• Job Description

  Req#: R01123212
  3M has a long-standing reputation as a company committed to innovation. We provide the freedom to explore and encourage curiosity and creativity. We gain new insight from diverse thinking, and take risks on new ideas. Here, you can apply your talent in bold ways that matter.

  Job Description:

  Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a diversity of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. 3M is seeking a Safety Engineering Professional for its Manufacturing team located in Perth ON.

  The Impact You’ll Make in this Role
  As a Safety Engineer, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative and diverse people around the world. The successful candidate will make an impact by using their technical knowledge and skills to help the two plants reduce/prevent hazards, risk and injuries in the workplace. The successful candidate will be frequently working closely with the technical support groups assigned to the various product manufacturing lines to help manage changes, reduce risk and maintain compliance. The safety engineer will also work amongst a group of Environmental Health & Safety professionals on site and collaboratively with others across the 3M Canada manufacturing sites.

  Here, you will make an impact by:

  • Assist in maintaining compliance to the Occupation Health and Safety Act and applicable regulations for industry in Ontario
  • Provide subject matter expertise in various technical fields of work such as: Fire Code, Confined Space Entry, Elevated Work, Electrical Safety, Ventilation, Pressure Vessels and Piping, Ontario Regulation for Pre-Start Health and Safety Reviews
  • Engineering functions within the EHS department including: machine guarding, safety circuit requirements, fire prevention, process hazard management (risk management for flammable liquid and combustible dust processes), facilitate process hazard analysis (PHA), risk assessments, incident investigations, equipment Lock-Out Tag-Out, and support for capital projects relating to EHS.

  Your Skills and Expertise
  To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher (completed and verified prior to start) or education in Occupational Health and Safety

  Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:

  • Degree in an Engineering discipline (P. Eng. License designation preferred)
  • Strong leadership abilities
  • Experience in the field of Environmental Health and Safety in a manufacturing environment
  • Equivalent experience as a safety professional in a manufacturing setting would be an asset
  • Safety professional designation such as CRSP or CSP
  • Strong change management understanding and leadership skills with the ability to influence others
  • Able to be a team player willing to develop yourself and others
  • Proven results in leading technical programs and challenges
  • Ability to work independently and in a team
  • Strong knowledge of current safety regulations
  • Computer proficiency
  • Strong oral and written communication skills

  Work location:

  • On-site, Perth Ontario

  Travel: May include up to 5 % domestic/international

  Relocation Assistance: May be authorized

  3M Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

  We work to reflect the diversity of our global customers, suppliers and channel partners, and build on each individual employee’s abilities.

  At 3M, we know that inclusion is the key to unlocking the power of our diversity. An inclusive culture is one that supports and appreciates differences and provides fair and equal opportunities for everyone. It’s a place where people realize they are respected for their whole and unique selves, and that they belong. Inclusion leads to engagement, which in turn fosters the collaboration, creativity and innovation that drive long-term growth – for 3M as well as for our people and our teams.

  Learn more about 3M’s creative solutions to the world’s problems at www.3M.com or on Twitter @3M_Canada or @3MNewsroom.

  3M Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

  Our approach to flexibility is called Work Your Way, which puts employees first and drives well-being in ways that enable 3M’s business and performance goals. You have flexibility in where and when work gets done. It all depends on where and when you can do your best work.

  Please note: your application may not be considered if you do not provide your education and work history, either by: 1) uploading a resume, or 2) entering the information into the application fields directly.

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