Vice President, Occupational Health & Safety Financial Dr

Position: Vice President, Occupational Health & Safety Financial Dr., ON 06-27-2025
The Opportunity:

The Vice President, Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) holds overall responsibility for leading the safety strategy and program, social compliance, and corporate facilities services at Maple Leaf Foods. Our Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) goal is ambitious: zero occupational recordable injuries.

As the VP, you will champion a workplace safety culture that encourages people to follow safety protocols, to use safety equipment, to identify hazards, and to speak up when they have any concerns. You can learn more about our commitment to being a global leader in workplace safety here.

Maple Leaf Foods previously unveiled a new OHS framework centred around “Caring our Way to Zero” to reaffirm our ongoing commitment to our Team Members that their safety, health, and well-being are our number one priority. As the incoming VP, you are responsible for driving our Safety Promise and Zero Hero programs across the Maple Leaf Foods network of 20+ manufacturing facilities.

Any MLF team member interested in being considered for this role are encouraged to apply online by July 11. Applications received beyond that date are not guaranteed consideration.

Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life:

• Provide Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Senior Leadership:
  Provide executive guidance for the organization’s health and safety initiatives. You will ensure that OHS action plans are executed to not only satisfy but exceed our OHS objectives.
• Oversee our OHS Policy Development:
  Direct the creation and application of policies and procedures that support a secure and healthy working environment. This includes the integration of comprehensive OHS training and educational programs across the network, including plant level OHS designates and senior OHS leadership teams.
• Drive Compliance Initiatives:
  Ensure that all operations and processes adhere to relevant health and safety laws and regulations, maintaining a culture of accountability throughout the organization.
• Direct our Corporate Facilities Operations:
  Foster an exceptional employee and visitor experience within our corporate facilities. Drive optimal performance in workplace services, maintenance, energy efficiency, and environmental impact in support of sustainability and employee experience objectives.
• Implement Risk Management Programs:
  Identify potential workplace hazards and risks. Implement measures to mitigate risks, and manage proactive emergency response strategies.
• Measure and Manage Performance Metrics:
  Install measurable safety targets across the organization by incorporating performance indicators to monitor and improve our safety outcomes.
• Foster Stakeholder Engagement:
  Work closely with a wide range of internal and external partners, including advisory committees, to continuously enhance our safety practices.
• Nurture Team Leadership:
  Lead and nurture the Senior OHS team along with designated safety leaders across the network, while also overseeing Social Compliance and Head Office Facilities management. Consistently demonstrate and develop leaders to the standards of our Maple Leaf Leadership Values.
• Incorporate Best Practices:
  Champion the OHS aspect of the Safety Promise, guiding the organization toward achieving industry-leading safety standards

Critical Interactions on the Job:

• Partner with operations leaders to overachieve OHS goals. You will work closely with plant leadership, Facilities, Sanitation, Food Safety Quality Assurance, and other key stakeholders within plants and corporate functions.
• Collaborate with finance and HR for reporting and sustainability disclosures, due diligence, property insurance, return to work programs, and other initiatives.
• Coordinate with key functional leaders (Animal Care, Operations, Center for Food Security) to strive for global leadership of our sustainability programs.
• Support Sales & Marketing in building customer awareness and understanding of our safety commitments.
• Collaborate with real estate, sustainability, and EHS partners to support day-to-day and long term facility planning initiatives.
• Build trusted partnerships with key federal and provincial partners, and non-governmental agencies to influence OHS…