Position Title: Health and Safety Manager
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Portage La Prairie
Grade: Grade 06
Requisition ID: 35979
About McCain.
At McCain, we’re feeding the world: from French fries to cakes, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That’s why we’re dedicated to ensuring our core values—Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality—shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!
Leadership Principles.
Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organization. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.
We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.
We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.
We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.
We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.
About the role.
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy.
We are currently looking for a Health & Safety Manager located in Portage La Prairie, MB.
The Manager of Health, Safety, and Security is part of the Leadership Team at the Site providing guidance and strategic direction to leaders and implementing the management system (including, but not limited to work processes, standards, and procedures) as well as driving a Safety Mindset and Culture for all employees – For Us For Family. Leads with a proactive approach of continuous improvement in health, safety, and security and ensures emergency preparedness, crisis management, audit readiness, and compliance with compliance obligations.
Accountabilities:
The position interacts with employees to ensure a culture of caring where each employee is accountable and responsible for Health & Safety conditions and behaviors. As a member of the leadership team, fosters and develops 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.
Ensures compliance with local, state/provincial, and federal health & safety compliance obligations. Acts as the primary plant representative in the event of regulatory site visits/inspections and engages with stakeholders in and outside the plant, including, but not limited to functional Corporate Team(s), Legal, and community resources. Develops and implements processes and procedures to ensure Site, employee, and contractor compliance with company and regulatory agencies.
Strategic Leadership/Partnership, Change Leader, Performance Driver/Coach, functional expert/subject matter expert and change enabler to drive behavior-based safety programs, injury-free culture, and continuous improvement.
Collaborates with other facility functions, (engineering, maintenance, food safety, quality assurance, etc.) to ensure new products, capital projects, and functional activities are aligned with facility health & safety objectives and injury prevention.
Implements McCain’s "Key Elements of Safety (KES)" of the health & safety management process and Cultural Assessment process, which includes identification of health & safety behavior supervisor training, and employee involvement to ensure a strong health & safety foundation and to build a culture of safety for all employees. Facilitates employee safety committees and acts as a resource for department health & safety meetings held by Line Supervisors and/or the Health and Safety department.
Utilizes internal and external resources in the development of building a sustainable comprehensive health and safety & security program. Stay abreast of pending developments in the health and safety & security area that could impact the Site via professional associations, workshops, etc.
Learning and developing the key skills required to implement continuous improvement disciplines into the safety improvement process (MDI). Participates and coordinates activities such as Kaizen events, and training/education in various continuous improvement processes.
Develops and utilizes tools that will maximize the effectiveness and measurement of progress with leading and lagging indicators.
Manages Worker’s Compensation in partnership with Human Resources.
Plans, budgets, and execute specific programs and activities to prevent employee injury and illness and increase employee well-being. Programs should target employee responsibility for individual health & safety and focuses on both on-the-job and off-the-job activities that influence employee health.
Ensures compliance with governmental and McCain security requirements. Manages in-plant security systems and the security team. Conduct regular security audits and ensure proper corrective actions are taken. Assist in Food Safety & Security as needed or requested.
Ensures plant emergency action and crisis management plan are up to date and that the management team is prepared to respond to emergencies. Annually develops and conducts periodic crisis drill simulations.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position has direct leadership responsibility for the site Safety Coordinator(s) and reports to the Plant Manager and has a strong dotted line responsibility to the Regional Director of Health & Safety. This is a high-profile role with influence to shape the culture of the Site location.
Through programs resulting in behavior improvements and injury prevention culture, position can impact long-term reduction in current annual costs with H&S components.
Bachelor’s 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 Federal and State/Provincial occupational health & safety requirements and worker’s compensation/Work safe 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.
Must be capable of working in a fast-paced environment with minimal direct supervision and have strong demonstrated leadership, interpersonal, and self-initiative skills.
Demonstrates ability to drive sustainable organizational change.
Demonstrates the ability to build strong cross-functional teams capable of delivering desired results.
Demonstrates ability to communicate effectively and influence across a diverse range of people from Corporate /Regional leadership to a front-line employee.
Demonstrates the ability to think both strategically and tactically and quickly transition between the two.
Good technical understanding of H&S issues and their relationship to production/engineering/food safety/quality and job functions as they relate to building in prevention.
Strong demonstrated verbal/written communication, analytical and problem-solving skills. Must be detail-oriented and results-oriented.
Ability to communicate complex regulatory and technical issues in a way that is understandable for all employees.
Ability to achieve results through dotted-line situations.
Supports, leads, and maintains the Management System.
Leads the Continuous Improvement activities (as required by MDI)
Proficiency with Windows-based applications including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience using/implementing other specialized software/EMIS platforms (Intelex).
The McCain experience.
We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually—your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we’re better together.
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Compensation Package: $97,500 - $130,000 CAD annually + bonus eligibility + Long Term Incentive 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, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s 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 are available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we’re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work — and at home.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
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Job Family: Manufacturing
Division: NA Potato Manufacturing
Department: Portage Potato Plant
Location(s): CA - Canada : Manitoba : Portage la Prairie || CA - Canada : Manitoba : Carberry || CA - Canada : Manitoba : Winnipeg || CA - Canada : Other : Reference job description
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)