Director - HSE
Build a national safety program. Empower teams. Strengthen safe, compliant operations across Canada.
Brunswick Lift Rental Ltd. is growing and remains committed to providing our customers with the reliable service and equipment solutions they need in today's fast-paced market. With years of experience providing top-brand aerial lift and material handling equipment, we continue to grow through expanded product offerings, strong customer relationships, and the value-added services that have supported our customers over the years.
We are currently looking to hire our next great team member for the position of Director - HSE, with a flexible location. This is an ideal opportunity for a strategic, hands-on safety leader who can build practical systems, influence teams at every level, and strengthen a consistent safety culture across a growing, multi-branch organization.
What You'll Do
As Director - HSE, you'll play a key role in designing, building, implementing, and continuously improving Brunswick Lift Rental’s national health, safety, and environmental management program. You will establish the strategy, governance, policies, training, audits, reporting, and compliance routines that support safe equipment rental operations across branches, shops, yards, field service, transportation, and corporate teams.
- Enhance the national HSE management system, including policies, standards, procedures, forms, training requirements, inspections, audits, corrective actions, and reporting routines.
- Develop and execute a multi-year HSE strategy aligned with business growth, branch and service operations, transportation needs, customer-site expectations, and corporate governance.
- Lead multi-provincial compliance oversight for health and safety, workers' compensation, environmental, transportation, fleet, and workplace requirements across Canada.
- Establish practical safety programs for shop, yard, field, and equipment rental operations, including loading and unloading, equipment inspection, lockout/tagout, PPE, chemical handling, housekeeping, 5S, and customer-site work.
- Develop driver and transportation safety standards for Class 1 and Class 3 activities, including qualifications, vehicle inspections, load securement, documentation, incident reporting, follow-up, coaching, and NSC file compliance.
- Create training matrices, onboarding and refresher content, supervisor safety leadership tools, toolbox talks, safety meeting materials, and competency tracking practices.
- Implement incident, near-miss, hazard, inspection, investigation, root-cause, and corrective action processes that encourage timely reporting, learning, accountability, and prevention.
- Partner with operational and corporate leaders to embed safety into daily routines, monitor HSE KPIs and trends, lead audits and site visits, support regulatory and customer requirements, and promote a positive speak-up safety culture.
What Makes You Successful
- You are a practical, people-first safety leader who can translate complex requirements into clear, scalable standards and routines.
- You have strong HSE management system, compliance, auditing, incident investigation, training, data analysis, communication, and influencing skills.
- You take ownership of safety strategy, governance, reporting, documentation, corrective actions, and follow-through.
- You are dependable, safety-minded, fair, and focused on consistent standards, proactive risk reduction, and doing things the right way.
- You collaborate effectively with executives, managers, supervisors, frontline employees, Branch Operations, Service, Dispatch, Drivers, Sales, HR, Finance, and leadership.
- You use audits, data, incidents, employee feedback, and field observations to continuously improve safety systems, training, controls, and workflows.
Qualifications
Required
- Post-secondary education in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Health, Risk Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- 7+ years of progressive HSE experience, including experience designing, implementing, or significantly improving safety programs across multiple locations or operational groups.
- Demonstrated knowledge of multi-jurisdictional Canadian health and safety requirements and the ability to translate requirements into practical standards, training, audits, and records.
- Experience supporting equipment-based, industrial, construction, transportation, rental, field-service, shop, yard, fleet, logistics, or similar operational environments, with working knowledge of commercial vehicle safety and fleet risk controls.
- Proven ability to influence executives, managers, supervisors, and frontline employees
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, reporting tools, safety databases, training records, and document control.
- Ability to travel regularly across Canada.
- Valid driver's licence with acceptable driving record.
- Ability to work legally in Canada.
Preferred
- CRSP, CRST, CHSC, NCSO, or an equivalent safety designation.
- Experience building an HSE program from the ground up in a growing, multi-branch, multi-provincial organization.
- Experience in equipment rental, aerial lift, material-handling equipment, construction equipment, heavy equipment, propane handling environments, or industrial service operations.
- Experience with COR/SECOR, customer safety prequalification, regulatory inspections, contractor management, emergency response planning, claims or return-to-work coordination, safety dashboards, training matrices, audit programs, and document-controlled safety manuals.
Brunswick Lift Rental offers a supportive team environment and a competitive total rewards package for qualified employees. We are looking for individuals who share our commitment to People First, Customer Excellence, Teamwork, Accountability, Integrity, and Proudly Canadian.
Compensation: The anticipated salary range for this position in Dieppe, New Brunswick is $120,000 - $140,000 annually, depending on qualifications and experience. Compensation for candidates located in other hiring locations will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, geographic market considerations, and internal equity during the recruitment process.
Apply Today
If you're looking for a rewarding opportunity with a growing Canadian equipment rental company where your work makes a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.
Brunswick Lift Rental Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.
Experience:
- progressive HSE: 7 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Driver's Licence (preferred)
Work Location: In person
