Health & Safety Manager

TBCA is committed to the creation and maintenance of a safe workplace as highest priority. The Health and Safety Manager oversees and directs the Health and Safety activities within our region. This includes oversight of existing H&S programs and systems, ensuring full understanding and compliance to required standards, safety improvement planning and direction, proactive incident prevention, emergency preparedness, and support of environmental programs. The H&S Manager engages with related regulatory agencies including the Ministry of Labour (MOL), Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), local Public Health units, and others as necessary. Additionally, the H&S Manager acts as advisor to the plant team regarding projects, tasks, and operations. Internally, the Manager ensures that departmental functions/projects/milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved targets and budgets, and, the Manager manages subordinate staff in the day-to-day performance of their jobs, with full authority for personnel actions.

• Essential Job Function
  • Safety Programs Oversight

Oversight and improvement of all TBCA H&S systems (internal and external) including:

• JHSC coordination and support of the committee
• Ergonomic program implementation and support

• RTW program

• Safety orientation, dojo, and recurrent safety training plan

• (as well as specific individual safety training for all employees)
  • "21 Program" TB internal safety policy system including Vendor safety management
  • Annual H&S budget preparation and tracking actual performance

• Management of H&S staff.

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  Ensuring Full Compliance with:
  • Regulatory operating and reporting requirements (OHSA / MOL / WSIB / etc).
  • TBJ / TBA / TBCA policy and procedures.

• Review regularly, and where gaps are identified, coordinate a countermeasure plan

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  Safety Improvement Planning
  • Developing a safety culture with direct reports and the plants at large
  • Conduct the Safety steering committee (Elmira/Woodstock Management) meeting

• Plant Safety 4 Pillar Meetings: tracking and resolution of safety incidents using effective problem solving, preventative safety activity, and reducing the cost of poor safety.

Monthly safety KPI reporting - Coordinate reports, analyze trends, and develop specific countermeasure plans with all plant operations teams

• Proactive Hazard Prevention
  • Develop structured Risk Assessment activity including GEMBA, audits, and RA.
  • Oversee TBCA hazardous substances policy (chemical, physical, or biological).

• Change point engagement to mitigate safety impact of changes in the work environment.

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  Oversight of TBCA Emergency Preparation activity, including:
  • Risk assessment activity, both likelihood of occurrence and ability to properly respond
  • Maintain Emergency Preparation and Evacuation plan

• maintenance of a well-stocked first aid and emergency center

• Organizes drills for staff to train them on the appropriate emergency response
• Reflection on past emergency situations to consider what the organization could have done to prevent occurrence or to improve response.

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  Environment
  • Considers and suggests ways to safely recycle waste products; to appropriately dispose them; and to ensure a reduction in the production and discharge of waste.

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  Minimum Qualifications/Requirements:

Education:

• • Bachelor's degree in Safety Engineering, Occupational Health, Environmental Health, or related field required, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
  • CRSP designation a definite asset.

Experience:

• Eight (8) years of relevant Health and Safety experience required; with four (4) years Managerial.
• Automotive or other high-volume manufacturing setting preferred.

Personal/Technical Skills:

• Working knowledge of Health & Safety policy and practice in a high-volume manufacturing facility.
• Strong self-directed leadership skills, for a fast-paced, goal-oriented, quality-driven position.
• Ability to plan, direct, manage, and perform functions of assigned areas.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills to coordinate human resource activities and functions.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks amongst multiple departments and work efficiently within time constraints and deadlines, by planning, collaboration, communication, and interpersonal skill.
• Analytical skill for investigation and problem resolution.
• Customer service orientation, with attention to detail.
• Ability to create visual reports and concise correspondence / procedures, and present to all levels in the organization, outside officials and agencies, and the public.
• Work well in a team based, diverse, multicultural space; your personality builds and promotes same.
• Listen well, ask relevant questions, and give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
• Maintain highest standards of professional integrity, respecting confidentiality of information.

• Show professionalism under stressful situations, and be adaptable in an evolving environment.
• Ability to manage on-call flexibility in abnormal situations or conditions.
• As unique situations present themselves, the incumbent must be sensitive to Toyota Boshoku (TBCA) needs, team member goodwill, and the public image.
• Thorough understanding and working knowledge of TBCA's organization, automotive plants and processes/principles, company products, trade terminology, and manufacturing processes is a plus.

Language Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.

Computer/Software:

• Solid working knowledge of, and experience with, word processing, spreadsheet, electronic mail, database, desktop publishing, and presentation applications and/or software, with Internet.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint) preferred.
• Experience working with business enterprise systems, Halogen, and Kronos an asset.

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  Work Environment/Conditions:

Office: Open Office Environment, low-moderate noise level.

Plant: Standard automotive plant environment with mixed noise level. Various levels of PPE are required in engineering, manufacturing, or industrial areas. Personal attire standards may apply.

Travel: Must be willing to travel 40-60% of the time between two facilities, other travel 0-10%.

• Physical Demands:

• Ability to sit and work on a computer for extensive periods of time is required.
• While performing the duties of this job, the team member is required to talk, see, and hear.
• The team member must be capable of walking, sitting, and standing for extended periods of time and is occasionally required to lift up to 30 pounds.
• The ability to travel by automobile and airplane are both required.