Complex Safety Manager-jbs Food Canada, Brooks, Ab

**COMPLEX SAFETY MANAGER -JBS FOOD CANADA, BROOKS, AB**

With approximately 3,300 employees, JBS Food Canada ULC (“JBS Canada”) is one of Canada's largest beef processors. Consisting of four locations—the main processing facility located in Brooks, Alberta, where approximately 4,200 head of cattle are harvested and processed daily; the Head Office and a case ready plant, both based in Calgary, Alberta; and JBS Ontario, a case ready plant located in Belleville, Ontario. The JBS Canada facility in Brooks has the capacity to produce products ranging from boxed beef primals, ground beef, beef trimmings, beef by-products and hides which are shipped across Canada and worldwide. At the multi-protein Mountain Creek Farms case-ready facility in Calgary, JBS Canada produces value-added products including marinated, portion sized, multi-pack options, kebabs and much more. JBS Ontario in Belleville produces fresh meat and seafood products for leading retailers in Canada.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Safety Manager will be responsible to lead the development and implementation of the Company's Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) policies, systems and reports. The objective is to ensure the Plant layout, equipment design and OHS Standard Operating Procedures, as well as people practices including standardized safe work methods and high-impact behaviours, are developed so as to reduce/eliminate accidents which cause personal injury and/or property damage, reduce absenteeism, minimize WCB and related costs, reduce/eliminate orders and improve the effectiveness of staff involved in Occupational Health & Safety activities.

At JBS Canada, our people are our greatest asset. We are very proud to have a team of high achieving, engaged employees. We are currently seeking a **Complex** **Safety Manager** to join our JBS Team.

**POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Review and monitor (not to intervene, instruct or take responsibility for) on-site Contractor OHS programs and compliance with applicable regulations
- Ensure worker safety and hazard recognition as paramount importance
- Complete risk assessment in compliance with OH&S and other Safety Regulatory bodies
- Lead safety programs to effectively and continuously improve safety culture
- Manage and Direct including KPI’s for Two Safety Supervisors and Safety Analytics staff to support JBS Canada Occupational Health and Safety goals and objectives.
- Create KPI's for the developed programs and ensure programs are on track
- Compile and report statistics with regards to program outcomes, injury frequency and modified work
- Provide technical advice and guidance to Senior Management on how to handle health and safety related problems and make needed changes.
- Conduct audits and maintain JBS COR program including closing out audit findings, creating audit finding reports and determining proper corrective and preventive actions. Provide feedback to Management
- Review equipment and Contractor RFP's for OHS content; incorporate into OHS program development and training plans
- Ensure Pre-Start Health and Safety Reviews (PSRs) are properly completed ensuring written reports follow the applicable regulations and OHS System.
- Develops and constructs Job Hazard Analysis (JHA) identifying the basic job steps and tasks and their associated hazards and risks, and develops safe operating procedures and hazard controls
- Develops tools for identifying workplace hazards; develops plant-wide systems that support hazard recognition; develops an effective JHA, manages the JHA based program as a key component of the occupational safety and health management systems; enables plant to move from basic compliance to a pro-active safety management system
- Design and deliver training programs for workers, management and Safety Committee members to comply with legislative requirements and improve Health, Safety, Emergency and Security.
- Personally, respond to all serious accidents, to ensure that proper investigation and follow up is done
- Coordinate and liaise with Corporate Health & Safety committee to ensure strategic alignment and adoption of best practices;
- Monitor compliance to policies and laws by inspecting employees and operations
- Oversees the development, approval and implementation of emergency response plans all areas of the facility, aligned with JBS corporate emergency response system.
- Ensure records and documentation are kept to protect Company interests
- Ensure compliance with all provincial and federal applicable codes, standards and legislation
- Post secondary education in, Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Safety, Occupational Health Sciences or related field.
- CRSP designation preferred but not required
- 5 - 7 years experience in progressively responsible H&S role
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing business and plant processes and equipment
- The ability to build relationships and credibility, to be in a position to influence others
- Ability to de