Safety Manager

September 12, 2024

Safety Manager

ERCO Worldwide’s century-long tradition of excellence has firmly established its reputation for providing reliable, intelligent, and environmentally responsible manufacturing on a global scale. As one of the largest suppliers of Chlorine Dioxide technology in the world, we are devoted to building genuine customer relationships and delivering innovative, sustainable chemical solutions that improve lives and the health of our planet. It’s our goal to make everyone’s lives more productive, convenient, enjoyable, and safe.

Job Summary:

ERCO Worldwide is looking for a Safety Manager to join the North Vancouver team! As Safety Manager, the primary functions are ensuring site OH&S, and security practices meet or exceed corporate and regulatory procedures and policies. They are responsible for coordinating and conducting site regulatory training and maintaining regulatory records for safety and security. This position also oversees Responsible Care Safety and Security activities at the Plant; recognizing that many of the related tasks will be the responsibility of other site employees to complete. In cooperation with site engineers, they will monitor site process safety, ensuring that process safety studies are performed by the site as per corporate schedule and resulting actions are completed in a timely manner. This position reports directly to the Plant Manager, serving as a member of the site leadership team, the site Occupational Health & Safety Team (OHST), and the ERCO Safety Committee (ESC).

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure site compliance to all government regulated requirements
• Implementation of company-wide policies and procedures that apply to the site
• Development, maintenance, and implementation of site plans, policies, procedures, and support of continuous improvement of these internal standards
• Development and implementation of site training programs, and ensure that the site employees, contractors and visitors are trained in these standards as required
• Lead all regulatory reporting and documentation requirements both external to government bodies and internal as required
• Keeping site leadership team and Toronto head office up-to-date on site issues
• Ensure compliance to CIAC (Chemistry Industry Association of Canada) requirements
• Promote good practices throughout the site, and sharing good practices throughout the company
• Responsible for the completion of many associated tasks, recognizing that many of the related tasks will be the responsibility of other site employees to complete.
• Member of site Joint Health and Safety Committee, active member of the ERCO Safety Committee (ESC), and act as a liaison to the Plant Manager who has the decision-making authority.
• Supporting incident investigations prepared by site responsible departments by analyzing incidents to identify areas of concern; prepare incident reports for some incidents when deemed appropriate.
• Liaise with government, community and emergency responders as required.
• Ensure that the company-wide annual safety plan is integrated with the site safety plan.
• Following-up on assigned actions in a timely manner.
• Support the ERCO Senior Safety Manager, Health & Safety in companywide initiatives.

Qualifications:

• University degree – academic technical (preferred) or equivalent OH&S technical training/experience is required
• Recognized CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Professional) safety designation or education, or currently enrolled in a recognized safety program leading to this safety designation
• Minimum 3 years’ experience working in an industrial/manufacturing environment; preference will be given to candidates with such experience in the sodium chlorate industry
• Excellent understanding and hands-on experience with industrial/manufacturing safety practices; (i.e.: equipment lock out, confined space, safety inspections, and hazard assessments.)
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written to be able to effectively communicate to all levels of the organization and to ensure external and internal reports and letters accurately and legally represent your responsibilities.

Why Work for ERCO?

• Company Pension Plan
• Health and Dental Benefits on Day 1
• Disability Insurance
• Health Care Spending Account
• On-Site Parking

Salary Range: 90-105K + 10% Bonus

To join a winning team, please apply by clicking on the link below!

ERCO Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to recruiting, developing and maintaining a diverse workforce in compliance with all applicable Human Rights legislation. We will make every reasonable effort to accommodate for disabilities made known to us by our employees and applicants. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know and we will make every reasonable effort to meet your needs.