You Will:

• Develop and launch new policies, SOP’s/guidelines to support regulatory requirements.
• Champion and help guide the sites on all matters related to Food, Fire, Risk, Health & Safety. 
• Build credibility and strong relationships with site leadership through interactions.
• Influence and alert line management and senior leadership on issues related to local regulatory compliance.
• Enable corporate compliance and address site impact as needed.
• Manage the supplier assurance programme.
• Liaise on a day to day basis with insurers regarding insurance claims, management of claims, trends and risk mitigation required to reduce claims.
• Develop and drive initiatives to advance performance across all major elements of Compliance, including but not limited to, Health & Safety, Fire Safety, Food Safety, Licensing, Crisis  Management and Emergency Response.
• Ensure appropriate operating permits and licenses for facilities are up-to-date and displayed at each facility.
• Provide technical support to sites in an effort to identify and determine appropriate action to resolve regulatory risks and incident investigations.
• Work with other functions to ensure all new locations will meet regulatory compliance prior to turnover to operations.
• Develop and deploy a functional operational checklist to ensure key aspects of compliance are met during various stages of the launch process.
• Work with leadership  to document, report and investigate all  injuries and incidents to determine root cause and prevent recurrence across the organization by identifying and driving action items to completion. 
• Complete statutory reporting.
• Oversees the safety audit program, safety checklist and associated metrics. 
• Review, analyse and respond as appropriate to 2nd & 3rd party audit findings and action plans for the competency. 
• Participate in the development of audit protocols across compliance.
• Benchmark company performance across compliance aspects and lifts up to leadership any deficiencies in internal programs.

You Have:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in a related or technical field, an advanced degree is desirable.
• A minimum of 5 years experience in the field of safety - strong preference to food safety and Health & Safety in a retail or warehousing environment.
• A chartered practitioner or equivalent qualification (preferred not essential). 
• Computer skills and analytical experience. 
• The ability to interpret local, state, and federal regulations and experience implementing regulatory requirements.
• A strong track record in the competencies of occupational health and safety and food safety compliance.
• A successful employment history demonstrating value-added innovative health and safety practices.
• Interpersonal skills to work successfully within a team-based system and the ability to interact with all levels of the organization.
• Knowledge of compliance and local laws and regulations desired.