Progressive Waste Solutions​/Bfi – Vp, Corporate Safety

About the Company
As North America’s third largest full-service waste management company, Progressive Waste Solutions provides non-hazardous solid waste collection and recycling disposal services to commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers in six Canadian provinces and 12 U.S. states as well as the District of Columbia.
The company’s shares are listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges under the symbol BIN.

Scope of Position

This newly developed, critical high profile role will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer. This position requires an innovative and results-oriented leader to help build and implement its Occupational Health and Safety strategy throughout North America. Utilizing best practices, advanced approaches and proven methodologies, theVP of Corporate Safety will develop best-in-class strategies that will be delivered in a decentralized fashion throughout its operating locations.
The position will be responsible for leading the planning, development, and implementation of a comprehensive, corporate-wide Health and Safety management system including strategies, policies, practices and procedures. Develop and implement strategies that will change behavior in the workplace, such that the number of accidents and reportable incidents, and will achieve targeted metrics with a goal of becoming an industry leader.

Functional Tasks

• Develop plans and budget proposals for the delivery of corporate-wide OH&S programs.
• Meet the established priorities and requirements of the senior executives and management staff.
• Provide input, support, guidance and expert advice to senior executives and management staff, enabler groups, process owners, and field staff on OH&S policies, practices, procedures and related legislation.
• Develop and implement a compliance review and audit capability, such that trends and areas of corporate-wide weaknesses can be identified and investigated, and corrective and preventative measures implemented, as appropriate.
• Ensure overall corporate performance and compliance of OH&S programs are measured and evaluated against established frameworks and indicators and communicated to the Executive management team.
• Lead communication of OH&S performance and challenges with Districts and other business functions; lead the development and support the implementation of OH&S action plans on a divisional level; facilitates meeting; lead discussions and is influential in motivating Company management to address OH&S incident prevention.
• Develop and implement awareness and behavioural change campaigns and initiatives throughout the corporation to increase corporate-wide commitment to leading OH&S practices.
• Contribute to the development of the priorities, policies and strategies of the OH&S function as a member of the leadership team, and champions the function and its goal throughout the organization when appropriate.
• Determine the requirements for corporate-wide OH&S Management Systems and frameworks required to enable significant improvements in performance.
• Liaise and maintain relationships with national, provincial, state, federal, professional and trade associations and societies in occupational health and safety.
• Create a positive work environment and culture within the department, provides clear objectives and performance expectations for subordinates, conducts training and development needs assessments and ensures that subordinates are provided with the support necessary to deliver against the expectations of their roles.
• Initiate, promote, implement and maintain health and safety projects and initiatives throughout the corporation through the development of strategies, policies, practices and procedures.
• Ensure plans are responsive to business needs, align to corporate objectives and achieve workplace safety, performance, claims costs, days lost, vehicle accident and lost time injuries goals, meet industry best practices and are in compliance with OH&S legislation, regulations and collective agreements.

Competency Profile

The following competencies listed below define the role ofVPof Corporate Safety at Industrial Company

People Management
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