Job Description

Position Title: Manager Health and Safety Grand Falls
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time xe2x80x8b
Position Location: Grand Falls
Grade: Grade 06
Requisition ID: 36521
Health & Safety Manager
Grand Falls, NB
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.
About the role.
The Manager of Health, Safety, and Security is part of the Leadership Team at the Site providing guidance and strategic direction to leaders and ensures they are prepared to respond to emergencies by keeping the plant emergency action and crisis management plan up to date. As the successful candidate, you will foster and develop a culture where health & safety are ingrained as a core value with all employees; everyone believes zero harm is achievable and employees are actively engaged in performing their work in a safe manner while also preventing at-risk behaviors. xe2x80x93 For Us For Family. You will lead with a proactive approach of continuous improvement in health, safety, and security and ensure emergency preparedness, crisis management, audit readiness, and compliance with company and regulatory agencies.
What youxe2x80x99ll be doing.

• Ensure compliance with governmental and McCain health, safety and security requirements.
• Act as the primary plant representative for regulatory site visits and inspections.
• Engage with stakeholders in and outside the plant utilizing internal and external resources to stay abreast of developments in the health and safety & security area via professional associations, workshops, etc.
• Develop and implement processes and procedures to ensure Site, employee, and contractor compliance with company and regulatory agencies.
• Collaborate with other facility functions to ensure new products, capital projects, and functional activities are aligned with facility health & safety objectives and injury prevention.
• Implement McCainxe2x80x99s "Key Elements of Safety (KES)" of the health & safety management process and Cultural Assessment process.
• Facilitate employee safety committees and act as a resource for department health & safety meetings.
• Learn and develop the key skills required to implement continuous improvement disciplines into the safety improvement process (MDI). Participate and coordinate activities such as Kaizen events, and training/education in various continuous improvement processes.
• Develop and utilize tools that will maximize the effectiveness and measurement of progress with leading and lagging indicators.
• Manage Workerxe2x80x99s Compensation in partnership with Human Resources.
• Plan, budget, and execute specific programs and activities to prevent employee injury and illness and increase employee well-being.
• Manage in-plant security systems and the security team. Assist in Food Safety & Security as needed or requested.

What youxe2x80x99ll need to be successful.

• Bachelorxe2x80x99s degree in Occupational Health & Safety or equivalent (Industrial Hygiene or Engineering).
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP) or equivalent experience as a health & safety professional.
• A minimum of 7 years of progressive and applicable experience in the field is required.
• Working knowledge of governmental occupational health & safety requirements and workerxe2x80x99s compensation/Work safe is required.
• Training experience and bilingual language skills are a plus.
• ISO Management Systems experience is preferred
• Good working knowledge of human resources and health & safety information systems.
• Proficiency with Windows-based applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience using/implementing other specialized software/EMIS platforms (Intelex).

About the team.
This is a highly visible position with significant influence over the plantxe2x80x99s culture. The Health & Safety Manager leads a team of six direct reports, including the Site Safety Coordinator, Fire Prevention Technician, and four Security Guards. The role reports directly to the Plant Manager, with a strong dotted-line relationship to the Regional Director of Health & Safety. Success in this position requires strong communication skills, effective prioritization, and the ability to balance competing demands. This dual reporting structure allows the organization to benefit from robust local leadership while ensuring alignment with regional functional standards and best practices.
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Compensation Package: $97,500.00 - $130,000.00 CAD annually + bonus eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education/training, and other organizational needs.
Benefits: At McCain, wexe2x80x99re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and wellbeing at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each personxe2x80x99s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & wellbeing programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Wellbeing programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned to country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit details available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and wexe2x80x99re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work xe2x80x94 and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCainxe2x80x99s and , as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled .
Job Family: Manufacturing
Division: NA Potato Manufacturing
Department: xe2x80x8bGrand Falls Potato Plant xe2x80x8b
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Grand Falls
Company: McCain Foods (Canada) '