Ehss Regional Manager

Overview:
At Benjamin Moore, we empower our team members to achieve their goals and make a positive impact in our communities. We offer a rewarding and inspiring work environment that fosters creativity, collaboration, and a strong sense of camaraderie. Our culture of excellence and transparency encourages our colleagues to bring their authentic selves and unique perspectives/ideas every day. With 140 years of rich history behind our brand, we know that our people are the driving force behind our success. We believe in investing in our colleagues by offering work-life balance, competitive/ benefits, ongoing learning/continuing education, and skill development. Through a positive and engaging workplace, we facilitate growth, development, and fulfillment for all.

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**Job Summary**

Benjamin Moore is seeking an Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EHSS) Regional Manager that will be responsible to coordinate and oversee EHSS programs at our Canadian Distribution Center locations.

**Key Responsibilities**

The Regional EHSS Manager has the following responsibilities, not limited to:

- Leads EHSS projects to improve EHS key performance metrics.
- Experience with implementing and managing behavior-based safety programs.
- Oversees assigned DC’s EHSS program to ensure required training is conducted and tracked. Able to facilitate instructor led training to a wide-ranging audience including salary, hourly, new employees, and contractors.
- Ensures EHS file management and control systems are implemented and sustained.
- Provides structure and leads the site leadership teams EHS inspection and housekeeping programs.
- Ensures effective corrective-preventative measures and follow up systems are implemented.
- Provides support of the local site safety committee and advises on safety and health issues.
- Manages with a continuous improvement mind set with respect to the site’s EHSS policies, programs, and systems.
- Is a Self-starter yet able to take direction.
- Experience managing Canadian provincial safety programs including Control of Hazardous Energy, Fall Protection, Hot Work, Hazard Communication, Powered Industrial Trucks, Machine Guarding, Contractor Safety, Fire Prevention Emergency Preparedness and Response, HAZWOPER, Personal Protective Equipment, Electrical Safety, Ergonomics, Respiratory Protection.
- Work with site leadership on investigation and root cause analysis (RCA) of loss events such as injuries, spills and near miss hit events and assist with development and tracking of corrective action plans.
- Coordinates the site’s audit program audits to facilitate compliance.
- Responsible for establishing and tracking key process indicators and metrics for the Canadian sits.
- Manage routine safety reports including data acquisition, documentation, record keeping, monitoring, review, and approval.
- Coordinate communication of EHSS regulatory inspection activity with plant/corporate leadership.

**Required Skills**:

- Bachelor's degree in Occupational, Health & Safety, Chemistry, Chemical/Industrial Engineering, Science, or related field
- 3-5+ years of EHSS experience.
- Successful experience leading projects and teams or committees is necessary.
- Technical experience and working knowledge of digital technologies. Direct experience with implementing and/or working with EHS&S digital platforms is a strong plus.
- Strong understanding of federal, state, and local regulations and requirements
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Highly collaborative spirit with strong team and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively with all levels of the organization. Strong leadership, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to speak both English and French fluently and travel up to 15 times per year is a must
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite and/or other EHSS software
- Expected to be physically present at the Ontario, Canada based DC most of the time when not on business travel. This is not a hybrid position.
- Safety related professional certifications e.g., CSP, CIH, preferred but not required

**Diversity, Equity & Inclusion**

At Benjamin Moore, we believe diversity of culture, talent, and varying perspectives is key to a collaborative, innovative, and successful business. We are committed to driving change within our organization through purposeful Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) efforts, while also focusing on our customers and communities in which we serve. Our DE&I efforts allow each of us to authentically live our corporate values of Openness, Integrity, Community, Excellence and Safety. Our Social Impact programming of strategic local and national partnerships, in-kind donations, volunteerism, and more expands our ability to make a difference in the lives of all