Safety Director
Herc RentalsAbout the role
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Founded in 1965, Herc Rentals is one of the leading equipment rental suppliers in North America with 2025 total revenues reaching approximately $4.4 billion. Herc Rentals’ parent company, known as Herc Holdings Inc., listed on the New York Stock Exchange on July 1, 2016, under the symbol “HRI.” Herc Rentals serves customers through approximately 609 locations and has about 9,700 employees in North America as of March 31, 2026.
In Canada, Herc Rentals has a significant presence with multiple locations across the country. The company provides a wide range of equipment rental services to various industries, including construction, industrial, and government sectors. Herc Rentals is committed to supporting Canadian businesses by offering high-quality equipment and exceptional customer service. The company also focuses on safety and sustainability, ensuring that its operations comply with Canadian regulations and standards.
Job Purpose
The Regional Safety Director is responsible for developing, implementing, and administering health and safety policies and procedures at a regional, district, and branch level. An effective Safety Director utilizes their expertise in federal, state, provincial and local safety regulations to build and grow a safety-first culture at Herc Rentals and instill this mindset in their area of responsibility. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing health and safety protocols for the company and ensuring management and employees alike are informed and up to date on emergency preparedness, use of personal protective equipment, and all company Health and Safety procedures and protocols. Providing safety as a service, the Regional Safety Director will build a co-dependent relationship with Regional Vice Presidents and District management to help foster and influence a proactive safety approach focused on prevention to all company locations, products, services, and processes.
What you will do...
Overall
- Directly influence the alignment of overall company strategy at the regional level by
creating and presenting policies, procedures, and metrics to regional and district leadership to support dissemination of information to the branch and employee level.
- Be a resource for regional leadership regarding effective application of the Health and Safety Management System (HSMS) and regulatory compliance.
External Authorities
- Actively collaborate with internal departments and/or external authorities (e.g., OSHA, MOL, EPA, State, Provincial, Local Regulatory Agencies, etc.) to aid in formal audits and remedial actions.
- Support the operation in assigned geography to include compliance counseling, local strategy development, participation in the assessment of site health and safety management, compliance, and injury reduction programs, and best practice sharing.
Team Management
- Demonstrate sound, effective, and influential leadership for all safety team members within geographic area of responsibility related to safety topics.
- Develop capabilities of your direct team members to enhance knowledge, skills, and communication abilities via setting clear quantitative goals and standards to be met and reviewed annually.
- Develops personal and professional skills of team members through ongoing training, such as meetings, conferences, and seminars as determined by safety department senior leadership.
Industrial Partner Collaboration and Relationship Management
- Serve as a trusted safety advisor to refinery, petrochemical, power generation, and heavy industrial clients.
- Establish collaborative safety relationships with customers.
- Assist with contractor pre-qualification through platforms such as ISNetworld, Avetta, and Veriforce, and participate in customer safety meetings, toolbox talks, and joint incident investigations.
- Represent Herc Rentals at industry forums (e.g., AFPM, AIChE, GCCA) and support Sales and Operations during proposals, RFP responses, and contract negotiations.
Collaborate
- Collaborate with other Regional Safety Directors to create, refine, and educate employees within their area of responsibility on Herc Rentals policies and proce
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