exceeding relevant federal and local regulation. They understand the relationship between safety, quality, and productivity and their combined influence on the profitability of the organization. Additionally, they monitor the HSE-related performance of locations they support and work collaboratively with the H & S Manager and site management and staff to proactively influence desirable results while minimizing the impact of unplanned events.

• Maintains and updates health, safety and environmental metrics and documents. Responsible for dissemination and implementation of global SGS H & S Standards, Policies, and strategy.
• Leads development and implementation of programs to meet these defined strategies and objectives as required.
• Ensures maintenance of continuous “audit ready” state of compliance with SGS and governmental HSE Standards.
• Conducts H & S inspections to assess the status of Health & Safety programs, generates reports, communicates findings and strategies needed for compliance with the supported Line of Business.
• Ensures training needs for all positions within the location are identified and met, as they relate to compliance with internal expectations and with federal regulations.
• Works with the relevant management to deliver this training internally or through external sources.
• Assists the Industrial Hygiene Manager with the implementation of Comprehensive Industrial Hygiene.
• Exposure assessment and monitoring plans by coordinating and when needed, participating in hazard identification and assessment activities.
• Leads an effective implementation and utilization of risk identification, evaluation, and management processes.
• Participates in the incident investigation of all HSE-related serious incidents/fatalities and HIPO “near misses” at supported locations, utilizing formal tools to identify the root cause and develop appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
• Collaborates with the SGS Occupational Medical Director and Business Management Team to ensure effective injury case management process is fully implemented, well understood, and functioning as desired. Assist in worker's compensation case management through timely reporting, deployment of modified work programs & early/safe return to work strategies as needed.
• Serves as the Business H & S technical expert, providing technical expertise/coaching as needed in all areas and initiatives of the function including capital project review and risks management associated with non-capital modifications.
• Effectively supports geographically dispersed locations via in-person, remote or electronic means.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering, Chemistry, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, etc.
• 5+ years of experience in practical OHS advisory capacity in a related industry
• ASP or CRST designation is required
• Valid driver's license required
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills including grammar and composition.
• Bilingual fluency required.

Additional Information

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and Indigenous status, or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Accommodations are available on request for qualified candidates during each stage of the recruitment process.

Please note that candidates applying for Canadian job openings should be authorized to work in Canada.