Health & Safety Manager - Environmental Division

Working at Walker

At Walker, your contribution matters. Become part of a team you can count on and where your health and safety are our priority. Our team of more than 1200 people work in environmental waste management and recovery, renewable energy, paving and construction, aggregates, and emulsions chemistries. We are a fifth-generation, family-owned company founded in 1887, operating from our base in the Niagara Region with facilities across Canada and the United States. We care about the environment, each other, and our neighbours, and give back to our communities. Join us on our journey to build a sustainable future, together.

About the Job

As the Health & Safety Manager - Environmental Division, you will lead the development and execution of a corporate health and safety program while mentoring and driving safety-related change across all levels of the organization. You will provide leadership and resources to support the goal of providing a safe working environment for all employees, visitors and contractors and oversee a team of Health and Safety Professionals.

Reporting directly to the VP, Health and Safety, this Health and Safety Manager position can be based out of either our Oakville or Niagara Falls location.

What You'll Be Doing

• Facilitates and manages safety related culture change initiatives and strategic planning to support the goal of providing a safe work environment in the Environmental Division.
• Provides site visits and investigates all serious incidents to identify potential hazards, make recommendations for improvements and ensure compliance with safety regulations in the Environmental Division.
• Provides direction and leadership to Safety Coordinators, Operations Management and employees to ensure that all business units within the Division operate in accordance with regulations and legislation as well as the corporate Safety Management System (SMS) policies, procedures and best working practices.
• Supports the third-party handling of injury claims, ensuring the interests of the company are protected while ensuring fair treatment of employees.
• Evaluates trends and reports statistical information from our EHS software to senior management to meet Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provides safety support for all business units in the Environmental Division by attending site, management, operations and senior management meetings as applicable.
• Develops and maintains effective relations with regulatory agencies such as WCB/WSIB, MLITSD/government labour inspectors and other safety related associations, to keep current with legislative changes and ensure compliance.
• Oversees workloads and provides staff supervision to ensure that work is done accurately, efficiently and complies with budgets, policies, procedures and regulations as well as best working practices.
• Provides guidance, motivation, and performance review including hiring, performance management and terminating employees, to maintain and enhance competency levels, identify future training requirements and achieve goals to increase performance.

Here's What You Need

• University degree in a related field with post-graduate certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.
• More than seven (7) years but less than or equal to ten (10) years of health & safety experience is preferred.
• Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) preferred.
• A valid Driver's License in good standing is required.
• Experience with EHS software applications like eCompliance.
• Strategic thinker, looking to long-term implications of decisions related to health and safety.
• Superior ability to facilitate training sessions and education to colleagues in a clear and understandable manner.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and oversee staff, delegate and provide constructive performance feedback and coaching to optimal performance.
• Business acumen - superior understanding of quality standards relative to health and safety initiatives.
• Communicates well in writing by composing clear documents; facility with editing and/or proof-reading is required. Clear oral communications are required to issue instructions to staff and to comprehend verbal reports at all levels of the organization.
• Professional manner, tact, diplomacy and discretion in dealing with general public, colleagues, including senior management.

What's in it for you

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• You become part of a team you can count on.
• A comprehensive total rewards package and benefits to support your wellbeing.
• Leaders who support your growth and success.
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
• Give back to our communities with two paid volunteer days annually and opportunities to become involved in events.

At Walker, your contribution matters. If you share our commitment to giving back to your community and caring about the environment we'd love to hear from you. Our workplaces strive to reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We welcome applications from qualified candidates of all ethnicities, race, religions, gender identities and expression, Indigenous communities, and persons with disabilities. We encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences, even if they do not meet every qualification listed. Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please let us know when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.