Occupational Safety Officer (St. Thomas)
- ST.000146

Primary Location Canada-Ontario-London

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We love our cars, but it’s the people behind them who make them what they are. To market, sell, and service great cars, we need great people. That’s why at Volkswagen Group Canada, we are passionate about our cars and our brand and foster this same passion and drive in our people. We know that the right people in the right positions can do incredible things, and we love making that happen.
We are currently looking for an Occupational Safety Officer based out of St. Thomas, ON
Our mission has started. Volkswagen Group’s largest cell factory in St. Thomas will carry out all battery activities – from processing raw materials to developing a unified Volkswagen battery to managing the European and North American gigafactories. Headquartered in Salzgitter, Germany, we are experiencing the transformation of mobility up close. Our goal is to contribute a positive impact to our global society, the environment, and the economy. To reach these goals we need your POWER!
As the Occupational Safety Officer, you will support the Occupational Safety Lead on the design, construction, and operation of the Gigafactory in St. Thomas. This includes demonstrating compliance will all applicable legislation as well as Power Co SE requirements, supporting the development of the safety elements of the site HSEMS system, and the accreditation of the site and the systems to ISO 45001. You will directly support the construction phase of the site, the design phase of the equipment, FAT, SAT and commissioning activities and risk assessments.
This is a temporary flex hybrid model requiring 2 days in the St. Thomas office, subject to change based on the needs and nature of this project, and eventually transitioning to a fully onsite position.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with all statutory Health, Safety and Environmental requirements including internal and external reporting.
• Oversee the design of the process equipment and building services for HSE related matters
• Oversee the development, implementation and management of the local ISO 45001 and the health and safety aspects of the HSEMS systems
• Contribute to the development, implementation and management of a risk assessment process for all local site activities, substances and hazards, including accident, incident and near miss investigations along with all statutory and internal reporting requirements.
• Contribute to the development and management of the construction safety concept with our project management consultants and the implementation and audit of the concept throughout all construction phases.
• Provide expert advice on a wide range of HSE issues including radiation protection
• Set-up, coordination, and management of all relevant HSE committees.
• Investigation of Health, Safety, Environmental, incidents including statutory reporting and generation of improvement plans.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of a positive safety culture within Power Co Canada.
• Support the FAT and SAT process as required

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health & Safety or a related field
• Postgraduate degree or diploma in a technical area relating to HSE provision.
• Minimum of 5 years of HSE experience of which a minimum of 1 years’ experience should be within the lithium-ion battery manufacturing sector.
• Experience within a high hazard manufacturing environment.
• Development, implementation, and management of a workplace risk management process including accident and incident investigations, risk assessments, interventions, and improvement plans.
• Development, implementation, and management of HSEMS systems and 45001 accreditations
• Proven skills in crisis management and fostering a positive security culture.
• Preparation, audit, and submission of statutory reports
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time.

• Please note that we appreciate the interest of all candidates, however only those under consideration will be contacted.

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