Senior Health, Safety and Environment Manager

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Position Summary

The Senior Manager of Regional Health Safety and Environment is responsible for developing and supporting the implementation of Health, Safety, and Environment management systems for the STERIS Canadian operations and Equipment and Technology group. This position will drive and lead sustainability for health, safety, and the environment for our Customers, employees, and the surrounding communities. The individual will be an integral team member of the business unit HSE team and STERIS business groups, to implement “best practices” for STERIS employees.

What You’ll do as a Senior Health, Safety and Environment Manager

Health, Safety and Environmental Management (85%)

• Contribute to developing and supporting the effective implementation of the regional HSE strategy, participating in the regular review of the strategy and its implementation.
• Maintain knowledge and awareness of regional HSE legislation and emerging risks, reporting changes that may impact the business and supporting the development of effective response strategies.
• Manage the development, implementation, review, and maintenance of documented HSE management systems, taking responsibility for the development of robust, best-practice standards, policies, guidance, and practices.
• Manage the creation, continuous development, delivery, assessment of learning outcomes, and performance reporting of engaging, innovative HSE training and learning. Ensure that regional training and development needs are identified and met by providing a comprehensive blended training curriculum, training systems, and tools.
• Provide HSE leadership, support, and guidance to the AST business unit and field-based teams to achieve HSE compliance and objectives.
• Lead the regional development, implementation, and ongoing review of documented HSE management systems, including policies, procedures, safe working instructions, guidance, information, and HSE updates to address relevant business unit needs. Identify gaps and potential improvements in HSE management systems, developing and implementing actions to eliminate gaps.
• Manage the development, completion, and ongoing review of risk assessments, advising on the suitability and application of risk control measures, and identify and report on inadequately controlled risks and non-compliance with statutory or internal non-compliance.
• Manage incident, injury reporting, and investigation for AST. Ensure that all injuries, incidents, and near misses are reported and investigated in accordance with STERIS policy. Support collection & analysis of HSE performance data HSE metrics, identifying areas of concern, and reporting performance through dashboards and other means to ensure appropriate actions.
• Work closely with the regional HSE and STERIS training teams to develop and deliver a comprehensive, interactive blended HSE learning approach, including e-learning, coaching, toolbox talks, bite-size training, workbooks, workshops, and classroom-based learning.
• Continually assess, set, and monitor employee training needs and required HSE competencies, developing and maintaining appropriate training matrix plans.
• Monitor and report on training completion, performance, and compliance, using feedback to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Support Transitional Work-duty and Workers Compensation claims management.
• Manage the development, implementation, and testing of robust emergency, contingency, business continuity, and disaster recovery plans.
• Engineer solutions to occupational exposures. Drive continuous improvement and deliver strong results from behavioral-based processes
  
  

Environmental Compliance Management 15%

• Support the environmental compliance team, including conducting reviews, to ensure AST Canadian operations and the Equipment &Technology group fully comply with relevant environmental requirements.
• Support the environmental compliance team in communications regarding existing, new, and/or revised environmental regulations for Canada.
• Coordinate environmental compliance tasks
  
  

The Experience, Skills, And Abilities Needed

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree (Preferred in Occupational Health and Safety, healthcare, Engineering/Science, or related field)
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience with degree indicated above or 15 years of experience in lieu of degree
• Experience with remote work
• Experience in performing industrial hygiene surveys with little supervision
  
  

Preferred:

• Bilingual (English and French)
  
  

Other:

• Ability to work well in a team environment
• Ability to work independently
• Strong leadership, managerial, facilitation, training, and mentoring skills
• Strong project/problem resolution skills
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills with the ability to manage site-level, regional operational, and senior management relationships
• Ability to work independently and as part of a regional/global team
• Able to demonstrate effective training development and delivery
• Highly effective communication skills, written and oral
• Confident with IT systems, e-learning platforms, and software. Understanding applicable computer systems, such as Microsoft Office, SharePoint, databases, and function-specific software
  
  

STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare, life sciences and dental products and services. STERIS is a $5 billion, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 18,000 associates and Customers in more than 100 countries.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.