Director of Health, Safety & Environment
Core
Build and lead a best-in-class Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) function for a high-growth, multi-site production and logistics business, setting strategy, building systems, and protecting workers across a national footprint.
Role type
Director of Health, Safety & Environment (Senior Leadership)
Builds
Enterprise Safety Management System, national HSE programs, and a safety culture across production and logistics sites.
Domain
Automotive retail, production, and logistics
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
HSE strategy and governance, Canadian OHS legislation expertise (OHSA, CNESST, OHS Act, WSBC), Safety Management System implementation, incident investigation and root cause analysis, worker engagement and training program design, budget ownership and business case development, executive influence and C-suite reporting, multi-site accountability.
Preferred skills
Background in production, automotive, or high-hazard industrial environments, CRSP designation, CHSC or equivalent, ISO 45001, WHMIS 2015, TDG, WSIB/WCB claims management.
Technologies
Safety Management Systems, dashboards, regulatory registers
Responsibilities
Set national HSE strategy and win executive buy-in; own the Safety Management System and policy; chair national governance cadence; manage regulatory compliance across provinces; lead logistics and field operations safety (yard traffic, vehicle movements, fueling); roll out hazard processes and manage risk registers; lead root-cause investigations of serious incidents; manage WSIB/WCB claims and return-to-work programs; build national training matrix and safety leadership programs; define KPIs and present quarterly to the executive team; build and lead the HSE team.
Seniority
Director, Senior Leadership