Sr Specialist, Health & Safety
Who we are:
Gildan is leading the way in apparel manufacturing, with a strong portfolio of brands, including Gildan®, American Apparel®, Comfort Colors®, GOLDTOE®, and Peds®. We’ve spent the last four decades perfecting the art of respectful apparel making, and the last 20 years implementing sustainable initiatives throughout our business.
Founded in Canada, we now operate out of roughly 30 locations worldwide across 12 countries and sell our products in 60+ markets globally with $3 billion in sales. Together with our 45,000 employees, we are united in our vision of Making Apparel Better®.Discover the full scale of Gildan and prepare to be surprised at gildancorp.com.
The opportunity:
The EH&S Specialist is responsible for implementing workplace environmental, safety, and health programs at assigned facilities to help foster a compliant operation and where Zero Harm culture is continuously embraced. The right person will have the energy and passion to foster and create a safety mindset within our operations.
This will not be a 5 day a week office position consisting of reviewing stats, instead this is a hands-on position with boots on the ground with our operations teams, maintaining culture, and gaining an understanding of their needs. With your influential role in or EH&S safety culture (ISO 45001), your job will be to coordinate and ensure the system continues to thrive within the organization.
The role- Supports implementation and improvement of EH&S programs at one or more yarn manufacturing facilities in the US.
- Collaborate with facility operational teams and EH&S staff to implement action plans, processes, and procedures to control EH&S risks and achieve compliance to the Gildan safety and environmental policies, corporate EH&S guidelines, and improvement initiatives
- Conducts assessments that identify hazards and reduce risk including but not limited to hazard identification, job safety analysis, risk assessments, pre-startup safety review, PPE, machine guarding, and hazardous energy.
- Conducts training in all aspects of EH&S to ensure compliance with legal and Gildan requirements and in a manner that positively engages employee behaviors.
- Collaboratively conducts incident reviews for causes and develop corrective/preventative actions.
- Coaches all levels of personnel on critical skills, behaviors and techniques that that builds and sustains a safety culture consistent with Gildan’s values.
- Conducts or supports industrial hygiene evaluations sufficient to identify hazards, risks, and trends.
- Participates in or conducts internal audits, compliance assessments, & inspections.
- Supports safety programs for contractors and construction projects.
- Maintains EH&S documentation, records, and EH&S management information tools.
- Develops & implements plans to complete personal objectives that align with organizational objectives.
- Participates in audits/inspections by external parties such as OSHA, EPA, Property Insurance Carrier, Corporate, etc.
- Performs other duties as assigned to meet business needs.
Requirements
Education: University Degree
Experience:- 5 Years Relevant Experience
- Detailed knowledge of operations and procedures to resolve straightforward issues
- Good understanding of how the other sectors of business interplay and affect the department
- Provides professional services using standard procedure and specific knowledge
- Problem Solving and Complexity
AND/OR
- Researches and analyzes data from familiar areas to determine appropriate actions
- Updates or modifies working methods in own role based on defined procedures
- May be required to exercise judgement in the interpretation of policies and procedures
Be a “trail guide” who clears the way for change.
- Supervises and coordinates efficient use of resources
- Leads operational team members
- Ensures achievement of results on a short-term basis
- The ability to network and collaborate across functions and industry to create a best-in-class safety culture.
- Organizes most aspects of own work according to pre-established deadlines and priorities
- Works collaboratively with team members to deliver outputs
Communication:
- Provides guidance, advice and answers to members of the team
- Regularly train or act as a resource
- Lead conversations with contractors and suppliers on site to inform and educate on Gildan’s safety commitment and expectations.
- Amplify and be an advocate for employees and front-line leadership in regards to the safety of their work environment.
- Provides information of a specialized nature and when requested, interpretation through circumscribed research
Impact of Decisions:
- Influences and models’ behaviors to create a culture of trust, transparency and openness.
- Day-to-day decisions affect the operational and/or sales effectiveness of the team.
- First point of contact for technical input or escalation to resolve immediate issues
- Operates with standardized practices and processes
- May have a direct impact on the delivery of services to others
- Typically, supervision of progress and results
- Decisions and actions taken mostly impact a unique location or unit
Additional Skills:
- B.S., Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental, Chemistry, Engineering; other Physical Sciences will be considered in conjunction with EH&S coursework or certifications.
- Interfacing with others via audio & video conferencing will be highly encouraged when appropriate. When travel is required, in some cases can be accomplished in day trips. Occasionally, overnight travel is necessary and estimated to occur between 10-20 % of the time.
- The following are not required but will be considered a plus:
- Current CPR/First Aid/Blood Borne Pathogen Trainer Certification
- OSHA 30-hour NFPA 70E, Confined Space, & Control of Hazardous Energy training
- Fall Protection Competent Person
What's in it for you:
- Join a publicly traded company dual-listed on NYSE and TSX with great potential
- Be part of a workplace where meaningful connections and teamwork are celebrated
- From local to international, be ready to work alongside a diverse group of colleagues
- Benefit from mentorship and continuous development opportunities
- Take advantage of our attractive benefits packages
We want to get to know you better! Please include your transferrable skills and unique experience in your application to help us learn more about you.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
Come as you are:
We recognize the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a meaningful, collaborative work environment. As an inclusive employer, we value and embrace all the traits that make you uniquely you and seek to provide everyone with an equal chance to succeed.Because equity and inclusion matter at Gildan.
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