Job Description

Cardinal Health Canada, with over 1,300 employees nationwide, is an essential link in the Canadian healthcare supply chain, providing over 70,000 products to healthcare facilities and medical professionals across the country.

The Canadian EHS Director will report directly to the Sr. Director, EHS - East Zone with dotted line reporting into the Canadian VPs of Operations. This leadership role is responsible for the development and delivery of risk mitigation strategies across all Cardinal Health's Canadian operations. These strategies and programs are designed to manage, mitigate and, whenever possible, eliminate environmental, health, safety risks to Cardinal Health employees, facilities, and communities in which the company operates. This key leadership role will focus on regulatory and company compliance requirements while supporting other enterprise risk initiatives such as business resiliency and property/casualty protection (FM Global recommendations). The EHS Director will serve as the primary business partner for distribution, manufacturing, and commercial operations in Canada, supporting ten (10) or more facilities across multiple provinces. This role will lead a small team of regional EHS specialists in the development and rollout of programs and policies across the country.

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Your contributions to the organization will be:

Leadership & Consulting

Drives implementation of the global EHS strategy in Canada to mitigate risk to people, property, community, information, and brand.

Collaborates with Segment and business unit EHS leaders to implement tactical actions and activities in the provinces.

Partners with operations leaders, functional leaders, and staff across all businesses in Canada to drive continual EHS and risk management improvements.

Ensures critical information is communicated across the country and to executive leadership.

Participates in business mergers, acquisitions, integrations, and divestitures impacting Canadian operations.

Hazard Recognition, Evaluation & Control/Regulatory Compliance

Leads in the management of operation specific EHS hazard assessments and the development of risk mitigation plans.

Partners with leaders to ensure the Cardinal Health EHS management system, standards, policies and procedures are implemented in Canadian operations.

Analyzes key EHS metrics to assist operations in the construction and execution of continual improvement plans.

Assists leaders in identifying budgetary needs to address risk reduction and compliance assurance.

Ensure key performance metrics, including occupational injury/illness and environmental sustainability results are accurately reported and communicated.

Assists with the response to regulatory agency inquiries and reporting obligations.

Participates in assessments and audits across the enterprise.

Provides EHS and risk mitigation expertise to business leaders within Canada.

Provides technical assistance and guidance in all risk-related matters, including ergonomics, industrial hygiene, safety, environmental, incident investigation, drug free workplace, loss prevention, business resiliency and occupational health processes.

Occupational Injury/Illness, Loss Prevention, Crisis Management & Business Resiliency

Leads the overall investigation, notification and case management for occupational injury/illness claims for Canada.

Assists Canadian operations to close out property/casualty recommendations from third parties such as FM Global.

Provides support in the development and documentation of robust business resiliency plans.

Assists in the development and deployment of crisis management tabletop exercises.

Demonstrates active leadership during business continuity situations.

Education & Mentorship

Manages, develops, and mentors site-level EHS staff in the region.

Educates and coaches management teams within the region on their EHS roles and responsibilities.

Assists in developing bench strength across the enterprise.

Helps foster a diverse workforce.

This job might be for you if:

Leadership Skill:

Bachelor's degree in related field required. Advanced degree and professional certification (CRSP/CSP, CIH, CHMM, etc.) strongly preferred

Proven history as a valued, pragmatic, and trusted EHS business partner

Must have collaborative leadership skills to achieve desired results in a highly matrixed work environment

Fosters trust, confidence, and followership across Canada and with peers

Dedicated to the principal of ethical behavior

Must be self-directed, and able to work productively on multiple initiatives simultaneously

Must have sound judgment, excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and not be afraid of rolling up the sleeves to deliver practical solutions

Must be able to clearly and succinctly communicate and sell value-added solutions to operations leadership

Must have excellent written and verbal communications skills

Must be creative in developing cost-effective, sensible solutions that deliver results

Cardinal Health Canada is dedicated to the health and safety of its employees, customers and communities. Pursuant to this, we have implemented several COVID-19 safety measures, including a COVID-19 Vaccination Policy that requires all employees to be fully vaccinated. This is subject to reasonable accommodation for grounds protected under human rights legislation.

Technical Skills:

Minimum 10 years' experience managing EHS for multiple operations

Experience in distribution centers and/or manufacturing operations

Strong familiarity, understanding and experience in EHS Management Systems and their successful implementation

Must have strong substantive knowledge of regulations and guidance promulgated by The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, as well as varying provincial occupational injury/illness requirements

Proven experience implementing effective companywide EHS and risk mitigation programs

Strong technical ability to work, collaborate and negotiate with government officials, consultants, and other third-party stakeholders

Requires up to 50% travel

Cardinal Health is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from women, visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples and persons with disabilities.

Cardinal Health is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Our Human Resources team is responsible for working with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of the hiring process.

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law.

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