Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued – as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country's largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well®.

At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong. 

The Impact You’ll Make:

The Senior Director, National Health & Safety leads the enterprise Health & Safety strategy to protect colleagues, strengthen organizational capability, and embed a high-performing safety culture across Loblaw. By partnering with executive leaders and influencing enterprise-wide decisions, this role drives operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement to reduce risk and enable business performance.

This is a transformational role leading a national team of Health & Safety professionals, the Senior Director partners closely with Operations, Human Resources, Labour Relations, Legal, Asset Protection and Executive Leadership to drive continuous improvement, influence business strategy and ensure compliance with Federal and Provincial Occupational Health & Safety legislation.

What You'll Do:

Strategic Leadership

• Lead the development and execution of Loblaw's enterprise Health & Safety strategy, driving a culture of safety, accountability, innovation, and operational excellence.
• Partner with executive leaders to embed Health & Safety into business decisions while ensuring compliance with evolving legislation and industry best practices.

Training & Organizational Capability

• Build enterprise Health & Safety capability by leading the learning strategy, training framework, and leadership development programs that strengthen safety culture and regulatory compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement by partnering across the business to address capability gaps and evolve training programs based on performance, colleague feedback, and emerging legislative and industry trends.

Enterprise Governance & Compliance

• Provide executive oversight of the enterprise Health & Safety governance framework, ensuring compliance with federal and provincial legislation, effective governance structures, and consistent standards across all business units.
• Lead enterprise regulatory and risk management strategies by overseeing inspections, investigations, enforcement matters, and contractor safety programs in partnership with Legal, Labour Relations, and business leaders.

Operational Excellence & Risk Management

• Provide executive oversight of enterprise incident management, audits, investigations, and critical injury response to drive operational excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Leverage performance metrics, analytics, and enterprise Health & Safety programs to strengthen risk management, improve outcomes, and ensure consistent execution across the organization.

Business Partnership

• Build trusted partnerships with Operations, Human Resources, Labour Relations, Legal and Asset Protection.
• Influence executive decisions through strategic advice on enterprise risk and compliance and represent Loblaw with regulators and external stakeholders.

People Leadership

• Build and lead a high-performing, inclusive Health & Safety team by coaching, mentoring, and developing future leaders while strengthening organizational capability and succession.
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement by empowering leaders, challenging conventional thinking, and driving organizational change.

Governance & Financial Management

• Establish enterprise Health & Safety performance measures and provide executive reporting that informs decision-making, identifies emerging risks, and drives continuous improvement.
• Lead financial stewardship through strategic budget, resource, vendor, and investment management to deliver measurable business value and operational outcomes.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Sciences, Business Administration, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and progressive leadership experience.
• CRSP designation preferred. Other relevant professional designations (e.g., CHSC, P.Eng., CIH) are considered assets.
• Proven progressive Health & Safety leadership experience, including leading leaders within a large, complex, multi-site organization.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide Health & Safety strategy, regulatory compliance, governance, and transformational change.
• Experience in a unionized retail, distribution, logistics, manufacturing, or similarly complex operational environment.
• Strong executive presence with exceptional communication, strategic thinking, and influencing skills.
• Bilingualism (English/French) is considered an asset.

Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.

If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.

We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.  
 
Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :

$170,000.00 - $220,000.00 / 170.000,00$ - 220.000,00$ (per year / par an)

A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for a newly created position. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste nouvellement créé. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

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