Health and Safety Advisor - Dartmouth, Canada - Groupe AGF

Groupe AGF

Verified Company

Dartmouth, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Rendan Fabricators Ltd., part of the AGF Group, specializes in reinforcing steel in Nova Scotia. Founded in 1948, the AGF Group has grown over the years, through acquisitions, partnerships and the creation of new companies. Today, the AGF Group is made of more than 25 business units located in Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, West Indies, Peru, Ecuador and India.

Reporting to the Health and Safety Director, the
Health and Safety Advisor, based in Dartmouth, NS, will help promote and champion a positive Health & Safety culture in our 2 manufacturing shops in the maratimes as well as our construction sites.

Responsibilities

Developp, implement and support health and safety activities and initiatives (policies, programs, procedures, COR)
Perform weekly facility inspections to ensure regulatory compliance and identify potential hazards
Lead COR audits and maintenain certification standards
Evaluate and prepare written report on workplace inspections
Evaluate the organization's work practices in an effort to reduce or eliminate hazards
Develop risk assessments on machines and equipment and make recommendations to Operations
Lead incident investigations
Followup on open action items, legislative requirements, and support the implementation of corrective actions
Assist with development of safe operating procedures and best practices
Ensure the necessary process is completed (i.e. offering immediate modified duties) in order to eliminate the risk of a lost time
Monitors and assesses the quality of incident information and conformance to objectives and standards
Facilitate and support hazard identification and analysis of hazardous work activities and corrective action planning and implementation
Lead and provide support to Joint Health & Safety Committees by monitoring committee activities, status of committee issues to identify and respond to information and learning needs
Ensures all H&S related incidents and their respective corrective actions are tracked, monitored and completed in a timely fashion
Travel to different site locations within the Halifax region weekly and Caraquet, NB a few times a year

What's in it for you:

Complete range of social benefits including RRSP;
Dynamic and friendly work environment in a constantly growing industry;
Corporate discounts (ski resorts, golf, car rentals, furniture stores, etc.);
Physical activity reimbursement program;

General Skills:

Qualifications

Professional diploma in Healt and Safety or Bachelor's degree in Human Resources;
3 to 5 years of experience in a similar role;
Bilingual (french and english);
COR Certification
Ability to handle multiple priorities and deadlines;
Strong capacity for communication, teamwork and leadership;