Sr. Specialist, Health, Safety & Environment

Mondelēz International•Toronto, ON

2d•CA$84,500 - CA$105,650•Onsite

About The Position

This role manages the delivery of all Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) activities within a manufacturing facility or commercial areas (offices, Sales, Warehouses). Responsibilities include managing standards & procedures, capability processes, reporting, compliance, and audits. The specialist will define and review applicable standards and legislation, validate HSE design into projects and modifications, and support work processes to improve HSE application and effectiveness. This includes mapping legislation and internal standards, ensuring ongoing compliance, and managing relationships with the legal department and local authorities. The role also ensures all HSE regulatory requirements for the plant are maintained.

Requirements

Experience as a Health, Safety and Environment Practitioner preferably within a manufacturing or commercial environment.
Demonstrated experience managing a team, change management and project management.
Excellent interpersonal communication and influencing skills with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
Experience with Health and Safety audit experience.
More than 5 years of experience in similar roles.

Nice To Haves

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career.

Responsibilities

Manage the delivery of all HSE activities in a manufacturing facility or commercial areas.
Define and review standards and legislation applicable to site.
Validate design for HSE into projects and modifications.
Support defined work processes to improve HSE application and effectiveness.
Map all applicable legislation and internal standards.
Ensure ongoing compliance and manage relationship with legal department and local authorities.
Maintain all HSE regulatory requirements for plant.
Co-ordinate implementation of all HSE programs and processes.
Prepare and build consensus annual plans for facility/function wide HSE initiatives.
Plan/Budget/Control annual capital budget for HSE to enable execution of the HSE plan and adherence to all internal and external compliance standards.
Provide HSE expertise for the facility/function for all new projects and change management activities.
Ensure appropriate risk assessments are conducted and follow ups implemented to minimize or eliminate accidents, asset losses that might cause harm to one of the company’s employees, contractors, visitors.
Ensure that the appropriate talent is in place through training, mentoring, and succession planning and supports development and learning capabilities of Safety specialists.
Ensure the facility standards are in compliance with both Company and governmental/community regulations.
Ensure training and coaching are taking place to drive a safety-perfect culture and to ensure safety standards and awareness are well understood throughout the plant organization.
Lead machine guarding & LOTO, combustible dust, boilers, ammonia and electrical safety technical standards.
Lead sustainability track and green team for the plant.
Lead the health agenda for the plant.
Be part of 10x5 LCO for the plant in 2 appointed cells.
Lead incidents investigations & RCA including near misses, NTIs and recordables in 2 appointed cells, PH & maintenance workshop.
Ensure compliance with Ontario Environmental Protection Act (EPA) and Environmental Compliance Approvals (ECAs).
Support community track in addition to CGA & legal communications in case of special situations escalations.
Monitor and report wastewater discharge, air emissions, and waste management.
Track environmental metrics (water usage, energy consumption, waste diversion).
Coordinate refrigerant safety programs.
Support allergen and chemical handling safety protocols.
Ensure compliance with noise exposure limits and hearing conservation program.
Prepare monthly/quarterly HSE performance reports and KPIs.
Coordinate internal and external HSE audits.
Support corporate HSE programs and sustainability initiatives.
Develop and implement risk assessments, including quantitative and qualitative hazard analyses.
Design and manage industrial hygiene programs (noise monitoring, air quality sampling, chemical exposure assessments).
Evaluate and approve new projects from HSE perspective, and pre-start health and safety reviews (PSR) per O. Reg. 851.
Manage the occupational health surveillance program (audiometric testing, respiratory fit testing, biological monitoring).
Serve as the primary technical liaison with the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) during inspections and orders.
Maintain compliance with the Toxics Reduction Act and reporting requirements (NPRI, TRA plans).
Develop and manage environmental management systems (EMS), aligned with MLDZ requirements (Energy, Water & WWTP).
Lead environmental impact assessments for capital projects and process changes.
Track waste reduction, recycling, and diversion programs & metrics against corporate targets.
Coordinate environmental reporting (annual emissions, waste manifests, EASR registrations).
Evaluate fall protection systems for elevated platforms, mezzanines, and roof access.
Coach supervisors and front-line leaders on safety leadership and regulatory obligations (due diligence).
Support corporate HSE initiatives, benchmarking, and best practice sharing across sites.