Health and Safety Coordinator

J-AAR; London; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in London, Ontario is seeking a Health and Safety Coordinator responsible for promoting safety measures and administering policies. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of experience in health and safety, preferably in construction. You will assist in organizing employee training and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. This role offers a competitive salary and a focus on professional development in a supportive team culture.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Paid vacation

Referral Bonuses

Company paid benefits

Skill building and training opportunities

Qualifications

• 3+ years practical experience in a health and safety role.
• Experience in construction preferred.
• Up to date safety training required.

Responsibilities

• Promote health, safety, and environmental measures.
• Administer ISO45001 program.
• Manage incident investigations and compliance.

Skills

Health and safety compliance

Strong organizational skills

Public speaking

Education

Diploma or certificate in Occupational Health and Safety

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

J-AAR is forging a future as a premier construction leader in Canada, rooted in the founding vision of John and Loralee Aarts in 1982 with a commitment to foster an environment where everyone can achieve their fullest potential, supported by the belief in others more than they believe in themselves.

We empower our team members to unlock their full potential on collaborative construction projects, with transformative results for our customers, communities, and individuals engaged in all the projects we are involved in.

Health and Safety Coordinator

Reporting to the Health, Safety and Compliance Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing an overall coordination function for all occupational health, safety, and environmental policies at J-AAR. They will actively promote a health and safety culture to all levels of employees.

Environment

While supporting a construction environment you will spend periods of time working within an office environment and at site locations throughout the year and in various physical and environmental conditions. You will have the ability to work the occasional evenings and weekends. Your support during incident investigations may require you to work outside of your normal work hours. This is a non-unionized role.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote occupational health, safety and environmental measures throughout the organization and act as a resource to J-AAR.
• Assist with the development and implementation of health, safety and environmental policies, and procedures.
• Play a key role in the administration of an ISO45001 program.
• Assist with the administration of the health and safety database.
• Assist in the management of all incident investigations, causes, and corrective action.
• Assist in the planning and organizing of all employee health and safety training and meetings.
• Assist with compliance and correspondence of the legislative requirements of applicable Ministry and other regulatory agencies.
• Be a key driver in the Joint Health and Safety Committee meetings.
• Perform occasional inspections of projects, open pit mines, facilities, equipment shop and other work sites.
• Maintenance of all hazardous products records and Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
• Maintain and organize all required PPE and any health and safety related tools, supplies and documents.
• Actively participate in any training programs and courses as directed by Management relevant to the role.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• 3+ years practical experience in a health and safety role is required, in a construction environment preferred.
• Diploma or certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent combination of related education and experience.
• Experience with ISO 45001 development, administration, and implementation preferred.
• Strong knowledge of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and other relevant regulations.
• Up to date safety training.
• Excellent administrative and organizational skills with the ability to create, edit and maintain accurate reports and data.
• Proficiency in computer software; solid Microsoft Office skills are required.
• Must be comfortable speaking to small and large groups of people for training, presentations.
• Required to reach, bend, lift and carry.
• Personal protective equipment is required to be worn at most work locations and will include various types.
• Driving in all-weather types and conditions.
• A valid driver's license with an acceptable driver’s abstract is required.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary
• Paid vacation
• Referral Bonuses
• Company paid benefits
• A team member focused culture with a common objective of finding out what we are capable of and reaching our potential
• Skill building, training opportunities, career support
• We celebrate our achievements: holiday parties, BBQs, fishing derby, sporting event tickets, golf days, end of season holiday parties and so much more!

Visit us at: www.j-aar.com

We thank all candidates for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

J-AAR welcomes all applicants and is committed to a diverse workforce. If you require accommodation, please contact the People & Culture Department.

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