Regional Safety Leader

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RAILSERVE CANADA - REGIONAL SAFETY LEADER

Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada without sponsorship now or in the future.

We are looking for a person living in or near Edmonton ideally, who will be able to easily work with the Railserve locations and customers in this geographical area.

SUMMARY:

Responsible for managing the company EH&S program for locations within the Canadian region as well as providing leadership for maintaining a culture that encourages safe behaviors and the appropriate employee mindset. This position works with the operations group to enhance and improve safe production and evaluates operations to ensure compliance to provincial and federal regulations as well as customer requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Monitors the company’s safety standards and program effectiveness in accordance with Federal/Provincial regulations (i.e., OH&S, IROR/CROR etc.) as applicable.
• Develops and currents Canadian training materials when required and works with the corporate safety department when materials are integrated with both US & Canadian operations
• Ensures Canadian content in ISNetworld is accurate by providing support to the corporate safety coordinator
• Maintains oversite and management of the Railserve Federal Safety Management System requirements
• Interfaces with Transport Canada & Alberta Transportation for any program or audit requirements
• Leads the Certificate of Recognition program for Railserve Canada
• Conducts biannual location safety assessments of the region in conjunction with the Director of Canadian Operations
• Assists operations when requested by conducting root cause investigations of incidents to finding causes of health & safety events and supports the identification of preventative safety measures to prevent recurrence.
• Works with the Canadian region to ensure proper case management and medical aid is given to injured employees in a manner that facilitates return to work and manages expenditures
• Responsible to complete and submit any required WCB reports/forms and is point of contact for case management
• Engages in the RFP process with the operations and sales & marketing team
• Participates as a member of the start up team for new operations in the Canadian region by integrating EHS requirements throughout all phases of the process
• Provides training support to increase proficiency in safe operations and promote an elevated level of safety awareness
• Leads operations with the development and review in the hazard assessment process
• Assists operations in procedure development as requested or required at a local site level
• Provides support and guidance for leadership and employee development of direct reports
• Maintains good working relationships with customer contact personnel as well as local company site management team
• Required to work days, evenings and weekends as needed

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required, preferred or recommended. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Five to ten years related experience in a safety position; or equivalent combination of education and experience in a rail environment.
• 2 year safety related certificate or higher from an accredited educational institution

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret legislation, governmental regulations and technical procedures. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Safety certification or degree from an accredited educational institution
• CRSP designation preferred but not required

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Travel up to 30% may be required

Target Base range $125,000 - $135,000 CAD

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.