Sun Gro Horticulture is one of the most prominent North American horticultural companies, employing over 800 staff and serving customers worldwide. Since its humble beginnings in 1929, it has become the leading supplier of soilless growing mixes to North America’s top 100 greenhouse and nursery growers, shipping over 70,000 truckloads of product annually. Sun Gro products are made to exacting standards and conform to high product quality and performance criteria.

Sun Gro Horticulture recognizes that its success is due to the strength of its employees. A primary goal of Sun Gro® is to promote individual employees’ sense of accomplishment and contribution so that employees enjoy their association with Sun Gro Horticulture. The Company invests in its employees so that they are the most knowledgeable in the industry, and undertakes great efforts to nurture loyalty to, and teamwork at, Sun Gro.

We are currently looking for a Corporate HSE Advisor – West/Central Canada to join our team.  The candidate will be responsible for actively promoting and driving our health, safety, and environmental culture throughout the Western/Central Region.  As the resource expert, he/she will serve as the primary contact for all matters related to Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) across the region and collaborates and partners with key stakeholders at each site.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Competitive salary
• Competitive health and benefit plan
• Competitive matched retirement savings program
• The opportunity to join a continuously growing organization with focus on Diversity and Inclusion
• The opportunity to work with an industry leader in manufacturing.

SUMMARY OF KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Health, Safety, and Environment Management:  Maintain and create comprehensive Sun Gro HSE Management System documents, encompassing policies, procedures, work instructions, and training plans, tailored to the region's needs.  Collaborate with the Corporate HSE Manager to identify potential health, safety, and environmental hazards, driving process improvements and necessary training initiatives for hazard reduction as well as the development of corporate safety programs.

Site Support: Assist facility Supervisors and Managers in effectively implementing HSE system requirements, ensuring consistent adherence across operations. 

Communication, Training and Development: Help with the development of HSE training and for facility staff, fostering awareness and competence and ensure the completion of all Sun Gro HSE training programs.  Deliver comprehensive HSE training to SunGro employees, ensuring alignment with legislative requirements and internal training mandates.  Prepare and deliver Safety talks and training materials for all departments, aligning with Corporate HSE  (e.g., monthly safety talks, bi-weekly production safety talks).

Audits and Compliance: Conduct internal audits in collaboration with each site within the region to ensure compliance and readiness. Assist in preparing sites for external audits, such as the Certification of Recognition (COR).

Committee Participation: Participate in regional Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) meetings as required, contributing to safety initiatives and discussions.

Reporting and Analysis: Generate monthly reports detailing HSE system status, First Aid incidents, accidents/incidents, and JHSC activities.

Worker's Compensation and Return-to-Work: Collaborate with HR to manage worker's compensation and return-to-work programs, offering guidance to supervisors and managers, and maintaining comprehensive case records.

Safety Action Plans and Analysis: Support the implementation of Corporate HSE safety action plans and business strategies, contributing to the improvement of safety culture.  Assist management in conducting root cause analysis (RCA) investigations to enhance incident understanding and prevention.

Safety Data and Training: Assist in monitoring Safety Data Platform entries made by different locations and help manage and escalate incident submissions.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE;

You have at least five (5) years of relevant experience in a MANUFACTURING environment with a community college diploma as well as recognized formal training in one of Health and Safety, or Environmental studies.   An essential pre-requisite for this role is that you currently have or in the process of attaining a preferred HSE Professional Designation (CRSP, CSP). Having excellent computer skills is also a necessary expertise required.

You have good comprehension of health, safety, and environmental policies, procedures, guidelines, and industry best practices and possess good communication and effective interpersonal  skills to interact with   production employees, supervisors, management, and governing authorities.
 
You have the ability to initiate positive change in health and safety throughout your designated region which consists of :  Seba Beach, Vilna, & AB Bogs; plus Elma, Vassar & MB Bogs. This is a plant/location based position.  In this role, you must travel to these regions up to 50% of the time.

Sun Gro Horticulture is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability. Sun Gro Horticulture encourages and welcomes applications from people with disabilities.

Accommodation is available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.