Manager, Health & Safety

MasterBrand Cabinets LLC; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in cabinetry is seeking a Health and Safety Manager to drive compliance and foster a proactive safety culture. The role requires collaboration with leadership and mentoring stakeholders, aiming to champion a Zero Injury Culture while overseeing safety protocol adherence and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 35 years leading a team with a collaborative approach.
• Experience integrating health and safety into operational processes.
• Advanced knowledge of OHS Management Systems and provincial safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Health and Safety Team to drive compliance and safety excellence.
• Ensure adherence to corporate policies, programs, and audits.
• Champion a Zero Injury Culture and manage safety performance metrics.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical reasoning

Problem solving

Team-building

Education

BS degree in Safety Engineering

Diploma / Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

Relevant certifications (CRSP, CRST, CHSC)

Job description

The Health and Safety Manager is a pivotal leader responsible for driving compliance and fostering a proactive safety culture. This role involves leading the Health and Safety team collaborating with site leadership and mentoring stakeholders to ensure adherence to MBC policies procedures and OHS legislation. Key duties include ensuring compliance to corporate policies implementing site safety plans conducting injury reviews championing injury reduction initiatives and managing safety metrics. The position emphasizes leadership adaptability and communication while requiring expertise in safety protocols certifications and team-building. Success is measured by fostering cultural improvements achieving operational milestones with embedded safety standards and promoting a Zero Injury Culture across all levels of the organization.

Goals and Objectives

• Foster a safety-focused culture where safety is integral to every manufacturing process.
• Drive improvements with leadership buy-in for safety initiatives.
• Create a culture of shared responsibility for safety across all teams and departments.
• Achieve operational milestones while embedding safety as a critical success factor.

Organizational Relationship

This position reports directly to Corporate - Director Environmental Health & Safety

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Health and Safety Team while providing support to site projects to drive compliance and safety excellence.
• Ensure compliance of Corporate Policies Procedures Programs and Audits
• Collaborate with Site Leadership and EHS team members to execute the Site Safety Plan deliverables and countermeasures.
• Coach mentor and guide stakeholdersincluding managers supervisors engineers and the Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC)to ensure compliance with MBC Policies Safe Work Procedures (SWP) and OHS legislation.
• Stay updated on provincial and company health and safety regulations ensuring full compliance across all operations.
• Coordinate and conduct injury review processes to identify root causes and implement effective injury reduction initiatives.
• Champion a Zero Injury Culture by promoting safety-first initiatives and conducting comprehensive safety training programs.
• Manage a site wide ergonomics program with onsite therapist provider.
• Track and report safety performance metrics and lead plant safety committees to foster continuous improvement.
• Function as the emergency response roll call coordinator driving business continuity plans and emergency preparedness efforts.
• Manage on-site security initiatives and ensure all provincial regulatory requirements are met.
• Oversee the administration and review of Made Safe Safe Work Certification.
• Act as a key safety resource for projects driving best practices.
• Support the site for all shifts
• Perform other duties as may be assigned at managements discretion.

Skills & Attributes

Technical Skills :

• Safe Work Certified Approved Internal Auditor
• Advanced knowledge of OHS Management Systems provincial safety legislation and risk assessment
• Familiarity with OSHA regulations an asset
• Familiarity with Lean tools and methodologies
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Must have analytical reasoning and problem solving capabilities.
• Balanced approach to technical business and people aspects of business.

Soft Skills :

• Strong team-building communication and leadership abilities.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to challenge the status quo with a change agent mindset.
• Adaptable with exceptional interpersonal and time-management skills.
• Proficient in teaching and engaging with all levels of an organization.

Team and Collaboration

• Work as part of a corporate safety team while leading and mentoring a site safety team.
• Collaborate proactively with site leadership to integrate safety requirements into all operational tasks through meetings training and ongoing support.

Challenges and Opportunities

• Address resistance to change and demonstrate the value of safety improvements and balance productivity.
• Collaborate effectively with leadership providing support across all shifts.
• Opportunity for growth through participation in strategic initiatives and projects.

Additional Attributes

• Proven ability to drive change and foster positive improvements in operations.
• Support Management of Change processes with clear positive communication and collaboration.

Qualifications :

Education & Experience

Experience :

• 35 years leading a team using a collaborative team-building approach.
• 35 years of hands-on experience integrating health and safety into operational processes.

Education :

• BS degree in Safety Engineering Human Resources Environmental Sciences or a related field.
• Diploma / Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Relevant certifications (CRSP CRST CHSC) considered an asset.

Company Culture and Values

• Make the team better

Celebrate success; give feedback to improve

• Get actively involved and share your perspective
• Be bold

Make big commitments to deliver big results

• Champion improvement

Trust the tools to drive results

• Dont wait for someone else to find a better way
• Embody the 4 Basics :

Safe and Clean Workplace

• Quality at or above expectations
• Fashion product at a fair price

Additional Information :

For nearly 70 years MasterBrand has been shaping the places where people come together enriching lives and creating meaningful memories for our customers. That combined with our stylish products expansive dealer and retail network and dedicated associates has helped make us the number one North American residential cabinet business. Our unique culture of continuous improvement is based on trusting the tools empowering the team and moving forward and is kept alive by our more than 14000 associates across 20 plus manufacturing facility and offices. Visit to learn more and join us in building great experiences together!

MasterBrand Cabinets LLC is an equal opportunity employer. MasterBrand Cabinets LLCs policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race color religion sex gender identity or expression national origin ancestry age disability / handicap status marital status military status sexual orientation genetic history or information or any other basis protected by federal state or local laws. MasterBrand Cabinets LLC also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is also MasterBrand Cabinets LLCs policy to comply with all applicable federal state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Reasonable Accommodations

MasterBrand Cabinets LLC is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability and wish to discuss potential accommodations related to applying for employment please contact us at .

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