Health & Safety Manager

Position Title: Health & Safety Manager
Location: Rosedale, BC
FLSA Class: Exempt
Responsible to: Health and Safety Manager

Position Summary:   VoltaGrid Manufacturing is seeking a Health & Safety Manager to lead the health and safety program at our Rosedale manufacturing facility. 

This is a hands-on leadership position responsible for partnering with facility leaders, supervisors, and employees to maintain a safe, compliant, and continuously improving workplace. The Health & Safety Manager will maintain a visible presence throughout manufacturing operations and serve as the facility's primary health and safety resource.

A key responsibility is maintaining the facility's Certificate of Recognition (COR) status, including ongoing audit readiness, continuous improvement of the health and safety management system, and timely closure of identified findings. The position will also lead facility implementation of VoltaGrid Manufacturing's Critical Risk Management program, ensuring critical risks are identified and that critical controls are implemented, understood, and effective where work is performed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead the Rosedale facility's Health & Safety program and support implementation of VoltaGrid Manufacturing H&S expectations, procedures, and training.
• Partner with facility leadership and employees to strengthen a proactive safety culture.
• Maintain a strong presence on the manufacturing floor and provide practical H&S guidance to employees and leaders.
• Maintain compliance with applicable British Columbia occupational health and safety legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain COR certification and audit performance, including internal and external audit readiness and corrective-action follow-up.
• Lead implementation and ongoing management of VoltaGrid Manufacturing's Critical Risk Management program.
• Identify critical and high-consequence risks and verify that critical controls are implemented and effective.
• Support JSAs/JHAs, risk assessments, workplace inspections, and management-of-change activities.
• Promote and reinforce Stop Work Authority when conditions or controls are not adequate to perform work safely.
• Lead or support incident and near-miss investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action management.
• Provide H&S leadership for manufacturing risks including LOTO/hazardous energy, machine guarding, electrical safety, material handling, ergonomics, powered industrial equipment and pedestrian interaction, fall prevention, WHMIS, PPE, contractor activities, and hot work.
• Coordinate health and safety training, orientation, and competency requirements.
• Support facility emergency preparedness and drills.
• Monitor leading and lagging H&S indicators and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Share lessons learned and effective practices across VoltaGrid Manufacturing facilities.

Other Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in occupational health & safety, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressive health and safety experience, preferably in a manufacturing or comparable industrial environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of applicable British Columbia occupational health and safety legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with health and safety management systems, regulatory compliance, audits, incident investigations, risk assessments, and corrective-action management.
• Experience supporting Certificate of Recognition (COR) programs and audits strongly preferred.
• Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation preferred, or the ability to obtain the designation.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and manage critical risks and evaluate the effectiveness of critical controls.
• Strong communication, facilitation, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across all levels of a manufacturing organization.
• Ability to maintain a regular presence on the manufacturing floor and effectively support a hands-on manufacturing environment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

VoltaGrid is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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