Health and Safety Coordinator- Canadian Residents - Kamloops, Canada - Progrus Constructors Inc

Description

Progrus Constructors is a general contracting firm delivering civil and buildings construction and construction management services across Western Canada. Our company combines long-time industry experience with energy, motivation, and a desire to keep moving forward together.

We're united and driven by a strong commitment to putting people first, living our core values, and delivering value to our clients.

The Safety Coordinator is responsible for promotion, planning, implementing, and overseeing safety at work.

Their main duty is to ensure that the company is in compliance and adheres to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) guidelines to reduce work-related injuries.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review health and safety rules, policies and procedures in accordance with site, company, COR and government regulations and legislation.
• Conduct inspections to ensure that health and safety requirements are followed, and the company remains compliant.
• Ensure that new and current team members are up to date in training (e.g., new & young workers, CSTS 09, First Aid, WHMIS, Confined Space Entry)
• Assist to manage noncompliance violations.
• Research, plan, organize and conduct training programs.
• Conduct health and safety audits, risk/hazard assessments, reviews and inspections.
• Maintain, and report on, project and individual health and safety records and statistics.
• Monitor and maintain third party service providers (ISNet)
• Monitor and implement safe work procedures for machine or equipment changes, ensuring that health and safety precautions are being acknowledged.
• Identify potentially hazardous situations and support Supervision to correct them.
• Work with JOSH to design programs and strategies that protect employees from workplace hazards.
• Periodically, act as a team leader for task forces and teams (e.g., leading a number of supervisors on an audit/inspection)
• Review internal and external health and safety reports to determine areas that need improvement; implement measures to minimize occurrence of incidents.
• In the event of emergency (e.g., fire, significant first aid), help direct rescue and/or any medical assistance as determined by the First Aid attendant.
• Assist in Toolbox/Safety Meetings and promote the company culture regarding transparency and collaborative efforts. Defining the company's commitment to worker safety
• Cultivate strong working relationships with team members to ensure understanding and participation.
• Assist with the tender process as it relates to safety.
• Other items as required.

Soft Skills:

• Efficient, resourceful, and productive
• Proficient in site vision, awareness, requirements, resilience and change management techniques.
• Capable at coaching / training, building relationships.
• Proactively contributes to creating a positive, solutionsfocused, learningcentric team atmosphere.
• Proficient communication and active listening skills, provides instructions to others, ask questions, follows up on others work, communicates regularly with supervisors, knows to ask for help when needed.
• Works well within team & coaching others, good sense of emotional intelligence and mood impact on others.
• Self monitoring and reliable for final quality work product on time and on budget
• Good time management, organizational and leadership skills
• Committed to sense of service, results driven with accountability and responsibilities.
• Takes ownership over work of self and others.

Qualifications, Education/Certificates/Licenses/Registrations:

• Relevant degree, diploma or certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or related fields
• A minimum of two years recent, related experience EHS experience
• Valid class 5 driver's license in good standing a must

Preferred Skills and Abilities:

• Basic understanding of emotional intelligence awareness and interpersonal skills
• Ability to follow direction to completion and to persevere on outstanding issues by continually following up with people.
• Good interpersonal, written, and verbal communication
• Good customer service skills and the ability to work with and manage a variety of personalities.
• Good negotiation, and facilitation skills
• Good planning, organizational, time management, multitasking and prioritization skills.
• Good skills in compiling, analyzing, and examining construction reports.
• Good critical thinking, problem solving and creative solution skills.
• Skill in organizing resources and establishing priorities.
• Ability to coach and mentor team members with a team player attitude.
• Results orientated with the ability to work under deadlines.

Flexible & able to adapt in a changing environment.


Salary:
$70,000.00-$80,000.00 per year


Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company car
• Company events
• Dental care
• Discounted or free food
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Onsite parking
• Vision care
• Wellness program
• Work from home