Manager, Occupational Safety

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Ford was built on the belief that freedom of movement drives human progress. As we look to the future and the changing needs of society, we are committed to becoming the world’s most trusted mobility company – delivering smart vehicles for a smart world. Join our team as we create tomorrow! We believe in putting people first, working together, and facing challenges head-on. Join us at the Windsor Engine Plant/Essex Engine Plant in creating vehicles that keep the world moving and forge a career defined by meaningful impact and innovation.

The Manager, Occupational Safety is accountable for the performance and results of the Occupational Safety team. The role ensures the administration of plant-wide safety processes, emergency response planning, and compliance with regulations, with consistency in a timely manner. The role closely partners with Health & Safety leadership to address complex general and occupational safety issues and collaborates with various departments. The role also supervises the maintenance of accurate documentation, administration of investigations, inspections, and root cause analyses. The role has expertise in interpreting and administering corporate health and Safety policies, Safety regulations, and best practices, analyzing trends, and providing guidance to contribute to the company’s over-arching effort to prevent employee injuries and illnesses and the elimination of hazards in the work environment. The role has limited to full management authority for staffing, performance, discipline, pay decisions, team development, and other personnel actions.

The person that takes this position will supervise the entire Windsor Site's Safety Function and two Safety Engineers (one at WEP and one at EEP.)  This individual will act as a liaison between the two Plants and the OCM.

What you'll do...

The primary responsibilities for this position include but are not limited to: 

• Interprets and administers company policies and conducts programs related to risk assessment, hazard identification, incident investigations, inspections, audits, safety culture and engagement, etc. to prevent accidents and hazards at the workplace.
• Manages plant and facility-wide safety processes and initiatives including the company’s Safety Operating System (SOS), emergency response planning and training, and off-standard approvals, with consistency in a timely manner. Ensures compliance with federal, provincial, and local safety laws, regulations, and corporate policies through collaboration with the plant and network medical, security functions, and Unifor Health and Safety representatives.
• Distributes and assigns tasks to the regional and facility Occupational Safety team, serves as a primary point of contact for regular inspections and audits to identify and assess workplace hazards, review new equipment for safety concerns, develop activity hazard analysis, complete preventive maintenance procedures, etc., and guides the regional and facility Occupational Safety team on accident prevention plans, and associated processes, procedures, and standards.
  Manages completion and timely submission of regional and plant-specific entry forms (as applicable) and physical plant entry for all projects, ensuring personnel have current safety training, drug tests, and any other plant-required training before plant site arrival.
• Develops and monitors KPIs for tracking safety incidents, injury statistics, corrective actions, training hours, resolution time, etc. to ensure a safe and hazard-free working environment, utilizes Kaizen (continuous improvement approach), develops internal reports for senior Health and Safety management, Legal & Compliance, and onsite facility/plant management teams and presents trends, improvement opportunities, and other key findings. Oversees the maintenance of accurate records and documentation related to occupational safety matters in line with established policies and compliance requirements.
• Leads the administration of department-specific ergonomics training, general and fire safety trainings, machinery and equipment safety trainings at plant locations, energy control and power lockout, root cause analysis, new hire orientation, management safety training, etc. Conducts assessment to identify the need for new training programs and administers the same. Provides guidance and support to managers with respect to general and occupational safety-related queries.
• Communicates effectively with statutory authorities, regulatory bodies, and corporate representatives and resolves safety issues and risks highlighted by other functions and external safety auditors/ consultants and coordinates with these stakeholders to design appropriate precautionary measures to prevent their recurrence, anticipates operational roadblocks, and develops facility/plant specific safety and loss control programs and processes for seamless implementation.
• Participates in the delivery of global, regional, and facility Occupational Safety specific communication, standards, and practices related to occupational safety including general safety, fire prevention, machine and equipment safety, electrical safety, first aid administration, etc. to encourage the adoption of Corporate Health and Safety practices, focused on incidence avoidance and regulatory compliance.
• Reviews and updates Occupational Safety policies to ensure compliance with relevant laws and with corporate safety policies, communicated effectively to relevant stakeholders, and consistently enforced.
• Performs talent management responsibilities including performance management, professional development, succession planning, disciplinary action, terminations, recruitment, pay decisions, and other personnel actions.

You'll Have...

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Safety/Health Sciences, or any other related discipline. Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained. If the degree was obtained from a school outside of Canada, an Education Credential Assessment report showing Canadian equivalency is also required.

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years of work experience  in Occupational Safety or a related field.

• Involves frequent (defined as one to two-thirds of the time) lifting of more than 10 to 25 pounds. Work performed requires a good deal of walking or standing and may include some sedentary work and working conditions that include moderate noise levels related to the use of office equipment or machinery. May involve exposure to varying outside temperatures.
• Experience with demonstrating leadership skills.

Even better, you may have...

Education: 

• Master's Degree in Occupational Health & Safety, Safety/Health Sciences, or any other related discipline.

Experience

• Experience in the Automotive industry.
• Working experience in union environment.
• Certified Safety Professional.

This posting is for an existing vacancy within our team.

Our focus is to build the best team. If you think you can bring value to Ford, love to collaborate, prioritize and aim to deliver excellence in everything you do, we encourage you to apply!

We thank all candidates for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Ford of Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a culturally diverse workforce. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes, where needed, are available upon request. Please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require.

Candidates for this position must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, does not sponsor work permit applications.

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