Manager, Health & Safety and Medical Absence Management

Job title: Manager, Health & Safety and Medical Absence Management

Job description: The incumbent is responsible for planning and managing health & safety activities and medical absence management. He/she supervises a team working mainly on prevention and management of disability and health and safety files. In this capacity, he/she collaborates in the department’s strategic planning and sees to the establishment of orientations, objectives and programs in health & safety and disability. He/she implements measures to optimize the performance of the various activities of his/her work team.

Responsibilities

• Proposes and implements prevention strategies and programs, thereby contributing to the implementation of a culture based on integrated health & safety management. Defines occupational health and safety orientations, policies and directives and develops and implements processes, methods and procedures to improve health & safety performance.
• Manages the team of Health & Safety Advisors/Experts and Technicians and the Absence Management Coordinators;
• Participate in the occupational health and safety orientation committees as provided for in the Canada Labour Code Part 2 and ensure that the actions identified by the various committees are followed up;
• Ensure regulatory compliance in the area of health & safety, both at the provincial and federal levels;
• Support managers in the application of policies and procedures and supervise inspections and accident investigations and provide the necessary expertise to identify and implement prevention solutions.
• Oversee training activities and various health & safety promotion activities.
• Oversee incident and accident investigations to ensure that root cause analysis is conducted to prevent recurrence and improve programs;
• Participate in the establishment and recommendation of directions, objectives and programs with respect to his/her area of expertise.
• Propose and implement disability management strategies and best practices in collaboration with the Global Compensation team.
• Ensure a culture of integrated medical absence management is in place.
• Manage all aspects of the implementation of short term disability and long term disability and Workers’ Compensation programs in accordance with best practices and collective agreements.
• Oversee the management of disability files and participate in meetings with the insurance carrier.
• Track KPI’s to evaluate the performance of the insurer.
• Support the team with the management of difficult cases.
• Respond upfront to the needs of managers and employees and resolve complaints that may be brought to his/her attention.
• Evaluate and recommend the human, material and financial resources required for the smooth running of the activities for which he/she is responsible and manage the budgets made available.
• Submit detailed reports and may be called upon to make presentations on the activities for which he/she is responsible.
• Work in close collaboration with the team of human resources business partners and labour relations advisors

Requirements

• University degree in labour relations or equivalent;
• Certificate or Master’s degree in health and safety, an asset;
• Member of the Quebec Order of Nurses (an asset);
• Twenty (20) years of relevant experience;
• In-depth knowledge of the Canada Labour Code (an asset) and the new provisions of the LSST.
• Knowledge of Canadian aviation regulations (an asset);
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills;
• Creativity in the completion of assignments;
• Teamwork approach;
• Results oriented,
• Demonstrate a high degree of autonomy and resourcefulness;
• Rigor and very good organizational skills.
• Demonstrate great adaptability in the various mandates entrusted;
• Bilingualism in French and English is essential;

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