Manager, Safety, Health and Environment; SHE

Who We Are

DENSO Manufacturing Canada Inc. (DMCN) is located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. We are the largest and only DENSO Manufacturing location in Canada. DMCN produces HVAC and ECM Assemblies for Toyota, Honda, and Ford. The production processes on site include:
Moulding for HVAC Case, PTank, Shroud and Fan, Liquid Pipe Bending, Evaporator pipe brazing, Radiator Core Assembly, Brazing and Crimping, as well as final Assembly lines for HVAC and ECM. DMCN is a growing facility with significant increases in sales volume and bright prospects for the near future.

We are searching for a Manager of Safety, Health and Environment to lead a team of dedicated DENSO Associates to achieve manufacturing excellence and to build future success!

Job Summary

Manages and provides strategic leadership and guidance for Safety, Health and Environment engineering activities. Responsible for support efforts to ensure manufacturing processes meet safety/environmental regulatory requirements through machine designs reviews and collaboration with plant engineering staff. Ensures that industrial hygiene assessment programs comply with company and regulatory standards and providing engineering countermeasures for problematic process. Leads the effort to identify and maintain the best environmental equipment to comply with government and Eco Vision requirements.

Manages and leads injury and illness reduction activity through safety engineering and ergonomic assessments to unify efforts. Manages worker’s compensation administration, campus security, emergency response and on-site medical services to ensure a healthy and safe campus. Responsible for achieving departmental and corporate goals, control costs, and maintains associate morale through a secure, safe, and healthy working environment.

Responsibilities

• Directs, reviews, and approves work assignments for safety and environmental engineering assignments within multiple departments.
• Leads strategic functions for safety and environmental engineering compliance efforts while serving as the technical expert and corporate responsible safety and environmental official.
• Provides guidance to related engineering functions to ensure safety and environmental compliant designs according to DENSO machine/safety standards as well as all regulatory and consensus standards.
• Evaluates and supports safety and environmental skill development within the departments.
• Directs and coordinates delivery of on-site medical services through the contract service provider.
• Manages activities between DENSO, the Nursing Coordinator and other on-site medical staff on issues such as occupational medical referrals, return to work/fitness for duty physical exams, drug testing protocols, program scheduling and other related issues.
• Performs administrative duties related to worker’s compensation, such as communicating with medical providers, negotiating, communicating, and strategizing with corporate legal counsel, insurance carriers and appropriate Chain-of-Command, and interacting with affected associates.
• Reviews and approves compliance documents for accuracy and completeness.
• Manages activities and provides direction of on-site security services through contract service provider.
• Prepares reports and reviews the reports of others for submission to Safety, Health and Environment top management. These reports may include cost savings, expenditures, monthly and project update reports.
• Establishes and implements policies and procedures which pertain to the Department.
• Evaluates team members’ work performance and assists in upgrading their development and talent.
• Performs Human Resource activities including tracking time and attendance, counseling, scheduling, etc.
• Fosters high morale and teamwork in the Safety, Health, and Environment Departments by supporting the activities of subordinates through daily interaction and one-on-one contact.
• Maintains an appropriate level of conventionality and conformance in regard to the corporate culture as expressed in the Associate Handbook. Relates well with others, including as appropriate, peers, supervisor, subordinates, customers and suppliers. Maintains good attendance and…