Health and Safety Specialist - Oakbank, Canada - Loveday Mushroom Farms Ltd

Description

• Develops, in consultation with the Director of Safety, policies, procedures, and practices regarding health and safety for the companies
• Implement and maintain a safety system that meets COR requirements
• Monitors adherence to the company safety program by all employees and subcontractors
• Provides advice, guidance, and coaching to health and safety committee, managers, supervisors, team leads, and staff on a variety of safety issues especially those related to occupational safety policies and practices, issues, and decisions related to COR and other regulatory requirements
• Supports managers, supervisors in the effective implementation of COR safety strategies, policies, and processes
• Lead First Aid attendants toward increasing the level of safety within the work environment
• Support the development and implementation of Safety Toolbox meetings
• Provide guidance to field personnel via safety briefings
• Provides human resources support and input for special projects or corporate initiatives related to the health and safety of employees
• Communicates policies and other relevant information in order to keep managers and staff up to date and wellinformed regarding health and safety issues
• Ensure the timely completion of accident/injury investigations; direct and renew the analysis of accident and injury data, identifying the need for new or modified occupational safety programs. Ensure actions identified are followed through on
• Work with Team Leads and Managers in accomplishing job sites safety compliance inspections including hazard analysis, safe work procedures, written reports, and recommendations
• Coordinate inspections, investigations, and occupational safety activities with department. Ensure safety requirements, identified in inspections, are completed

• Implements attendance and disability management policies, processes, and practices that encourage employee return to work, meet current legislative requirements, and decrease the company's liability exposure i.e. returntowork/stayatwork programs
• Coordinate and manage claims with WCB, managers, health professionals, and employees
• Provides advice, guidance, and coaching to health and safety committee, managers supervisors, team leads, and staff on attendance and disability issues
• Tracks, monitors, records, and communicates results to objectives

• Coordinate education and program maintenance requirements for WHMIS, Fall Protection, Personal Protection Equipment, CPR/First Aid, industry specific related issues
• Coordinate and facilitate safety orientation and safety training for new and existing employees
• Recommend training options for completion of mandatory training requirements
• Maintain employee training records as per COR and regulatory requirements
• Facilitate team safety presentations on the shop floor
• Write safety procedures and job aids

• Completed Safety training or certification (OHS degree, diploma, or certificate) with at least 3 years of experience in a related field
• Strong working knowledge of Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health regulations, safety standards (CSA, ISO, ANSI), and Occupational Safety Programs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• At least 1 year of supervisory or management experience
• Intermediate or Advanced First Aid Certification is an asset
• CRSP, CSP, CMIOSH designations are preferred

• Up to knowledge of Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health Acts and Regulations including Duty to Accommodate, Employment Equity Act, Human Rights Legislation, and Workers' Compensation Board
• Knowledge of current best practice health and safety policies, processes, and practices
• Takes initiative to improve health and safety practices and processes
• Ability to drive results but also possesses the ability to lead supervisors, team lead, and employees to buy into new safety initiatives and approaches
• Working knowledge of company operations, structure, and positions in order to integrate understanding into health and safety planning and initiatives

• Always required to speak and comprehend English. Fluency in Vietnamese, Punjabi, or Thai is an asset
• Always required to sit, stand, or walk
• Always required to see with or without corrective lenses
• Always required to utilize fine motor coordination in hands and arms
• Occasionally required to lift up to 10 pounds, occasionally required to lift up to 20 pounds
• Occasionally required to balance, stoop, or crouch
• Regularly required to climb stairs

• Always required to act professionally
• Occasionally exposed to a variety of temperatures, weather conditions, and sound levels
• Occasionally exposed to hazardous conditions requiring personal protective equipment

• Always required to think, evaluate, and make decis