Corporate Health and Safety Coordinator - US

Leclerc is a family business with 118 years of experience, tradition and know-how passed down from people with heart. Thanks to our 1,800 employees in eight plants in Canada and the United States, we are constantly innovating to exceed the expectations of both small and large appetites.

Position Summary

Reporting to the Health and Safety Manager, the coordinator is a true leader, a catalyst for accelerating the development of teams towards a culture of prevention (interdependence). The Health & Safety Coordinator supports and assists managers and their teams in deploying, maintaining and improving a healthy and safe working environment.

Responsibilities

• Conveys to others the H&S vision with conviction, passion and "obsession" for H&S.
• Engages and empowers team members by acting as a role model.
• Supports, guides and assists plant teams by detecting needs, trends and potential malfunctions; analyzes them to take preventive action.
• Communicates clearly and respectfully with the teams he advises and develops, setting clear expectations and instructions.
• Makes the H&S approach accessible and easy to understand, adding a dynamic, "fun" and participative element.
• Aims to improve and simplify H&S management processes, programs, tools and methods, and integrates them with our other pillars (quality, productivity, our people).
• Develops professional knowledge and network, seeks out best practices, tools and methods through experience sharing with other industrial organizations (including plant visits), reading, conferences and training courses.
• Ensures that each safety practice, policy, rule is applicable, understood and respected.
• Intervenes immediately in the event of any safety related shortcomings or problems observed, provides guidance and direction as needed until the issue has been corrected.
• Analyzes the overall H&S situation in the field, assesses the progress of the plants, identifies needs, and makes recommendations as appropriate.
• Supports the organization in identifying and correcting hazards and implementing safe work methods.
• Visits the plants, provides support, acts as a coach to supervisors, employees and facilitators.
• Follows up regularly with H&S facilitators.
• Assists plant leadership in developing and monitoring their annual action plans.
• Participates in various meetings, health and safety committees, risk analyses, audits, investigations and accident analyses, and ensures at a high level, the effective implementation of the corrective measures decided upon.
• Participates in the drafting of programs, procedures, instructions and training materials, and coordinates their implementation (training as needed).
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a focus in H&S or related field, or equivalent of education and experience.
• A minimum of 5 years' experience in H&S management in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of applicable U.S. laws and regulations (OSHA 30 training), knowledge of ISO 45001 standards preferred.
• Strong leadership skills with ability to coach and influence others.
• Good communicator, credible and respectful, observes, listens attentively, provides feedback and gives individual and collective recognition.
• Project management skills (analysis, planning, prioritization, change management).
• Good computer skills; experience with Microsoft Office suite; comfortable using other programs as needed.
• Able to work independently and with a team.
• Demonstrates innovation, creativity, rigor, managerial courage and attention to detail.
• Be available to travel to assigned plants - 1 week/month.
  
  

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