Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator

Are you passionate about creating safe and sustainable workplaces? If so, our position as the Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator could be the perfect fit for you.

Duties

Reporting to the Director of Human Resources:

• Support all health and safety initiatives in the North American zone
• Track performance, identify priorities, and develop strategies and programs to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
• Responsible for and ensuring that both ISO 14001 and OSHAS 18001 systems are fully operational and effective.
• Coordinate all aspects of pollution control, waste management, recycling, environmental health, conservation and renewable energy
• Ensure compliance with environmental and safety legislation and keep up to date with regulations and legislation (OSHA, OHSA, MOL,)
• Carry out impact assessments to identify, assess, and reduce an organization’s environmental and safety risks
• Promote and raise awareness, at all levels of an organization, of the impact of emerging environmental and safety issues
• Implement best practices in areas of corporate, ethical, and social responsibility and address any issues arising
• Investigate all environmental, health, and safety incidences and coordinate with all relevant parties the root cause and corrective actions.
• Coordinate public hearings and consultations on environmental matters
• Support all workplace compensation claims and return-to-work protocol
• Stay current on best practices, joining groups and memberships to relevant organizations
• Support management with negotiations of environmental service agreements, tracking associated costs and revenues
• Submit a detailed monthly report on HS& E activities
• Schedule annual hygiene testing for both plants

Studies / Experience

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Achieved or in progress of CRSP certification
• Knowledge of ISO systems
• Knowledgeable in North American Health, Safety and Environmental Legislation (e.g. OSHA, OHSA, EPA, Ontario MOECC, etc.) and all other relevant laws and upcoming initiatives to ensure legislative requirements are met
• 3 yrs. experience working in EH&S

Specific Skills

• Organized
• Autonomous worker
• Self-motivated
• Good written and verbal skills and the ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Investigation skills