Occupational Health Nurse - Vancouver, BC, Canada - Holcim

Description

The Health & Safety Advisor will help to support the regional Health & Safety Manager and regional business team in implementation of health and safety management systems and processes.

In this role, you will provide health and safety guidance to the operations to help the region comply with Lafarge Group Standards, Country level policies, and jurisdictional regulations.

Serving as a strategic business partner, you will provide technical subject matter expertise and guidance on hazard recognition and risk mitigation controls through active engagement with front line leaders and workers.

This role works out of our Surrey, BC office.

Provide direct health and safety coaching to the operational site level leadership, safety committee representatives, and embedded safety personnel.

# Assist with facilitation and coordination of training including annual startups, supervisor seminars, visual personal commitment, Boots on the Ground, etc.
# Perform risk assessments and development of safe work procedures for regional and country purposes.
# Participate in North America HSEMS audits identifying compliance gaps against Group health and safety standards.
# Support HS Manager and regional operations in development and implementation of H&S priorities, guidance documents, key lessons learned, best practices, policies, etc.
# Support and guide the regional operations in claim management and injury prevention.
# Support HS Manager in implementation of both country and regional HSE-IP objectives.
# Support regional operations in implementation and maintenance of programs such as SiteDocs, iCare, Avetta, etc.
# Collaborate with the WCAN HS Team and Head of Health & Safety in determining Country priorities and action plans.
Develop and maintain positive and constructive relationships with local regulatory agencies.

Engage with front line leadership and workers through being present in the field (minimum of 8 hours per week).

RMX plants, Aggregates, Asphalt, Construction (25 crews), Infrastructure, Marine HS expert for the regional product line e.g. Cement, RMX, Aggregate, Concrete Products, Construction, etc.

Education:
Post-secondary certification (degree, diploma, certificate) in Occupational Health & Safety is preferred.
Experience: 3-5 years working experience as a health & safety professional


Preferred computer skills:
Google Platform, Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Valid driver's license.

As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, may be required.

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