What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regional Health, Safety and Environmental Manager, North America position at ATS Corporation?
ATS Corporation Overview
ATS Corporation is an industry-leading automation solutions and technology provider to many of the world's most successful companies. Using extensive knowledge and global capabilities in custom and repeat automation, automation products and value-added solutions including pre-automation and after-sales services, ATS businesses address the sophisticated manufacturing automation and service needs of multinational customers in markets such as life sciences, transportation, food & beverage, consumer products, and energy. With a dynamic culture that is bolstered by driven employees and the ATS Business Model (ABM), ATS companies are united by a shared purpose of creating solutions that positively impact lives around the world. Founded in 1978, ATS employs over 7,000 people at more than 65 manufacturing facilities and over 85 offices in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia and Oceania. The Company's common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE under the symbol ‘ATS’.
Job Summary
Responsible for promoting and implementing health, safety and environmental programs in assigned North America locations in support of the corporate Health, Safety and Environment Standards. Acts as an internal technical resource to provide guidance and training on a variety of health, safety and environment issues. Leads internal audits of ATS facilities to ensure compliance to all legislative and corporate HSE requirements.
Responsibilities
Education:
Post secondary degree or diploma in a health and safety related discipline.
Experience and Skills:
Management: All managers are responsible for creating a positive safety culture and maintaining a safe and healthy workplace. It is the responsibility of each manager to ensure that employees receive regular training regarding health, safety and environmental matters. Each manager is also accountable to ensure that HSE matters are addressed in a timely manner and that compliance with both legislative and corporate requirements are maintained.
Manager responsibilities for Health, Safety and Environment include:
ATS Corporation is an industry-leading automation solutions and technology provider to many of the world's most successful companies. Using extensive knowledge and global capabilities in custom and repeat automation, automation products and value-added solutions including pre-automation and after-sales services, ATS businesses address the sophisticated manufacturing automation and service needs of multinational customers in markets such as life sciences, transportation, food & beverage, consumer products, and energy. With a dynamic culture that is bolstered by driven employees and the ATS Business Model (ABM), ATS companies are united by a shared purpose of creating solutions that positively impact lives around the world. Founded in 1978, ATS employs over 7,000 people at more than 65 manufacturing facilities and over 85 offices in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia and Oceania. The Company's common shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NYSE under the symbol ‘ATS’.
Job Summary
Responsible for promoting and implementing health, safety and environmental programs in assigned North America locations in support of the corporate Health, Safety and Environment Standards. Acts as an internal technical resource to provide guidance and training on a variety of health, safety and environment issues. Leads internal audits of ATS facilities to ensure compliance to all legislative and corporate HSE requirements.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for driving success in injury prevention, safety culture development and sustainability through continuous improvement of Company programs to promote and improve Health & Safety.
- Provides expertise and leadership in anticipation, recognition, evaluation, and control of health/safety hazards and related compliance assigned locations
- Works closely with operations groups to identify risks and proactively develops/implements control methodology for these risks
- Delivers corporate Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) training programs to employees
- Monitors and audits field related activities to ensure HSE programs and practices are adhered to
- Implements and administers standardized HSE processes to ensure compliance to applicable government regulations as well as corporate standards
- Drives attainment of organizational goals through the elimination of environmental impacts, occupational injuries/illnesses, property damage and improvement of production efficiency as well as safeguarding the health and safety of all employees
- Analyzes injury/illness experience, identifying/tracking injury correlations and root cause analysis to ensure that effective measures are being taken at assigned locations to prevent incident recurrence
- Oversees environmental compliance issues for North American sites including routine environmental reports, permit applications, inventories and surveys; including monitoring and review of required regulatory filings
- Provides guidance and support to operations leaders in the event of HSE regulatory activity
- Participates in the development and continuous improvement of global HSE initiatives to ensure compliance with applicable codes, regulations and industry leading safety practices.
- Provides and maintains accurate statistical data, reports and analysis of injury trends to operational leaders and utilizes ABM tools to drive improvement in results
- Ensures divisional Joint Health and Safety Committee activities are taking place across assigned locations, and engages regularly with JHSC members to ensure continuous improvement in local HSE programs and performance
- Provides leadership and guidance in sustainability topics, particularly waste reduction and diversion, energy consumption and data gathering to support CO2e disclosure
- Supports the development of subject-matter expertise with local HSE leaders by providing guidance and training on a variety of HSE topics
- Reviews incident investigations completed across the region to ensure that local leadership teams are appropriately identifying and actioning root cause analysis
- Oversees workers’ compensation claims management in the region, ensuring appropriate activities occur for injury management and return-to-work; monitors claim costs, trends and intervenes with appropriate business where data suggests a decline in performance
- Ensures that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the ATS Code of Business Conduct.
- Adheres to all health and safety rules and procedures.
Education:
Post secondary degree or diploma in a health and safety related discipline.
Experience and Skills:
- Minimum ten years of hands-on health and safety experience in a manufacturing environment; previous multi-site responsibility required; experience in public safety disciplines is beneficial
- Extensive knowledge of Canadian (specifically Ontario and Quebec) and USA safety and environmental regulations
- Extensive experience in leading safety programs related to robots, lasers, electrical safety/arc flash prevention (NFPE 70E), fire prevention and control of hazardous energy (LOTO)
- Significant experience in HSE topic training program development and delivery, behavior-based safety, management of emissions to air, hazardous and non-hazardous waste management and ESG
- Skilled in leading and coaching root causation analysis and comfortable in the application of various analysis tools
- Able to analyze details quickly and comfortable in providing guidance and direction
- Attention to detail and ability to prioritize tasks
- Strong verbal communication skills; French-speaking is beneficial but not required
- Must be able to travel up to 30% of time (within Canada and USA)
- Hybrid working arrangement
Management: All managers are responsible for creating a positive safety culture and maintaining a safe and healthy workplace. It is the responsibility of each manager to ensure that employees receive regular training regarding health, safety and environmental matters. Each manager is also accountable to ensure that HSE matters are addressed in a timely manner and that compliance with both legislative and corporate requirements are maintained.
Manager responsibilities for Health, Safety and Environment include:
- Demonstrate leadership in Health, Safety and Environment compliance
- Hold team members accountable for health, safety and environmental compliance as part of the annual performance review process
- Ensure that the requirements of the health, safety and environment management system are implemented and maintained
- Carry out hazard assessments, inspections, and audits as required by legislative framework and/or corporate requirements
- Ensure that training is provided to all departmental employees are per established training matrix
- Implement appropriate corrective measures for unsafe conditions and unsafe acts
- Ensure that appropriate equipment, materials and protective devices are provided and maintained in safe condition
- Provide information, instruction and supervision to employees
- Take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of employees
