Safety Manager, Operations

What Youll Do:

• Leads the implementation of operational safety standards policies and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance (e.g. OHSA Transport Canada TSSA).

• Oversees operational safety inspections audits and investigations toidentifyrisks and ensure corrective action.

• Manages safety performance indicators and develops action plans to achieve continuous improvement.

• Coordinates incident response and root cause investigations ensuring lessons learned are embedded into operations.

• Supports design and operational readiness reviews for new projects and service changes with a safety focus.

• Applies risk management principles and disciplines in the assessment of operational safety activities.

• Manage Recommends changes to methods equipment and materials to improve the margin of safety.

• Analyze information gathered and compare findings with safety legislation requirements standards and best practice todeterminethe best way to advise and influence responsible parties to improve occupational health and safety.

• Collaborates with internal departments contractors and external regulators tomaintaincompliance and alignment on safety initiatives.

• Provides subject matterexpertiseto capital projects rail services and track operations on safety risk assessments.

• Develops and delivers safety training programs to enhance awareness and operational competence.

• Engages stakeholders to strengthen the safety-first culture across all levels of the organization.

• Monitor changes in business processes information systems management and operations and coordinate with functional staff to ensure mitigation of risks.

• Identifyand influence organizational stakeholders to adopt best practice in the areas of safety regulation and occupational health and safety monitoring and reporting.

• Use tools and technology data and judgment to be risk-focused and improve the quality and efficiency of safety regulatory and systemassessmentwork processes.

• Maintain a suite of reporting tools for monitoringmeasuringand reporting safety.

• Prepareconsolidatedreporting on a periodic basis on safety culture compliance to relevant standards safety non-compliance measures (KPIs) and other relevant reports suitable for public reporting.

• Ensure all assessment work is fully documented in line with the Safety Management System best practices andOnxpressinternal auditmethodology.

• As required representOnxpressto industry stakeholders including Transport Canada Ministry of Transportation Ministry ofLabourand Trade Unions.

• Ensure that planning and service deliveryobjectivesare delivered on time within budget and thatanticipatedresults are achieved.

• Provide recommendations to reduce safety and system assurance risks and incidents thereby reducing financial risks associated with fines casualties property and asset damages insurance and related reputational damage.

• Creates a culture of safety excellence by mentoring and developing team members.

• Provides leadership to safety professionals and consultants ensuring alignment with corporate safety strategy.

• Builds a resilient and high-performing safety team with clearaccountabilitiesand performance standards.

• Other duties as assigned

What You Bring:

• Minimumfive(5) years in a leadership position preferable in the industrial switching and/or rail environment

• Five(5) years ofexperience working with Safety Management Systems in an industrial environment

• One (1) year experience developing and managing capital andoperatingbudgets

• Must be Locomotive Operator experienced

• Experience working with commuter / passenger railway agencies an asset

• Mainline railway operations background in safetytrainingand leadership

• Communicates effectively both orally and in writing with people of all backgrounds levels of comprehension including managers employees customers and the public

• Demonstrates initiative to work with others to foster a respectful workplace; creates a work environment that is open tomaintainingpositive relationships

• Considerable knowledge of modern principles practices and techniques in motivating employees and building successful working teams

• Ability to measure and report financial metrics and align with department budgets

• General understanding of the principles of efficient service delivery

• Understands effective cost monitoring control reporting and bottom-line profitability and accountability

• Demonstrates innovation and responsibility in the decision-making process

• Ability to implement best practices in skill development training and service delivery which will be sustainable

• Ability to exercise discretion and good judgement in providing information to internal or external customers in a courteous and tactful mannerregardingsensitive or confidential issues

• Ability to handle a diverse range of responsibilities in an entrepreneurial environment

• Proficient in a Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook with the skill to adapt easily to other software systems

• Ability to perform industrial switching as a ground person and/or locomotive operator asrequired

• Ability to obtain andmaintainrequired qualifications and Safety Critical Medical clearances including passing Customer and Cando drug and alcohol screening including pre-employment post incident and reasonable grounds testing

• Ability to pass a criminal background check

• Proficient mastery of both oral and written communications in English

• Experience in managing for efficiency and effectiveness to bring about change in a fast-paced environment

• Must be able to hold andmaintainan Ontario class G drivers license or equivalent