Manager, Health & Safety - TForce Freight

Job Description

Job Title: Manager, H&S

Job Summary:

This position is responsible for promoting wellness and a safe work environment within the region/business unit.

The incumbent formulates region/business unit strategies, tactics and improvement initiatives to prevent injuries and auto crashes, reduce workers compensation/liability costs and mitigate risk.

This position is responsible for developing Health and Safety expertise among their District/business unit counterparts.

This role fosters strategic external relationships with professional, regulatory and community organizations to provide a safe work environment and to strengthen TFFs standing in the communities that are served.

Job Responsibilities:


* Develops health and safety strategies to set direction and communicate trends to region/district staff.


* Collaborates with district HR, H&S and Operations Managers to execute health and safety initiatives that prevent auto crashes, injuries and address the needs of the business.


* Serves as a subject matter expert to share health and safety best practices.


* Provides district consultation on effective action plans that address contributing causes.


* Collaborates cross-functionally to investigate, analyze and resolve critical business concerns related to injury and auto crash prevention and wellness.


* Promotes safety recognition programs to foster a safe work environment.


* Analyzes cost statements to identify high-impact areas with greatest claims cost.


* Communicates and implements new or changing regulatory requirements to ensure compliance.


* Verifies compliance to TFF policies and regulatory requirements through audits to ensure TFF's brand and reputation are protected.


* Supports business unit development of correction actions for all identified issues and validates execution.


* Reports safety strategy results to the management team to detect trends and determine the effectiveness of the plan and plans execution.


* Analyzes audit data/health and safety compliance reports to identify action plans, abatement strategies and best practices.


* Provides follow-up reports to management teams to ensure adjustments within the districts are being executed and maintained as part of the business plan.


* Communicates the strategic Health and Safety Plan to all stakeholders to communicate expectations and ensure progress in execution is tracked and accountability is maintained.


* Reports progress of safety initiatives to management teams.


* Provides direction on district/business unit prevention and regulatory compliance training strategy.


* Conducts workshops to assist management who deliver health and safety training programs.


* Facilitates health and safety training to TFF employees.


* Monitors tracking, auditing, and scheduling of employee and manager safety training.


* Trains district management in using accident and injury prevention.
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