Health & Safety Manager

Roles and Responsibilities

• Drive Strategic Safety Leadership
• Lead the development and execution of the Health & Safety strategy across the region
• Align safety initiatives with the company’s “Road to Zero” vision, embedding safety into operational excellence
• Be an active participant in the ARaymond Global Health & Safety Community, contribute to the development of health and safety common procedures and standard and the sharing of safety best practices
• Work in close collaboration with local managers, directors, supervisors, team leaders and teams and with the Health & Safety Community members in different ARaymond entities
• Integrate safety into daily work in partnership with H&S specialists, managers, front-line supervisor, directors, team leaders and team associates
• Provides leadership for alignment on the Development, Implementation and oversight of Health and Safety programs and policies across all regional sites
• May support and coordinate health and safety processes relating to audits, inspections and investigations for the NA entities and drive continuous improvement
• Ensure Regulatory Compliance & Risk Mitigation
• Ensure that all NA entities are meeting compliance with federal, state, provincial, and local occupational Health and Safety regulations in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico
• Ensure the conducting of regular site inspections, safety visits, hazard assessments, and internal audits, safety and training document controls are occurring at all NA entities
• Support the NA entities with regulatory body external compliance audits, visits, investigations and/or customer audits
• Support investigations into accidents and incidents, near misses, and unsafe conditions, ensuring appropriate root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Foster Learning and Workforce Engagement
• Develop, support and/or may deliver safety trainings tailored to ARaymond environment
• Provide leadership to all NA entities to ensure the consistency and delivery of safety meetings, toolbox talks and employee-led safety initiatives are in alignment
• Foster a culture of shared responsibility and continuous learning including behavior safety
• Maintain Performance & Lead Continuous Improvement
• Monitor and analyse safety KPIs using ARaymond dedicated platforms
• Apply data analysis to identify trends, drive improvements, and report progress to leadership, internal stakeholders and ARaymond Health & Safety Community
• In collaboration with the ARaymond Health & Safety community, provide leadership on the selection and implementation of behavior-based safety programs and leverage available technology to enhance safety outcomes and leading KPIs
• Share Health & Safety best practices across the ARaymond Network
• Ensure and support the timely reporting of incidents per reporting criteria of the global Health & Safety Community

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in occupational H&S, Engineering or related field. Professional Certification CSP, CIH preferred
• Minimum 7-10 years of Health & Safety Leadership. Knowledge of NA relevant legislation
• Experience in manufacturing environments required
• Strong knowledge of OSHA, OHS Act, Mexican NOM standards

Skills

• Analytical Thinking
• Collaborating with others
• Creating change
• Proactivity & Autonomy
• Problem-solving
• Servant Leadership
• Health & Safety regulations and compliance (High/Advanced)
• Incident Investigation (High/Advanced)
• Health & Safety Risk assessment (High/Advanced)
• Safety Audits and Inspections (High/Advanced)