Health and Safety Manager

The Health and Safety Manager is responsible for the development, implementation and administration of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) policies. This position manages all health and safety matters, working closely with all levels of management and employees to ensure safe work practices and policies are established, maintained and followed for all locations.

At Peterbilt Pacific, we strive to conduct our business as a well-respected organization; with integrity, excellence, productivity, and a positive attitude as our core values. We strive to have the highest care for our people, customers, and business partners. Every employee at Peterbilt Pacific is absolutely critical to our success. Our promise is to keep delivering the same award-winning service and value that our community has come to expect from our dealership group throughout the years.

**Benefits**
- Extended Health & Dental Benefits
- Premiums Paid by Employer
- Employer Contribution Pension Plan
- Growth Opportunities
- Paid Training
- Long term job security
- Employee Assistance Program
- Telus Health Virtual Care

**Responsibilities**
- Initiate, promote, implement and maintain HSE policies, projects and initiatives, working to promote a culture of safety.
- Continually improve the HSE Management Program ensuring compliance meets federal and provincial regulations.
- Analyze regulations and provide guidance on compliance, ensuring all employees understand obligations with respect to meeting HSE regulations.
- Train and support managers with HSE orientations.
- Investigation and analysis of safety incidents, and investigation and management of near-miss incidents, ensuring all internal/external parties are notified. Coach and follow up with Managers on accident investigation
- Ensure the Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) members are trained, meetings are held monthly and that all HSE regulations are complied with
- Consolidate, analyze and provide a summary of all occupational injury and illness statistics, including near miss incidents to the Management team and JHSC on a monthly basis
- Chair the corporate JHSC meeting.
- Distribute HSE information to necessary departments, as required.
- Create, monitor, update and communicate the HSE Handbook
- Maintain all branch HSE booklets/binders as required, ensuring they meet written document compliance requirements.
- Ensure all HSE communication boards per branch meet federal and provincial publication requirements and are maintained with all amendments
- Create, Monitor, update and communicate MSDS online program and audit branch inventory
- Create, monitor, update and keep records of safety training (first aid, equipment, etc.)
- Maintain safety file databases for all of the branches.
- Filing of documents for HSE, ensuring confidentiality and communication with various personnel as required.
- Work collaboratively with Payroll/Benefits, Human Resources and with external agencies to coordinate claims related to all medical aid, WCB incidents and injuries, lost time, and disability information and communication requirements. Assist in injury and claims management.
- Conduct hazard assessments, safety audits and formal site inspections. Direct and instruct local
- safety committee members on how to perform hazard assessments and inspection
- Schedule annual HSE testing (hearing, cranes, fit tests, fire inspections and other HSE requirements)
- Keep up to date with internal learning management system to ensure that required training is conducted for employees in order to meet job site requirements and to maintain regulatory certifications.
- Other duties and projects as assigned.

**Qualifications**
- Post-secondary education in Occupational Health and Safety.
- Knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulation and Code in BC including WorkSafe BC and OHS Canada.
- Knowledge of health and safety management systems.
- Attend JHSC training as required.
- CSA First Aid Certification.
- Experience working in a similar heavy-duty environment preferred
- 5+ years of previous experience in a similar role
- CRSP designation or in the process of working towards it
- Ability to create organized filing systems and processes for multi-location organizations.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access).
- Proven leadership abilities in health and safety.
- Comfortable developing and presenting training material.
- Strong communication skills verbal and written.
- Professional and courteous in all communications with customers, branch personnel and internal contacts.
- Ability to work independently and as a part of a team.
- Strong personal organizational skills as they relate to revolving workload, time management and setting priorities in an unsupervised environment.
- Effective problem solving and organizational skills.
- Effective conflict resolution skills

**Compensation Rate**
- $80,000 - $100,000 annually

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