Regional WHS Manager Full Time

Key Responsibilities of the Regional WHS Manager

The Regional Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Manager is responsible for leading and strengthening safety performance across assigned operations while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and company standards.

• Maintain comprehensive knowledge of applicable local and regional safety regulations, as well as internal health and safety policies and procedures.
• Monitor, evaluate, and communicate site performance against established safety standards, objectives, and compliance requirements.
• Ensure site leadership teams fully understand their safety obligations and responsibilities under organizational policies.
• Provide leaders with timely safety updates, performance insights, and relevant information to support effective safety discussions with employees and peers.
• Regularly engage with frontline associates and operational leaders to identify safety concerns, gather feedback, and uncover opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Escalate safety concerns and recommendations to site leadership and ensure appropriate actions are taken to address identified risks.
• Lead proactive hazard identification, risk reduction, and corrective action initiatives while tracking outstanding issues through to completion.
• Ensure prompt, thorough, and effective responses to newly identified hazards and uncontrolled risks.
• Plan and conduct internal and peer safety audits to verify compliance with company safety programs and operational standards.
• Analyze incident, injury, and near-miss data to identify trends and prioritize resources toward areas presenting the highest levels of risk.
• Escalate critical hazards that pose an immediate threat to employee health and safety, particularly when corrective actions are delayed or inadequate.
• Drive a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and proactive risk management across multiple sites and operational teams.

Performance Management & Leadership Development

• Conduct regular one-on-one meetings with managers, supervisors, and safety team members—at least monthly or more frequently when required—to align on safety priorities and resource allocation.
• Monitor progress against safety objectives and ensure action items are effectively managed and closed out.
• Support the development and mentoring of high-potential safety professionals, coordinators, and emerging leaders.
• Foster collaboration between operational leadership and safety teams to strengthen organizational safety performance.

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of progressive experience managing Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) or environmental programs within manufacturing, production, logistics, warehousing, or service-oriented operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience managing multiple sites, leading regional programs, or supervising direct reports within a safety-focused environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience applying Lean methodologies, continuous improvement tools, and process optimization techniques within operational settings.
• Background in distribution center, warehouse, logistics, or manufacturing EHS programs supporting both exempt and non-exempt workforces.
• Experience managing safety operations in facilities with a workforce of 250 or more employees.
• Strong analytical capabilities with the ability to leverage data to drive safety improvements, resource allocation, and risk reduction strategies.