Corporate Safety Student - Summer 2025
We are looking for a Corporate Safety Summer Student to work with our experienced safety teams throughout our facilities at Cavendish Farms. Come and learn about our Company and build your skills working in a diverse and interesting environment. You will be responsible for the delivery of a safety related project over the summer where you will work with various locations and divisions and be engaged in a variety of functions such as, providing safety administration support, hazard Identification analysis, site visits for compliance, and support some initiatives within our safety management system. $19.50 -$24/hourly.
Responsibilities
- Plan, develop, and deliver on a health and safety specific project by the end of your summer term.
- Support the team as needed in incident investigations, hazard recognition and control, and other safety and health related activities
- Conduct site compliance audits and reporting across our operations in PE, NB, & NS
Qualifications
- Attending a post-secondary education in a related field (health, safety, environment, project management, engineering)
- Excellent ability to multi-task
- Solid analytical and data-driven thinking
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, and strong writing skills
- Functional time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work independently as well as strong team player
- Comprehensive understanding of Microsoft Office suite of tools
- A valid drivers license and the ability to travel
About the Team
Cavendish Farms is a leading producer of frozen food products for retail and foodservice markets throughout Canada, the United States, and around the world. We have two state-of-the-art potato processing plants in PEI, one in Lethbridge, AB and another in Jamestown, ND. Headquartered in Dieppe, NB, the company also operates an appetizer plant in Wheatley, ON and has sales office locations in Toronto and Boston. Cavendish Farms is proud to offer a competitive salary and benefits package including but not limited to:
- A flexible health, drug, dental, and vision plan
- Employee & Family Assistance Programs
- Health & wellness reimbursements, includes gym memberships, fitness classes or online workout programs
- Maternity leave top-up program (if applicable)
- RRSP matching program
- Opportunities to take part in job related training and development as well as 24/7 access to online curated learning
- Growth and progression opportunities within Cavendish Farms and the larger network of the J.D. Irving, Limited group of companies
- Hybrid work schedule (if applicable) to provide you the flexibility to work from home up to 2 days per week
- Relocation costs (if applicable)