Health and Safety Coordinator - Halifax, Canada - Inflector Environmental Services

Inflector Environmental Services

Verified Company

Halifax, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Title:
Health and Safety Coordinator

Location:
Halifax, NS

KR-16952

Founded in 1994, Inflector Environmental Services began as a small family business focused on providing abatement services to the Ottawa community.

Since then, Inflector has expanded nationwide with five offices across the country and a growing family of 500 employees, quickly becoming one of Canada's leading abatement and demolition contractors.

Inflector is proud to serve a variety of industries including residential, commercial, institutional, government, industrial and nuclear facilities, with a diverse range of projects.

Partnered with Meridia, Inflector is in search of a Health and Safety Coordinator to service their location in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Role Description
As the Health and Safety Coordinator, you will oversee and implement the health and safety programs at Inflector.

This would include duties such as incident and accident investigation, performing COR audits, hazard assessments, and chairing the JOHS committee monthly meetings.

In addition to these duties, you will also perform site visits across the HRM and occasionally in New Brunswick and PEI while fostering a culture of safety within the organization.

Your responsibilities will include:

Representing Inflector on matters of health & safety with clients and provincial bodies
Carrying out regular inspections at project and construction sites
Completing project specific hazard assessments on worksites and advising construction and project managers of areas of concern
Accident, incident and near miss investigations
JOHS (Joint Occupational Health & Safety) committee including, chair monthly meetings, writing agenda & minutes, following up on minute items
Travel as required to job locations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and PEI
Audit, maintain and prepare safety documentation using SiteDocs
Manage and order office/warehouse first aid supplies, fire extinguishers and PPE
Conduct the annual COR safety audit for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
Assisting in filing Workers Compensation Board (WCB) claims
Analyze and report monthly and quarterly safety trends within the Atlantic Division
Planning and delivering new employee orientation

Your Qualifications
As a safety professional, you are someone who will proactively seek out ways to implement and improve safety programs.

If you witness unsafe activities or violations, you can act assertively to rectify situations and you have a proven ability to identify new hazards during job site or facility visits and can give direction to site personnel accordingly.

Your strong communication skills help you build buy-in within the organization and you are known for building trusting relationships amongst a variety of staff.

Your qualifications include:

Valid Driver's License is required.
12 years experience in construction management, health and safety, or similar role.
Positive attitude with a willingness to engage workers and members of management.
The ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Strong computer skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, Power point, etc.
Safety designations such as NCSO, NHSA, CSS considered a strong asset.
Other certifications such as WHIMIS, First Aid, Asbestos Awareness and Fall Protection considered an asset.

This is a great opportunity to join a team of ambitious and passionate people, where employee safety is a top priority.

Development is highly valued at Inflector, and investments are made in both people and equipment wherever there is a solid opportunity for it.

The industry is booming, and Inflector enjoys year-round business and plenty of growth opportunities along with it.

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