Health and Safety Manager

Why work for Lafarge?:
As the global leader in innovative and sustainable building materials, we’re committed to shaping a
**greener**,
**smarter** and
**healthier** world. At Lafarge Canada Inc.,
**safety** comes first,
**collaboration** matters and
**diversity** is celebrated with people who share our desire to continually
**make our materials better.**

Do you have the drive, the skills, and the passion to join us?

Overview:
The incumbent supports the implementation of the health & safety program within the Aggregates and Ready Mix Concrete product lines for the Eastern Ontario business units. The incumbent provides leadership, guidance, and expertise to business units with respect to the development and implementation of health & safety strategies, standards, policies & related processes, legislative requirements, and in the use of the Health & Safety Management System (HSMS). The incumbent provides support, tools and information necessary to heighten awareness of line management and field personnel to relevant health and safety matters, and provides the necessary expertise and guidance to address health and safety concerns and issues, where required, to prevent occupational injuries and illnesses.

**Responsibilities**:
**Safety Leadership**:

- Work closely with the Product Line Vice President, Business Unit Management Teams and Head of Health & Safety to ensure implementation and continuous improvement of safety, health and loss control processes and systems within the assigned regional areas.
- Participate in the effective development, delivery and implementation of health & safety policies, programs and communications that support the maintenance and evolution of the Lafarge Health and Safety Management System (HSMS).

**Safety Programs**:

- The Health and Safety Manager is responsible for the development, implementation and direction of the facility’s Occupational Health and Safety Program and will continually strive to support the company’s goals to provide and safe and healthy workplace to all of its employees.
- Assist unit management in the development and implementation of the H&S Improvement Plan objectives, identifying improvement areas and developing associated action plans.
- Determine through needs-analysis the requirements and priorities for safe work processes in maintenance and operational functions with a focus on high-risk tasks.
- Support site management to facilitate the early and safe return to work for employees who are injured or become ill at work.

**Safety Performance**:

- Provide analyses and interpretation of health and safety metrics and key performance indicators.
- Provide H&S statistical information and key indicators in a meaningful format for business units and management teams to support effective decision-making.
- Works to ensure compliance with all applicable legislation and fulfillment of contractual environmental, health and safety requirements.

**Training/Coaching**:

- Provide on-going coaching to management teams on their responsibilities with respect to applicable legislative and corporate health & safety requirements, and provide assistance to develop solutions to achieve compliance to those requirements.
- Engage, coach and influence site, unit, and functional leaders on matters concerning health & safety, with an aim of 50% “face time” in the field within their areas of responsibility.
- Provide coaching and mentoring to support skills & competency development of Health & Safety Coordinators supporting the product lines and applicable business units.
- Develop and deliver health & safety training modules and programs reflective of applicable legislative requirements and corporate health & safety policies, procedures and practices.
- Facilitate various training programs including, but not limited to, orientation, mobile equipment, crane, material handling, workplace specific hazardous material information systems, as well as several others as required

**Investigations**:

- Facilitate and participate in incident/accident investigations and risk assessments.
- Develop corrective actions and follow up on actions to ensure compliance and root-cause analyses are completed according to incident type and risk.
- Assertively manage post-incident matters including incident reporting, post incident action items, Worker’s Compensation claims and Early and Safe Return to Work initiatives.

**Audits**:

- Assist units in preparation for periodic health & safety audits, monitor status of actions to address audit recommendations to ensure actions are completed on time, and provide assistance to identify and remove barriers to completion. Participate and lead periodic group health & safety audits to assess diverse business units’ level of implementation of LH HSMS.
- Identify best practices that could support ECAN health and safety evolution

**Safety Systems**:

- Actively work to develop or identify systems, programs and training needs, and e