Description
The Health and Safety Manager is responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously improving the organization's occupational health and safety management system throughout Quebec operations. This role ensures compliance with Quebec health and safety legislation, promotes a proactive safety culture, reduces workplace injuries, and partners with operational leadership to effectively manage occupational risks.
The successful candidate serves as the primary safety advisor for Quebec operations and works collaboratively with management, employees, clients, regulatory agencies, and the CNESST to maintain safe and compliant workplaces.
Essential Responsibilities
Regulatory Compliance:
• Ensure compliance with all applicable Quebec occupational health and safety legislation, regulations, and standards. • Monitor legislative changes and communicate impacts to leadership. • Develop and maintain company safety policies and procedures consistent with provincial requirements. • Coordinate responses to regulatory inspections and investigations. • Maintain required documentation and records.
Safety Program Management
• Develop and implement provincial safety initiatives. • Conduct hazard identification and risk assessments. • Establish annual safety objectives and key performance indicators. • Lead continuous improvement initiatives. • Develop safe work procedures and best practices.Incident Management
• Lead investigations of workplace injuries, illnesses, property damage, and near misses. • Identify root causes. • Develop corrective and preventive action plans. • Track completion of corrective actions. • Analyze trends and prepare executive reporting.
Training and Education
Workplace Inspections
Workers' Compensation Management
Client Support
Safety Committee Leadership
Emergency Preparedness
Reporting
Prepare regular reports including:
• Injury frequency and severity • Lost time incidents • Near miss trends • Training completion • Inspection findings • Corrective action status • Regulatory compliance metrics • Annual safety performance summariesQualifications
Education
Bachelor's Degree in one of the following preferred
• Occupational Health & Safet • Environmental Healt • Industrial Hygiene • Risk Management • Engineering • Human Resource • Related disciplineEquivalent education and experience may be considered.
Experience
• 5–8 years progressive occupational health and safety experienc • Experience supporting multiple facilities or client location • Experience within warehousing, staffing, manufacturing, logistics, or industrial environments preferre • Experience working with provincial workers' compensation system • Experience leading incident investigation • Experience developing safety management systemsPreferred Experience
Candidates with experience in the following environments are strongly preferred:
• Distribution center • Warehousin • Logistics • Manufacturin • Third-party logistics (3PL) • Retail/Ecommerce distribution • Industrial servicesStrong knowledge of:
• Quebec occupational health and safety legislation • Hazard recognition • Risk assessments • Accident investigation • Ergonomics • Industrial hygiene principles • Safety auditing • Contractor safety • Emergency preparedness • Return-to-work programs • Safety training methodologiesPreferred Certifications
One or more of the following preferred:
• Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) • Certified Health & Safety Consultant (CHSC) • National Construction Safety Officer (where applicable) • First Aid/CPR Instructor • ISO 45001 Internal Auditor or Lead AuditorLanguage Requirementx
• Fluent French (required) • Professional English (required) • Ability to communicate effectively with provincial regulatory agencies, employees, clients, and executive leadership.Technical Skills
• Microsoft Office Suite • Safety management software • Incident management systems • Learning Management Systems (LMS) • Data analytics and reporting • Microsoft Power BI (preferred)Competencies
• Leadership • Regulatory expertise • Communication • Coaching • Conflict resolution • Strategic thinking • Project management • Analytical problem solving • Change management • Relationship building • Customer service orientation • Decision makingKey Performance Indicators (KPIs)
• Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) • Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) • Severity Rate • Training completion percentage • Audit completion rate • Corrective action closure rate • Regulatory compliance results • Workers' compensation claim reduction • Client audit scores • Employee safety engagement metricsAt Eclipse Advantage, our values drive everything we do: Win as One, Be Customer Obsessed, Empower with Purpose, Raise the Bar, and Do Right Relentlessly. These aren’t just words, they’re how we show up every day.
If you’re someone who loves working as part of a team, takes pride in delivering great results, wants the ability to own your work, and is always looking for ways to grow while doing the right thing, than Eclipse Advantage is the place for you.
So if you are looking to grow your career, love the action-packed nature of logistics and recruiting, it’s time to join Eclipse Advantage. With a competitive salary, bonus opportunities and an in-depth training program, along with an excellent benefits program including generous PTO and a 401k match, our team members are rewarded for their hard work!
Equal Opportunity Employer| Drug Free Workplace| Must be able to work in the US
Since 2003, Eclipse Advantage, a people logistics supply chain company, has helped clients improve their supply chain performance by increasing productivity, reducing labor costs, minimizing safety risks, and improving quality
Our team of employees are a critical part of our nation’s supply chain and logistics industry – assisting to move goods – from groceries to retail to ecommerce – and its’ thanks, in part, to our team, that the supply chain in North America is thriving.
