Regional Manager, Health, Safety and Environment

**Company presentation**
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 78 countries with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

**Entity and activity description**
Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy. The company’s customer-centric transformation strategy aims at profitable, regular and responsible growth over the long term. It relies on operational excellence, selective investments, open innovation and a network organization implemented by the Group worldwide.

Through the commitment and inventiveness of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.

Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 20 billion euros in 2020. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO STOXX 50 and FTSE4 Good indexes

**Missions and Responsibilities**
- Responsible for duties & responsibilities in relation to the following functions as delegated by National Manager H&S and contained within Air Liquide Industrial Management System policies.
- Maintains Air Liquide Canada **ZERO ACCIDENT **objectives nationally and defines and supports the Company yearly HSE & PRM action plan.
- Ensures ongoing compliance and interpretation to internal procedures and OH&S regulation.
- Provides support to the HSE programs by maintaining a visible presence to the field performing site visits.
- Assists the General Manager of the region and Business units facility managers with the preparation of the operations review. Participates in operations reviews.
- Conducts internal IMS audits incorporating all facets of Air Liquide Canada operations and organizes safety audits with third parties as required.
- Drives on time validation of all accidents/incidents related to HSE.
- Facilitates and monitors on time completion of investigation, root cause and corrective action implementation.
- Monitors corrective and preventative actions resulting from internal and external safety audits, accidents/incidents root cause analysis.
- Ensures operational execution of the emergency preparedness and responses plans.
- Supports Air Liquide Canada regional set-up in relation to HSE and ensures that HSE information is communicated to the relevant staff in a timely manner.
- Develops and shares best business practices through sharing of information across sites and HSE team.
- Monitors HSE key indicators in Intelex.
- Supports training and qualification HSE programs.
- Creates and reviews the procedures related to HSE and maintains Air Liquide Industrial Management System (IMS) format requirements.
- Working knowledge of WCB, NFPA, MOL, ASME, ANSI and CSA standards. Process safety and audit certification background desired.
- Works closely with third parties on specific WCB cases.
- Provides orientation programs to be used for employees, visitors and contractors for safety training.
- Participates actively in Ready For Startup Reviews.
- Liaises between WCB and AL facility on safety related issues.

**Competencies and Profile** Qualifications include**:

- Diploma: BA or Diploma in Industrial Engineering or Occupational Health and Safety
- Achieving or working towards CRSP designation, an asset
- Excellent computer literacy and proficiency with Google Apps
- Internal auditor training, an asset
- Training in health & safety
- 5-8 years of experience in using a safety system

**ESSENTIALS**
- Promoting and Achieving Safety
- Communicating with Impact
- Innovative Thinking and Influencing Leadership
- Solution focused decision making
- Caring about customers and patients
- Managing Personal Efficiency and Competing Priorities
- Committing to AL’s Performance and Responsibility
- Anticipating and Dealing with Changing Environment

**CORE COMPETENCIES**
- Strong initiative, self driven individual with a passion for improvement.
- Strong analytical skills with ability to identify issues, trends and drive solutions for the betterment of the company.
- Detail oriented, process driven and results driven.

**WORKING CONDITIONS**
- Ability to travel is required as the individual will be expected to travel to sites and perhaps project approximately 30%-40% of the time.
- On-call after hours
- Standard Office working conditions.

**Additional information**

At Air Liquide, we value the health and safety of our customers, patients and employees. As such, we strongly encourage everyone to get vaccinated