Eh&s Champion Job - Mississauga, Canada - Armstrong World Industries

Armstrong World Industries

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Mississauga, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Primary location:
Mississauga, Ontario

Relocation offered:
No

Employment status:
Full-Time

Travel:
<10%

Non-compete: No

The estimated base salary range for this role is "$65,000 to $75,000" per year.
Individual pay is based upon location, skills and expertise, experience and other relevant factors

What does it mean to work at Plasterform, Inc., a subsidiary of Armstrong World Industries?
It means being immersed in a supportive culture that recognizes you as a key player in Armstrong's future.

We are a large company with a local feel, where you will get to know and collaborate with leadership and your colleagues across the company.

By joining us, you'll have the opportunity to make the most of your potential.

Alongside a competitive remuneration package, you will receive:

Standard benefit package offerings:
medical, dental, prescription drugs, life insurance
Vacation and sick time

The EH&S Champion is a key member of the Plasterform Team.

Come help us shape our Safety Culture You will be responsible for providing technical guidance relating to the Environmental, Health and Safety of the plant.

Developing and implementing the facility's safety management systems. This includes hazard identification, risk assessments, mitigation planning and project implementation, development of procedures, compliance auditing, and compliance reporting.

What's in it for you

Opportunity to build a career in Safety and at Armstrong World Industries
Be a trusted partner to the business
Networking and Relationship Building
Ability to be innovative and strategic
Manage Safety projects and initiatives
Dedicated training and development to help you grow in your role and beyond
Collaboration and an open friendly team environment.

What You'll Do

Partner with manufacturing leaders, facilitating the maintenance of safe, healthy and environmentally friendly working conditions in accordance with Ontario Ministry of Labour guidelines.
Partner with AWI OPS Manager with integration into AWI EHS systems and leading indicators.
Train and educate employees in the required safety procedures, such as PPE, LOTO, ergonomics, and environmental concerns such as waste and hazardous materials handling.
Lead the Joint Health and Safety Committee.
Actively participate as a member of the plant to drive resolution of common cause and special cause issues that negatively impact safety, quality, cost, and productivity.
Provides technical assistance to the facility on a proactive basis in terms of environmental, health, and safety.
Establish the annual safety calendar.
Owns accident/incident investigation and case/situation management as needed, recommending corrective actions and managing to completion.
Manages facility's hazardous and waste programs.
Identifies and execute improvements in the plant's environmental/safety systems and procedures.
Lead, manage, and facilitate completion of hazard identification and risk assessments.
Ensure that process safety related documentation for all identified hazards is developed and maintained including SDS documentation.
Identifies safety training needs and provides training through inhouse resources or external consultancy.
Transfers technical knowledge where appropriate to elevate organization understanding and performance.
Ensure compliance with facility environmental permit or environmental compliance requirements.
Serves as an oncall site contact when needed.
Support person for Shipping and Receiving Admin work.

What will make you successful

Ability to work with team members in a respectful and professional manner.
Ability to work in a diverse environment where respect for others is the expectation.
Ability to anticipate needs and think critically.
Detail oriented and exceptional organizational and planning skills.
Sensitive and compliant with confidential information.

What makes you stand out

Effective communication and presentation skills.
Experience with incident investigation to include root cause analysis and 5Why.
Knowledge of and experience with safety compliance as detailed above.
Ability to work effectively within a diverse manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated ability to meet Key Performance Indicators and other performance objectives.
Solid document management and recordkeeping approach with ability to leverage technology to support process improvements, accuracy, and efficiency.
Demonstrated ability to work with production operations in support of compliance and improvement.

Qualifications

B.S. degree in Safety Science, Engineering, Environmental Science, Safety, or related technical discipline OR demonstrated ability to meet the job requirements through a comparable number of years of applicable work experience.
2+ years of experience supporting environment, health & safety affairs in a manufacturing environment.
Working knowledge of WSIB system
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