Health and Safety Lead

Position Summary

The Health and Safety Lead provides leadership in championing the sustainability of Methanex USA Services, LLC (Methanex) Geismar through highly engaged employees and a world class safety management system. This role leads the Health and Safety team, which includes occupational safety and industrial hygiene. The Health and Safety Lead is also responsible for assessing Methanex Geismar site’s compliance with Methanex Corporation Occupational Health and Safety standards, along with local regulatory requirements, to promote the well-being of employees in the workplace, avoid exposure to risk and to reduce costs related to workplace injuries and/or non-compliance fines and penalties.

Position Responsibilities

• Leads and coordinates incident/event management including investigations and audits.
• Investigates incidents and capture lessons learned and corrective actions.
• Advises on corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Supports Site investigation team by conducting analysis of incident trends, communicating pertinent information to the organization and developing recommendations.
• Leads the Health and Safety team, including supporting individual development, providing a clear direction and annual plan for the team.
• Provides Health & Safety Specialists communication of current activities, legislation and best practice requirements.
• Drives and improves the organizational safety culture.
• Implements the global management system and ensures effective local systems.
• Serves as the focal point covering Health and Safety with external agencies to ensure Methanex Geismar complies with relevant regulations.
• Participates in global Health and Safety initiatives which includes taking a lead on projects.
• Identifies and executes continuous improvement opportunities, minimizing overall risk of harm to people, the environment and damage to facilities.
• Represents Methanex Geismar in trade association meetings and in Health and Safety forums.
• Ensures legislative key contacts initiate change to ensure compliance. Monitors said compliance on an ongoing basis.
• Liaises (in person or via team) with outside organizations and government agencies to ensure Methanex Geismar complies with current and changing relevant legislation and makes submissions on proposed changes.
• Communicates proposed changes and/or updates as defined in the Corporate Legislative Compliance System.
• Ensures the Geismar Facilities have comprehensive Safety and Health procedures by:
  • Initiating the development of new procedures for emerging topics and new areas.
  • Maintaining appropriate safety programs and monitoring their effectiveness.
  • Maintaining relevant Safety and Health procedures.
  • Providing training for all employees and contractors on relevant Safety and Health procedures.
  • Ensuring procedures comply with regulatory requirements.
• Ensures full compliance with all aspects of the global Methanex Work Safety Control System.
• Administers the Safety Inspection program.
• Develops the Geismar site Safety Orientation for both internal and external site visitors and employees.
• Develops site Safety audit plan.
• Oversight of the site industrial hygiene management strategy.
• Identifies monitoring methods and media.
• Provides expert advice on industrial hygiene legislation and standards.
• Performs and directs exposure monitoring for chemicals, particulates and other airborne contaminants.
• Directs noise dosimetry sampling and completing area noise surveys.
• Implements and maintains a physical ergonomics program in collaboration with the Occupational Health Nurse.
• Effectively manages team resources, including the annual budget.
• Provides input into capital planning with regard to health, safety, and occupational health improvements.
• Mentors and ensures department personnel effectively and efficiently manage costs related to their areas.
• Provides assessment of the application of safe work practice and procedures that adhere to federal, state, and local occupational Health and Safety legislation, Methanex standards and best industry practices.
• Assesses and evaluates work procedures and environments to identify potential hazards and eliminate them or ensure adequate controls are in place.
• Attends or delegates work safety control pre-job meetings to review Hazard Identification form, permits and confined space rescue plans.
• Provides technical Health and Safety advice to the Responsible Care department to ensure compliance with best Industry Practices and Methanex corporate standards.
• Leads the contractor management work process for the appropriate assessments and audits of contractors and suppliers in support of the Contractor Qualific