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SAFETY MANAGER, SOUTH
Horseshoe Bay, Tsawwassen or Swartz Bay
You are a Marine Safety expert, and your goal is to ensure best safety practices and procedures are followed throughout BC Ferries’ operations. You have a supportive mindset and understand that education and mentoring are critical and valued aspects of modern and effective safety management.
Your primary responsibility is the implementation of the Safety Management System (SMS) in the South Coast region. Reporting to the Director, Safety Management System, you will oversee safety reporting, support the Initial Assessment Report (IAR) investigation process, conduct operational risk assessments and evaluations and provide safety guidance to the fleet and executive.
In support of worksites in your region, you will provide Quality Assurance and Quality Control for SMS processes and policy. You will facilitate regularly scheduled SMS training and provide individual support to worksite teams in your region. You are a resourceful self-starter, process and support oriented, and are capable and motivated to proactively research and solve problems – acute, short and long term.
You have strong communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to cultivate effective working relationships; as collaboration with a wide variety of operational teams will be key to your success.
Your working knowledge of the following are required to be successful in the role:
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SMS processes (reporting, investigations, risk assessments, risk management, safety policies)
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The ISM Code
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Incident Command System
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WorkSafeBC regulations, The Canada Shipping Act
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Human Factors
You bring a minimum of five years’ Marine or Safety operational experience (ship or shore). Valuable backgrounds/designations include: Marine, Engineering or Deck Certificates of competency, Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) designation, Diploma/Certificates in Risk Management (CRM) or Occupational Health and Safety (OSH). A combination of education and/or experience in any of the above that demonstrates proficiency in marine Safety practices is acceptable.
Join us!
If this sounds like your next great career move, please apply online by May 22, 2023.
“We connect communities and customers to the people and places important in their lives”
At BC Ferries, our employees are our most important assets in delivering on our commitment to customer safety, service and satisfaction. We offer a unique West Coast working environment with diverse challenges and opportunities. Whether your goal is to work behind the scenes, onboard our ships, or within our land based operations, you are a key contributor to the BC Ferries team.
With 47 ports of call and around 500 sailings every day, BC Ferries is the largest independently-owned ferry company in the world. Dedicated to safety, excellence, innovation, and people, we are committed to continuously improving the west coast travel experience of our customers.
BC Ferries supports employment equity and diversity in the workplace and we encourage applications from all qualified individuals including women, visible minorities, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, persons of diverse sexual orientation, gender identity or expression (LGBTQ2S+), and others who reflect our ever-changing workplace.
We appreciate the interest of all applicants; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Job Type: Full Time
Job Post End: 6/1/2023
External Company URL: http://www.bcferries.com/
Post End Date: 6/2/2023
