WHY DO WE NEED YOU?
Agway a proud subsidiary of Saint-Gobain, stands tall as part of the world's largest building materials company. With a 360-year legacy of innovation and growth, Saint-Gobain leads the way in sustainable product development and environmental responsibility.
Saint-Gobain North America's commitment to excellence has earned it recognition from the Top Employers Institute as one of the best workplaces in North America and Canada. Join us at Bailey and be part of a future where innovation meets sustainability!
Founded in 1979 Agway’s diverse solutions comprise a range of product lines focused on residential, agricultural, industrial, commercial and institutional market applications. Agway ensures that every steel solution it delivers meets or exceeds the specific demands and expectations of the Customer.
Position Summary
The Health and Safety Manager, under the guidance of the VP of Operations, People and Culture, will primarily be responsible for maintaining and improving our Health and Safety program for all of our facilities. The successful candidate must be willing to travel to all of our locations on an ongoing basis. This position is hands-on and does not have any direct reports. The successful candidate must be willing to be hands-on in this role and take care of all required aspects of Health and Safety.
IS THIS JOB FOR YOU?
Responsibilities:
What you’ll do:
- Maintain Health and Safety training records in our Health and Safety Management System.
- Conduct ongoing meetings with the supervisory team to ensure buy-in with health and safety objectives.
- Source external resources for H&S consulting services such as machine safeguarding analyses, ergonomic assessments, etc.
- Ensure SDS sheets are maintained for all chemicals.
- Perform annual chemical audits to ensure that all chemicals onsite are listed in the SDS books.
- Provide monthly Health and Safety metrics to the VP of Operations, People and Culture.
- Coordinate annual fire drills.
- Review the pre-use inspections to ensure that operators are consistently filling them out.
- Work with the supervisors to develop SOP's, JHA's, and Pre-use inspections for any new pieces of equipment.
- Distribute monthly safety talks for the supervisors to present to their employees.
- Maintain the Health and Safety notice boards.
- Monitor training expiry dates and ensure that employees are re-trained prior to expiring.
- Co-ordinate overhead crane and forklift theory training.
- Provide safety training to newly onboarded employees.
- Continuously be present on the shop floor identifying any areas of concern.
- Notify supervisors on any situations that are unsafe and document those discussions.
- Conduct monthly inspections of all First Aid supplies to ensure that supplies are fully stocked.
- Monitor incident reports entered by supervisors.
- Prepare WSIB Form 7's for any reported employee accident.
- Maintain the list of contractors ensuring that we have on file WSIB Clearance, Insurance, and Contractor Safety Manuals.
- Participate in any onsite Health and Safety workplace inspections.
- Assist with the RTW program.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Requirements:
A CRST or CRSP designation is preferred for this position.
TO MAKE SURE NOTHING IS FORGOTTEN
Work Conditions
- Working in both the plant and office environment.
- Travel to the other sites will be required.
- Interaction with employees, management, and contractors.
- Working in a busy office environment with frequent interruptions.
A LITTLE MORE ABOUT US
WHY WORK WITH US?
At Saint-Gobain, our employees have pride in belonging to an organization whose culture is made up of these core values: Trust, Empowerment, & Collaboration. Our company encourages diversity and inclusion in all its forms while our products make the world a more beautiful, safer, and sustainable home.
LEGAL STATEMENT
Saint-Gobain is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process to applicants upon their request. This commitment is in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).