Sr Safety & Health Mgr, Potash

This position is required to be on-site and is located in Saskatoon, SK.

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We’re guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We’re creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.  

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders.  Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.  

Reporting to the Director, Safety & Health, Potash, The Sr. Manager Safety & Health, Potash provides leadership for creating, enhancing, supporting and sustaining the Nutrien Safety Programs, Risk Portfolio, Data and Analytics, Reporting and Assurance, Investigation and all components of Nutrien’s Safety Systems. The incumbent will conduct or support Potash Audits, Safety Assessments, facility safety system development/enhancement, and program manage overall safety and health improvement initiatives for Potash. The incumbent will develop a strong working relationship with the Sr. VP Operations Potash, VP ETC, General Managers, Site Safety and Training Professionals and various safety and health committees as well as Contractor program managers.   

What you will do:

• Strategy - Contribute to SH&E Management Strategy through creation, development and implementation of Safety Programs in conjunction with Central SH&E and the operating segment to enable strategic and operational plans addressing and improve the control (elimination) of SH&E hazards and associated risks. 
• Execution – Develop Implement and Direct programs, polices and operational procedures
  • Monitor and evaluate effectiveness, implementing changes required for continual improvement
  • Provide hands-on technical SH&E expertise related to culture, internal standard, compliance and industry best practices. Provide guidance on current and new regulatory expectations
  • Use technical, human factors and other theoretical knowledge, to research, review and interpret hazard information identifying causation, consequences, controls, including potential failure in controls
  • Support identification and implementation of critical controls for effective SH&E risk management and risk elimination
  • Implement, monitor and evaluate processes and procedures investigating, analyzing and reporting SH&E trends and nonconformities
• Regulatory – Provide guidance on current and new regulatory expectations
  • Represent Nutrien with outside entities such as regulatory agencies and consultants
  • Anticipate potential legislative change, minimizing the impact of new or changing regulations by recommending potential solutions to Central SH&E and Potash Management
• Commitment - Project manage the development of Safety Programs and support actions which contribute to all Nutrien Operations “Home safe everyday”
• Relationships - Develop and foster meaningful relationships with internal groups and external stakeholders
• Budgeting and Finance - Ensure financial responsibilities and agreements are met, actively leading cost control across the budgetary range of responsibility.
• Leadership will play a key role in this position by
  • Provide leadership in SH&E and act as an exemplar of SH&E practice and behavior to peers, coworkers and the public
  • Steward the strategic vision of the team’s key stakeholders and department with effectively interacting with senior leaders across the Potash business
  • Influence management participating in problem solving and organizational review as subject matter experts, advisor or consultants
  • Operate with a level of autonomy to conceptualize, plan, implement and evaluate SH&E projects and risk control and management processes
  • Make high-level independent judgments actively collaborating with Central SH&E, Potash Management and other business units
  • Steward the development, monitoring and achievement of Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”) and Performance Measures (“PMs”) for Safety
  • Actively engage in performance management including employee development
  • Recognize the maturity of the organization’s culture working with managers to influence positive evolution increasing organizational SH&E culture

What you will bring:

• Preference will be given for a Canadian Registered Safety Professional, Certified Safety Professional or the ability to acquire the designation.
• Bachelor's degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Safety, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Geology, Hydrology, Chemistry, Law, Business or other related field of study is preferred. (Master’s Degree considered an asset) 10+ years professional experience; candidates with 10 years of progressively responsible experience in production and safety processes as well as equivalent life experience, integrity and personal safety ethic will be considered.
• Excellent knowledge of Saskatchewan provincial and federal laws and mining regulations
• Excellent theoretical and working knowledge of safety, health, training, incident investigation, and cultural development.
• Ability to drive change and implement ideas, through influence, in a highly matrixed organization
• Excellent interpersonal communications skills from the plant level, senior corporate level, and regulatory community are a must.
• Requires thinking in analytical terms and the ability to extrapolate and interpret data. Skills with AI development would be an asset.
• PMP designation would be an asset.
  
• Incumbent must be able to develop a team through leadership behaviors.  Position requires a high degree of cultural sensitivity as well as being assertive, adaptable and flexible. This individual must be a self-motivated individual that thinks outside of the box to creatively solve unique challenges.

Ready to make an impact with us? Apply today!   

The estimated salary that Indeed, Glassdoor and LinkedIn lists does not represent Nutrien's compensation structure. Nutrien is an equal opportunity employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.   

This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.  

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