Job Description

Sun Gro Horticulture is one of the most prominent North American horticultural companies, employing over 800 staff and serving customers worldwide. Since its humble beginnings in 1929, it has become the leading supplier of soilless growing mixes to North Americas top 100 greenhouse and nursery growers, shipping over 70,000 truckloads of product annually. Sun Gro products are made to exacting standards and conform to high product quality and performance criteria.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Regional Safety Advisor works throughout the region to drive the health, safety, and environmental culture throughout the designated area. The position requires a strong individual that can drive results with and through others while maintaining consistency and neutrality within the process. The position will require a bilingual English/French speaking candidate who is able to translate and implement safety protocols in both languages for the regions covered. This position serves as a resource for all health and safety functions within the sites and assists in the coaching, mentoring, and implementation of the HSE program. This is a hands-on position and the incumbent will be expected to develop many different types of documents, procedures, rules, work instructions, etc.

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU?

• Competitive salary
• Competitive health and benefit plan
• Competitive matched retirement savings program
• The opportunity to join a continuously growing organization with focus on Diversity and Inclusion
• The opportunity to work with an industry leader in manufacturing

WHEN YOU JOIN US YOU WILL BE;

• Be the resource for all HSE throughout the region.
• Maintain and create Sun Gro HSE Management System documents including but not limited to policies and procedures, work instructions, training plans, and information postings specific to the region.
• Responsible for assisting in identifying potential health, safety, and environmental hazards, and working with the Corporate HSE Manager on training or process improvement required to reduce the hazard.
• Assist facility Supervisors and Managers with the application of the HSE system requirements.
• Work with the Corporate HSE Manager to ensure all Sun Gro HSE trainings are completed.
• Assist with the development of HSE training and education programs for staff within facillities.
• Prepare Safety talks and training materials for all departments on the frequency required by the CHSE department. For example: Maintenance safety talks prepared for monthly meetings, Production safety talks are bi-weekly etc.
• Complete internal audits in conjunction with each facility within region. In addition, assist and help prepare facilities for any external audit (i.e. Certification of Recognition (COR)).
• Participate in JHSC meetings in region as needed.
• Prepare monthly report on HSE system status, First Aids, Accident/Incidents JHSC activities.
• Help facilities, in unison with HR, manage the workers compensation and return to work programs. Provide direction to supervisors and managers regarding claims management. Maintain chronology for each case.
• Support and assist in implementing Corporate HSE safety action plans, and business plans.
• Assist management with root cause analysis (RCA) investigation.
• Assist in monitoring Safety Data Platform entries input by the locations, and work with other Safety Data Platform Operators in managing and escalating incident submissions. Train SunGro employees in HSE policies, procedures & practices according to legislations and internal trainings as required.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE;

• Community College Diploma minimum
• Recognized formal training in one of Health and Safety, or Environmental studies.
• Minimum 5 years of Health and Safety experience in both unionized & non-unionized manufacturing/production environment
• Understanding health, safety, and environmental policies, procedures, guidelines, and best practices.
• Regularly review and be familiar with all applicable legislation and standards to ensure compliance.
• Ability to identify potential safety hazards and make recommendations to rectify the situation.
• Organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interact with production employees, supervisors, management, and governing authorities.
• Proactively, and positively affect change in health and safety across the region.
• Facilitate required HSE communications, updates, training, and new program developments within the region.
• Computer skills a must, specific proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Internet, and email.

WORK AUTHORIZATION AND TRAVEL;

• Must be able to travel up to 50% of the time within the region.

Sun Gro Horticulture recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of Sun Gro is to promote individual employees sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with Sun Gro Horticulture. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, Sun Gro. We are pleased to offer competitive compensation, health care, a progressive and challenging workplace, and a commitment to teamwork and integrity.

Sun Gro Horticulture is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability. Sun Gro Horticulture encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities.

Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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