Manager, Health and Safety

**People Behind Power - Are you ready to be that person for our Canadian organization that has also been a Great Place to Work® (GPTW) Certified organization for the three years in a row??**

If you are looking to grow your career in a fun & diverse culture then this is the job for you.

A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America’s largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment and hand tools. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition reimbursement, and unlimited growth opportunities. Our nearly seven decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our determination to developing innovative systems and solutions, exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the wellbeing of our communities. How will you power what’s possible?

Come join us, the largest wire & cable manufacturer in North America
- Location: Canada
- Role Type: Hybrid
- Travel: Must be able to travel within Canada and internationally

**Southwire Job Description**:
In support of OPS culture, the Corporate Safety & Health Manager’s responsibilities consist of providing resource support for the safety and health requirements of the Canadian & Novinium (Services) locations perform day-to-day safety and health responsibilities to comply with those regulatory requirements, as well as providing direction for company directive Safety & Health initiatives using OPS principles.

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**Responsibilities**:

- Create synergy and support the Safety & Health and OPS culture. Develop and monitor effective Safety & Health management strategies, provide recommendations and technical expertise on regulatory compliance.
- Provide direction and support to achieve zero recordable incidents through behavioral based safety, injury free events (IFEs), safety interactions, human performance principles, hazard identification/elimination, work practice controls, employee engagement and other company directive preventive safety initiatives.
- Audit and monitor activities to insure all safety and health regulatory requirements are being met. Provide effective safety communication and liaison support between employees, facility management, and federal, state, & local regulatory agencies.
- Drive and execute a comprehensive multi-year strategy to continue the company’s drive toward zero injuries. This includes safety, and occupational health and process safety. The strategy focuses on both technical systems/standards, leadership, behavioral, and cultural aspects.
- Ensure the construction, expansion and other production operational changes have appropriate permits as required. Coordinate resources to ensure Safety & Health aspects and requirements, including legal requirements.

**Long Description**:

- Lead and oversee the 4DX, Safety - Lean Optima, operational audit programs to assure compliance in EHS.
- Conduct and or coordinate Safety & Health inspections and assessments to assure compliance with regulatory requirements, Key Performance Measures (KPIs) expectations, identify opportunities for improvement and provide recommendations based on findings.
- Procure and maintain records, data, or information necessary to prepare internally or externally required reports, respond to agency requests. Prepare and submit timely reports and responses to informational requests.
- Conduct incident investigations including root cause analysis for corrective action. Train management, personnel on incident investigations and proper documentation. Measure plant performance, benchmarking against best in class manufacturing.
- Serve as the Emergency Response Coordinator and or assist with the coordination of the emergency response activities for the facilities as needed.
- Responsible for initiating, formalizing and providing Safety & Health various training programs for plant personnel.
- Further develop, implement, and sustain a systemized safety & health program that ensures the Canadian & Novinium (Services) locations meets company standards and initiatives.
- Ensures analysis of waste streams are completed as dictated by facility permits.
- Conducts required inspections of universal and hazardous waste accumulation sites.
- Lead compliance efforts with waste management, EPCRA, storm water, and spill prevention
- Support Canadian & Novinium (Services) locations in the development and maintenance of Safety & Health systems, OSHA Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), ISO and similar.

Qualifications and Experience Requirements
- Preferred Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, industrial safety or business administration
- 5+ years’ experience in manufacturing and 5+ years’ safety experience in general industry Industrial safety management experience prefe