Health & Safety Specialist Dcs
Joining our team has its advantages!
- Flexible schedule to promote work/life balance
- Telecommuting in hybrid mode
- Group insurance from the first day
- Very competitive pension plan
- Generous holiday policy
- Personal days
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free parking
- Opportunity for professional development
SUMMARY:
This position is responsible for assisting, providing guidance and training to Distribution Centres and Office management and staff on health and safety matters to help eliminate and control risks; establish compliance; reduce the frequency and severity of incidents; and promote health and safety awareness and a healthy workplace.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Identify hazards in the workplace and recommend measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or materials.
- Inspect or evaluate workplace environments, equipment, or practices to ensure compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
- Provide direction and support to operations, particularly Supervisors, as they execute their safety obligations including responding to inquiries, providing instruction, training and/or working with Operational Leaders to provide them with skills to be more effective.
- Support Joint Health & Safety Committees by providing information and training on workplace inspections, terms of reference and the completion of JHSC meeting minutes.
- Collaborate with the Health and Safety Committees to further develop skills for more effectiveness in their daily responsibilities.
- Assist in the investigation of accidents and incidents to identify root causes and to determine how they can be prevented in the future.
- Assist in the design, creation, and implementation of H&S training materials and programs.
- Oversee administration and maintenance of H&S training records and database.
- Assist operations with providing powered equipment training and manage related documentation.
- Assist with new-employee health and safety orientations and further develop materials for presentations.
- Participate in the development and/or revision of standards and procedures to manage the Safety Management System.
- Identify and analyze OHS trends for opportunities to implement improvements.
- Complete reports of findings on accident investigations, assessments or other subjects as requested.
- Identify opportunities for service or process improvements and make recommendations to the Manager, Health & Safety.
- Assist in determining key OHS performance indicators and support the operation with achieving our key safety targets and business plan objectives on an ongoing basis.
- Respond to emergencies including after hours, when required.
- Assist in representing management in matters of health and safety with government, health and safety associations and other outside agencies and organizations.
- Perform other related duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- College diploma or University studies (certificate).
- Current Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) preferred.
- Health & Safety: 3 - 5 years of relevant experience in a Distribution Centre environment.
- Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to share information across all levels of the organization.
- Work within a Unionized environment preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and comfortable with systems and other in-house OH&S tools.
- Results driven and proactive with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high attention to detail.
- Some travel required
RELATIONSHIPS:
- Office
- Distribution Centres
- Safety and WSIB Consultants
- Legal Counsel
- Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS)
- Worker's Health & Safety Center
- Vendors/ Suppliers
- Lobby Groups (Retail Council of Canada, etc)