Manager Safety & Compliance

Canadian National Railway Company•Flint Charter Township, MI

7d•$104,600 - $130,700•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager Safety & Compliance is responsible for driving all aspects of Safety and Compliance across CN’s Dock and Transload properties and Automotive Business units. In addition, the Manager Safety and Compliance is responsible for assessing the state of each locations Safety Culture and developing short, medium and long term plans to improve Safety culture from a leadership, training and technology point of view working with local facility management. The Manager requires strong business acumen, understanding multiple commodities and dangerous goods, their supply chains and how to move/transload the products safely and efficiency. Understanding of existing processes, systems, culture, training programs and compliance requirements across multiple, provincial, federal and state jurisdictions is also a key area of responsibility. The incumbent will also entail participation in integrated audits of safety processes and field execution of CN’s Safety Management System (SMS) and local Safety Action Plans to ensure compliance. This will require the incumbent to possess exemplary communication skills and of accident and incident reporting criteria to managers will be essential. The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring integrity in reporting of all Corporate Safety data through monitoring and auditing of safety performance data. The position will also have direct exposure to Safety and Health Committees through interface with an occasional participation in, Safety and Health Committees and their regular scheduled meetings. The position is responsible for oversight of Regional Distribution Services feedback and support as required to assist them in driving safety initiatives on the Regions.

Requirements

Minimum 7 years of relevant field experience
Experience with emergency response/spill response
Experience in project management
Experience in management of professional consultants
Experience contaminated sites management
Experience in operating and capital budget forecasting, planning and management
Experience with Railway Operating Rules
Engineering Degree or Bachelor of Science degree with a preference for Environmental Science or Environmental
Post secondary education in Safety Industrial Hygiene
Safety Industrial Hygiene Certification
Follow safety procedures, information security instructions and ESC principles to lead by example
Address risks in a timely manner to eliminate them
Improve processes on a continuous basis to enhance safety, security and to reduce CN's environmental footprint
Influence others with impactful communications and adapt well to its audience
Collaborate with key internal stakeholders to enable higher productivity
Apply analytical thinking to make recommendations that pursue sustainable performance
Innovate to create value, without compromising on safety
Is accountable to meet performance expectations
Communicate effectively both orally and in written in French
Project management
Strong capability to prepare reports, procedures, standards, etc.
Ability to use CN systems to extract safety data to identify safety trends, including SAP, Business Warehouse
Knowledge in technical safety
Ability to interpret safety reporting criteria as defined by FRA reporting guide.
Able to produce quality and timely data reports
Strong knowledge of Excel
Knowledge of Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulation
Involvement in a safety committee

Nice To Haves

Any experience for these above would be considered as an asset
Any designation for these above would be considered as an asset
Any skills/attributes for these above would be considered as an asset
Any knowledge of these above would be considered as an asset

Responsibilities

Develop Safety Initiatives, & Training: Facilitate numerous safety initiatives, across multiple locations each with differing characteristics, commodities (incl. Dangerous goods) and risk exposures to drive safety performance and support Regions/Functions
Manage projects through to completion and implementation in the field
Monitor adherence to safety and compliance standards (including federal and state/provincial jurisdictional requirements) as established by operating companies, interfacing with Regional and managers as necessary to drive compliance
Analyze safety data to identify trends, exposures or opportunities
Drive and participate in Integrated Audits (Safety and Rules Compliance) and reports
Provide information to Chief Operating Officer, Vice President Safety and other Senior Executive relative to safety performance
Manage and oversee quality of safety engagements for the Transload and Dock operations (~300 employees across ~30 locations throughout North America)
Develop and conduct safety training tailored to locational requirements
Safety Culture & Compliance: Develop short, medium and long terms plans to drive sustainable changes to the Safety Management programs of the Docks and Transloads and Automotive
Ensure the Hazard Prevention Program (HPP) regulation is compliant with both municipal and federal regulations and communicate the information to ensure employees understand the program in place
Validate that safety plans are defined and employees are aware of their respective facilities plans
Engage with union members and union leadership on safe work practices and policies
System Management of Safety Data Information: Responsible for producing regular business and Corporate Safety Data
Undertake Projects which entail Interface with IT relative to system changes, enhancements and requirements
Conduct safety tests, develop and improve safety procedures in the Safety Management System
Update governance reports based on input and feedback from user groups
Develop, implementation and support the field for the Safety Management System
Ensure the Safety Intranet Development is regularly updated
Ensure the Emergency Response Plan is compliant and is properly in place
Stay informed on updates regarding the Fall Protection coverage, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and contractor safety
Coordinate any injury reports with the appropriate people
System Safety Liaison: Participate quarterly with Safety and Health Committees