Health And Safety Coordinator

Walker Industries; Barrie; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Health & Safety Coordinator to enhance safety culture across various sites. In this pivotal role, you will lead safety initiatives, conduct audits, and ensure compliance with safety regulations. Your expertise in health and safety management will help foster a safe working environment, while your commitment to community engagement will resonate with our values. Join a team that prioritizes your growth and well-being, offering flexible work policies and a supportive atmosphere. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact within a company that values sustainability and community involvement.

Benefits

Comprehensive total rewards package

Flexible work policies

Paid volunteer days

Support for growth and success

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of senior-level Health and Safety experience required.
• Knowledge of legislative requirements and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Promote safety initiatives and ensure compliance with policies.
• Conduct site inspections and audits, develop corrective action plans.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Regulatory Compliance

Incident Investigation

Training and Development

Attention to Detail

Education

College Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

University Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety

Job description

Working at Walker

At Walker, your contribution matters. Become part of a team you can count on and where your health and safety are our priority. Our team of more than 1200 people work in environmental waste management and recovery, renewable energy, paving and construction, aggregates, and emulsions chemistries. We are a fifth-generation, family-owned company founded in 1887, operating from our base in the Niagara Region with facilities across Canada and the United States. We care about the environment, each other, and our neighbours, and give back to our communities. Join us on our journey to build a sustainable future, together.

About the Job

As our Senior Health & Safety Coordinator, you’ll focus on coordinating the health and safety process within the respective Walker division to ensure that all employees are working in a safe manner and are properly trained to perform their job safely and effectively. You will motivate and promote safe attitudes and behaviours consistent with our Superior Safety Culture through field level engagement.

This is a 6 month contract position, reporting directly to the Health & Safety Manager, based out of our Barrie Office.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Promote and reinforce safety initiatives, ensuring compliance with legislation and company Safety Management System (SMS) policies.
• Assist in developing and review of site-specific Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Review workplace inspection reports and safety meeting minutes to prepare weekly KPI reports for leadership, and follow up on action items.
• Conduct site inspections and audits, develop corrective action plans, and support Hazard Assessments.
• Mentor and support Joint Health & Safety Committees by attending meetings and reviewing minutes.
• Assist in managing the return-to-work process to control claims costs.
• Provide site support for incident investigations and safety alert communications.
• Facilitate and support safety talks at various sites.

Here’s What You Need

• 5–8 years of senior-level Health and Safety experience required. Experience with Ministry of Labour inspections or other regulatory bodies is considered an asset.
• A college certificate or university diploma in Occupational Health and Safety (or equivalent experience) is required.
• A valid Ontario G Class Driver’s License in good standing and access to a vehicle for travel to local Walker sites.
• Knowledge of legislative requirements of multiple jurisdictions as well as best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to pay close attention to detail and keep accurate records to track training requirements and record incident details.
• Able to work with limited supervision and to take discretionary action as required, exercise solid judgment in unusual circumstances.

Travel Requirements

You will be required to travel to various work sites during the course of the working day to perform health and safety audits, conduct training sessions, consult, advise, and observe operations from a health and safety perspective.

What’s in it for you

• You become part of a team you can count on
• A comprehensive total rewards package and benefits to support your wellbeing
• Leaders who support your growth and success
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance
• Give back to our communities with two paid volunteer days annually and opportunities to become involved in events

At Walker, your contribution matters. If you share our commitment to giving back to your community and caring about the environment we’d love to hear from you. Our workplaces strive to reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We welcome applications from qualified candidates of all ethnicities, race, religions, gender identities and expression, Indigenous communities, and persons with disabilities.

Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please let us know when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.