Health and Safety Specialist

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; City of Langley; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative company as an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist in Langley, BC. This role offers the opportunity to lead safety initiatives and foster a culture of safety within the bakery. You'll collaborate with various stakeholders to identify potential hazards and implement corrective actions, ensuring a safe working environment for all employees. With a focus on career growth and development, this position provides competitive compensation, health benefits, and a supportive work culture that values creativity and proactive problem-solving. If you're passionate about safety and want to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Accelerated career growth with leadership training

Health Benefits

Flexible Medical/Health spending account

Employer matching Pension program

Tuition reimbursement

Discount program for restaurants, gyms, shopping

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Health and Safety, preferably in manufacturing.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Enhance Health and Safety awareness and provide guidance on policies.
• Conduct workplace inspections and ensure safety incidents are investigated.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Problem Solving

Job description

Introduction

Working at Wonderbrands, there is never a dull moment! As a successful company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an “entrepreneurial” mindset which encourages all our team members to use their own “creativity” and “out of the box” thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.

Overview

We are hiring an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist for our bakery in Langley, BC, who will lead initiatives at the bakery level through a culture of safety, core metrics and proactive solutions. Actively working with key stakeholders within the organization to identify and assess conditions that could produce accidents or incidents and then collaboratively prepare and recommend corrective actions with business leaders. The EHS Specialist will be the overall champion of the Bakery Environmental, Health and Safety System.

Salary Range: $80,000/year - $90,000/year (based on experience, skills and qualifications)

What Wonderbrands Offers:

• Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training; Unleashing Your Potential
• Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, and a generous flexible Medical/Health spending account, employer matching Pension program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - restaurants, gyms, shopping etc.

Responsibilities

• Enhance Environmental, Health and Safety awareness throughout the bakery
• Partner with the Bakery Leadership team to provide guidance and technical support on issues relative to health & safety programs, policies and initiatives
• Ensure all safety and environmental incidents are thoroughly investigated for root causes and corrective or preventative actions that may be required.
• Provide motivation, training, coaching, support, inspiration and direction to a diverse workforce
• Establish and sustain positive employee engagement through effective communications with all employees in order to foster an environment where innovation and cooperation are used to solve problems
• Organize and assist bakery supervision in execution of safety meetings.
• Assist in Management of Change requirements
• Conduct workplace inspections to proactively identify and control hazards; prepare required documentation and ensure follow up

Requirements

• Two years’ experience in Health and Safety
• Experience in a Health and Safety position in a manufacturing environment is required
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills
• Experience building relationships, collaborating at all levels in the facility
• Proven history of leading and influencing positive change relative to health & safety programs, policies and initiatives

Disclaimer:

The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.