Position Title:  Safety Manager, Operations

What You’ll Do: 

• Leads the implementation of operational safety standards, policies, and procedures to ensure regulatory compliance (e.g., OHSA, Transport Canada, TSSA). 

• Oversees operational safety inspections, audits, and investigations to identify risks and ensure corrective action. 

• Manages safety performance indicators and develops action plans to achieve continuous improvement. 

• Coordinates incident response and root cause investigations, ensuring lessons learned are embedded into operations. 

• Supports design and operational readiness reviews for new projects and service changes with a safety focus. 

• Applies risk management principles and disciplines in the assessment of operational safety activities. 

• Manage Recommends changes to methods, equipment, and materials to improve the margin of safety. 

• Analyze information gathered and compare findings with safety legislation requirements, standards, and best practice to determine the best way to advise and influence responsible parties to improve occupational health and safety. 

• Collaborates with internal departments, contractors, and external regulators to maintain compliance and alignment on safety initiatives. 

• Provides subject matter expertise to capital projects, rail services, and track operations on safety risk assessments. 

• Develops and delivers safety training programs to enhance awareness and operational competence. 

• Engages stakeholders to strengthen the safety-first culture across all levels of the organization. 

• Monitor changes in business processes, information systems, management and operations, and coordinate with functional staff to ensure mitigation of risks. 

• Identify and influence organizational stakeholders to adopt best practice in the areas of safety regulation and occupational health and safety monitoring and reporting. 

• Use tools and technology, data, and judgment to be risk-focused and improve the quality and efficiency of safety regulatory and system assessment work processes. 

• Maintain a suite of reporting tools for monitoring, measuring and reporting safety. 

• Prepare consolidated reporting on a periodic basis on safety culture, compliance to relevant standards, safety non-compliance measures (KPIs), and other relevant reports suitable for public reporting. 

• Ensure all assessment work is fully documented in line with the Safety Management System, best practices, and Onxpress internal audit methodology. 

• As required represent Onxpress to industry stakeholders including Transport Canada, Ministry of Transportation, Ministry of Labour and Trade Unions. 

• Ensure that planning and service delivery objectives are delivered on time, within budget, and that anticipated results are achieved. 

• Provide recommendations to reduce safety and system assurance risks and incidents, thereby reducing financial risks associated with fines, casualties, property and asset damages, insurance, and related reputational damage. 

• Creates a culture of safety excellence by mentoring and developing team members. 

• Provides leadership to safety professionals and consultants, ensuring alignment with corporate safety strategy. 

• Builds a resilient and high-performing safety team with clear accountabilities and performance standards. 

• Other duties as assigned 

What You Bring: 

• Minimum five (5) years in a leadership position preferable in the industrial switching and/or rail environment 

• Five (5) years of experience working with Safety Management Systems in an industrial environment 

• One (1) year experience developing and managing capital and operating budgets 

• Must be Locomotive Operator experienced  

• Experience working with commuter / passenger railway agencies an asset 

• Mainline railway operations background in safety, training and leadership 

• Communicates effectively both orally and in writing with people of all backgrounds, levels of comprehension including managers, employees, customers, and the public 

• Demonstrates initiative to work with others to foster a respectful workplace; creates a work environment that is open to maintaining positive relationships 

• Considerable knowledge of modern principles, practices, and techniques in motivating employees and building successful working teams 

• Ability to measure and report financial metrics and align with department budgets 

• General understanding of the principles of efficient service delivery 

• Understands effective cost monitoring, control, reporting and bottom-line profitability and accountability 

• Demonstrates innovation and responsibility in the decision-making process 

• Ability to implement best practices in skill development, training, and service delivery which will be sustainable 

• Ability to exercise discretion and good judgement in providing information to internal or external customers in a courteous and tactful manner regarding sensitive or confidential issues 

• Ability to handle a diverse range of responsibilities in an entrepreneurial environment 

• Proficient in a Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook with the skill to adapt easily to other software systems 

• Ability to perform industrial switching as a ground person and/or locomotive operator as required 

• Ability to obtain and maintain required qualifications and Safety Critical Medical clearances including passing Customer and Cando drug and alcohol screening including pre-employment, post incident, and reasonable grounds testing 

• Ability to pass a criminal background check 

• Proficient mastery of both oral and written communications in English 

• Experience in managing for efficiency and effectiveness to bring about change in a fast-paced environment 

• Must be able to hold and maintain an Ontario class G drivers’ license or equivalent