HEALTH AND SAFETY COORDINATOR
Job description
Main Job Tasks and Responsibilities:
SAFETY:
- Initiate, promote, implement and maintain health and safety projects and initiatives
- Conduct monthly safety meetings
- Update, maintain and present safety orientations and training for all new and existing employees
- Update the Health & Safety Manual, Emergency Preparedness Plan as required
- Provide regular and accurate statistical reports on all medical aid, incidents and injuries, lost time injuries, health-related absenteeism and disability information
- Communicate to management as required
- Monitor and recommend corrective action
- Maintain health and safety bulletin boards
- Maintain records of all health and safety related training in individual employee files and company logs
- Complete and Oversee monthly Inspections
- Advise and guide Safety Committee
- Audit Safety Program
- Ensure compliance meets all legislative requirements through OSHA, including audiometric, air quality, forklift, HCS, Standard First Aid, Safety Committee, etc.
- Conduct effective hazard analysis for all work centers
- Ensure safe work procedures are current and complete for all work centers
- Investigate accidents thoroughly and effectively, and then respond appropriately as required, including communicating to, training and following up with supervisors and employees
- Case manager administrator for occupational injury and illness
- Manage return to work programs proactively
- Actively participates in the implementation and daily routines of the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System
- Actively participates and cooperates with internal/external ISO Audits
Qualifications
- Post-secondary education in Safety, Environmental or Health Management & Compliance, with at least 2 years’ experience managing a safety program in a manufacturing environment
- Possess a high level of technical expertise, ability to apply skills to continuous process improvement while maintaining maximum levels of safety
- Demonstrated leadership skills and abilities
- Possess current or to complete Standard First Aid and CPR certificate
- Manufacturing and/or warehouse experience
- 3-5 years implementing and promoting safe work practices and policies
- Experience with accident investigation, workplace inspection and job hazard analysis are preferred
- Understanding of current legislation, OSHA, Codes of Practice, Bulletins and other safe work practice requirements and recommendations
- Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other common applications
- Must be able to present materials and facilitate training
- Must be able to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $18.00 - $22.00 per hour