Health & Safety Manager

<p><strong>Who we are:<br></strong></p><p>At Sierra Forest Products, we’re more than a leading North American distributor of specialty wood products—we’re a team committed to professionalism, care, and creating spaces that enhance lives and the health of the planet.

Founded on the principles of integrity and belonging, we’ve built an organization where your contributions truly matter.</p><p><strong>Position:</strong> Health &amp; Safety Manager</p><p><strong>Location: </strong>Salt Lake City or West Chicago </p><p><strong>

Compensation:</strong> $90,000 - $110,000</p><p><strong>Employment Type:</strong> Full-time, Onsite </p><p><strong>Vacancy:</strong> This posting is for an existing, currently open position.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p><strong>Deliver the Difference with us:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>The Health and Safety Manager provides leadership, guidance, and&nbsp;expertise&nbsp;to business units in the development and implementation of health and safety strategies, standards, policies, and processes.&nbsp;You will&nbsp;ensure compliance with legislative requirements and&nbsp;facilitate&nbsp;the effective use of the Health &amp; Safety Management System (HSMS).&nbsp;</p><p>In this role,&nbsp;you will&nbsp;equip line management and field personnel with the necessary tools, information, and awareness to address health and safety concerns proactively.

Through expert guidance and support,&nbsp;you will&nbsp;work to mitigate risks, prevent occupational injuries and illnesses, and foster a strong culture of workplace safety.</p><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><p><strong>Your Role &amp; Impact:&nbsp;</strong></p><p>Safety Leadership&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Ensure implementation and continuous improvement of safety, health and&nbsp;loss&nbsp;control processes and systems within the assigned regional areas.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Participate in the effective development, delivery and implementation of health &amp; safety policies, programs and communications that support the implementation of the Health, Safety and Environment Improvement Plan (HSE-IP) across the business units within scope.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Safety Programs&nbsp;</p><ul><li>The&nbsp;development, implementation and direction of the facility’s Occupational Health and Safety&nbsp;Program and&nbsp;will continually strive to support the company’s goals to provide a safe and healthy workplace&nbsp;to&nbsp;all&nbsp;employees.&nbsp;</li></ul><ul><li>Assist&nbsp;unit management in the development and implementation of the H&amp;S Improvement Plan&nbsp;objectives,&nbsp;identifying&nbsp;improvement&nbsp;areas&nbsp;and developing associated action plans.&nbsp;</li><li>Determine&nbsp;through needs-analysis the requirements and priorities for safe work processes in maintenance and operational functions with a focus on high-risk tasks.&nbsp;</li><li>Support site management to&nbsp;facilitate&nbsp;the early and safe return to work for employees who are injured or become ill at work.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Safety Performance&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Provide analysis and interpretation of health and safety metrics and key performance indicators.&nbsp;</li><li>Provide H&amp;S statistical information and key indicators in a meaningful format for business units and management teams to support effective decision-making.&nbsp;</li><li>Works to ensure compliance with all applicable legislation and fulfillment of contractual environmental, health and safety requirements.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Training&nbsp;and&nbsp;Coaching&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Provide&nbsp;on-going&nbsp;coaching to management teams on their responsibilities with respect to applicable legislative and corporate health &amp; safety&nbsp;requirements and&nbsp;provide assistance to&nbsp;develop solutions to achieve compliance&nbsp;to&nbsp;those requirements.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop and deliver health &amp; safety training modules and programs reflective of applicable legislative requirements and corporate health &amp; safety policies,&nbsp;procedures,&nbsp;and practices.&nbsp;</li><li>Facilitate various training programs including, but not limited to, orientation, mobile equipment, crane, material handling, workplace specific hazardous material information systems, as well as several others as&nbsp;required.</li></ul><p>Investigations&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Facilitate and&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in incident/accident investigations and risk assessments.&nbsp;</li><li>Develop corrective actions and follow up on actions to ensure compliance and root-cause analyses are completed according to incident type and risk.&nbsp;</li><li>Assertively manage post-incident matters including incident reporting, post incident action items, Worker’s Compensation claims and Early and Safe Return to Work initiatives.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Audits&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Assist&nbsp;units in preparation for periodic health &amp; safety audits,&nbsp;monitor&nbsp;status of actions to address audit recommendations to ensure actions are completed on time, and&nbsp;provide assistance to&nbsp;identify&nbsp;and remove barriers to completion.&nbsp;</li><li>Participate and lead periodic group health &amp; safety audits to assess diverse business units’ level of implementation of LH HSMS.&nbsp;</li><li>Identify&nbsp;best practices that could support ECAN health and safety&nbsp;evolution.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Safety Systems&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Actively work to develop or&nbsp;identify&nbsp;systems,&nbsp;programs,&nbsp;and training needs, and ensure these solutions are implemented and aligned with HSMS requirements.&nbsp;</li><li>Participate and&nbsp;assist&nbsp;in the development and sourcing of new health &amp; safety products ensuring product effectiveness, consistency, and financial prudence.&nbsp;</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>What Makes You Stand Out:</strong></p><ul><li>Level 2 or Level 3 First Aid Certificate.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>5-10&nbsp;years&nbsp;progressive health and safety experience including managing staff.&nbsp;</li><li>Valid driver’s license is considered an asset.&nbsp;</li><li>Associate&nbsp;degree&nbsp;or&nbsp;a Diploma&nbsp;in Occupational Health and Safety is&nbsp;required.&nbsp;</li><li>Must&nbsp;be comfortable travelling.&nbsp;</li><li>Proficient knowledge of health and safety regulations and laws.&nbsp;</li><li>Professional Designation such as Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP), Registered Occupational Hygienist (ROH), or Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH) is considered an asset&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p><strong>Why Join Sierra Forest Products?</strong></p><ul><li><strong>People First Culture:</strong> We stand proudly for our people, supporting success through career advancement, continuous learning, and a collaborative environment.</li><li><strong>Competitive Rewards:</strong> Enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive family benefits, tuition reimbursement, and programs designed to support not only you but your family as well.</li><li><strong>Growth &amp; Innovation: </strong>Join a company that champions innovation and sustainability—where your ideas drive progress and help shape the future.</li><li><strong>Purpose-Driven Work:</strong> Our mission is simple:<em><strong> Deliver the Difference</strong></em> to our customers when they need it, by people who know and care.

Every role here makes a real impact on our customers and local communities.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;<strong>AI Usage &amp; Disclosure: </strong>This recruitment process may involve the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or automated tools to assist in screening, assessing, or selecting candidates.</p>