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About the Role

The Manager, Health & Safety supports the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the national occupational health and safety management system. This role partners with operational leaders to ensure regulatory compliance, reduce risk, strengthen safety culture, and improve safety performance. The Manager provides technical expertise, coaching, and strategic support to field operations and branch leadership, requiring a proactive leader who can influence without direct authority and build strong relationships across multiple locations.

Responsibilities

Support the execution of the organization's national Health & Safety strategy.
Promote a positive safety culture aligned with the company's values.
Provide leadership on safety initiatives across multiple provinces.
Support organizational change management related to safety initiatives.
Champion continuous improvement of safety performance.
Work collaboratively with the Health & Safety team to maintain and improve the corporate Health & Safety Management System.
Develop, review and update policies, procedures and safe work practices.
Ensure programs remain compliant with provincial and federal legislation.
Support COR® certification requirements where applicable.
Ensure documentation is standardized nationally.
Work collaboratively with Health & Safety team to conduct annual program reviews.
Monitor changes to Canadian occupational health and safety legislation.
Conduct compliance assessments and gap analyses.
Support branches during Ministry of Labour inspections and regulatory investigations.
Coordinate corrective actions resulting from inspections or audits.
Ensure required regulatory reporting is completed.
Lead hazard identification and risk assessment initiatives for Eastern Canada including Field Level Hazard Analysis.
Recommend corrective and preventative actions and track to closure.
Support contractor safety management.
Conduct incident investigations and root cause analysis along with those involving regulatory agencies.
Ensure corrective actions are implemented and verified.
Analyze incident trends.
Design, develop, and maintain engaging instructor-led, virtual, and e-learning training programs, presentations, and supporting materials.
Facilitate and deliver Health & Safety training sessions for employees, supervisors, managers, and senior leaders across Canada.
Coordinate and facilitate orientation programs for new employees and supervisors.
Evaluate the effectiveness of training programs through participant feedback, field observations, competency assessments, and performance metrics, and implement improvements where needed.
Monitor changes in legislation and industry best practices to ensure training content remains current and relevant.
Support Joint Health & Safety Committees across Canada.
Assist with committee effectiveness.
Promote reporting of hazards and near misses.
Support mental health and psychological safety initiatives.
Recognize positive safety performance.
Support workers' compensation claims management.
Assist with return-to-work programs.
Collaborate with HR on accommodation initiatives.
Monitor claim costs and performance metrics.

Requirements

3-5 Years progressive Health & Safety experience
Minimum 3 years supporting multi-site operations
Construction industry experience
Multi-jurisdictional regulatory knowledge

Experience Level

3-5 Years progressive Health & Safety experience
Minimum 3 years supporting multi-site operations

Education Level

Bachelor's degree or college diploma in Occupational Health & Safety, or related field

Benefits

Comprehensive Group benefits
Educational assistance program
Employee referral bonus program
Social events

About the Company

Classic Fire + Life Safety is a leader in the fire protection and life safety industry.
Our goal is to partner with our customers, to ensure their buildings, and the people in them are safe, from new building construction activities, modernization activities, and demand for system upgrades, through to preventative maintenance and service.
CFLS is a caring company who values our staff.
CFLS is local and is part of the community.
CFLS is a full-service fire protection contractor.
A great working environment with opportunities for career advancement.

Equal Opportunity

Classic Fire + Life Safety is committed to treating all people in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence.
We believe in integration and equal opportunity.
We are also committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner and will do so by preventing and removing barriers to accessibility and meeting accessibility requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
No part of our hiring process uses AI or automated screening technology, all candidate reviews and applications are evaluated manually and hiring decisions are completed by human staff, to ensure a fair and transparent assessment.