Health & Safety Coordinator

Working at Walker

At Walker, your contribution matters. Become part of a team you can count on and where your health and safety are our priority. Our team of more than 1200 people work in environmental waste management and recovery, renewable energy, paving and construction, aggregates, and emulsions chemistries. We are a fifth-generation, family-owned company founded in 1887, operating from our base in the Niagara Region with facilities across Canada and the United States. We care about the environment, each other, and our neighbours, and give back to our communities. Join us on our journey to build a sustainable future, together.

About the Job

As our Health & Safety Coordinator, Transfer & Disposal, you'll focus on coordinating the health and safety process within the respective Walker division to ensure that all employees are working in a safe manner and are properly trained to perform their job safely and effectively. You will motivate and promote safe attitudes and behaviours consistent with our Superior Safety Culture through field level engagement.

You will report directly to the Health & Safety Manager, based at our WEG Head Office in Niagara Falls.

What You'll Be Doing

• Promote and reinforce superior safety initiatives throughout their area of coverage to ensure work is being completed in a safe manner while adhering to legislated standards and company Safety Management System (SMS) policies.
• Plans, coordinates, and administers (when possible) health and safety training programs including SMS topics, new employee orientations, and start-up training.
• Reviews workplace inspection reports, and safety meeting minutes to prepare and provide weekly reports to the Health and Safety Manager, and the VP of Health and Safety to meet Key Performance Indicator (KPI) requirements. Follows up on concerns and recommendations.
• Performs on-site inspections and audits of physical conditions of various business units to assess sites, compile results, and corrective action plans and communicate the results to highlight potential areas for improvement. Supports the sites in completing Hazard Assessments.
• Provides site support for incident investigations.
• Support sites in safety talk facilitation when possible.

Here's What You Need

• Greater than one (1) year of experience in a full-time health and safety role.
• College Health and Safety certificate or University diploma in OHS. Working towards a CRSP designation is an asset.
• A valid Ontario G Class Driver's License in good standing and access to a vehicle for travel to local Walker sites.
• Knowledge of legislative requirements of multiple jurisdictions as well as best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to pay close attention to detail and keep accurate records to track training requirements and record incident details.
• Able to work with limited supervision and to take discretionary action as required, exercise solid judgment in unusual circumstances.

Travel Requirements

You will be required to travel to various work sites during the course of the working day to perform health and safety audits, conduct training sessions, consult, advise, and observe operations from a health and safety perspective. Additionally, you may be required to travel by car with the potential for overnight travel (1-2 times per year).

What's in it for you

• You become part of a team you can count on
• A comprehensive total rewards package and benefits to support your wellbeing
• Leaders who support your growth and success
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance
• Give back to our communities with two paid volunteer days annually and opportunities to become involved in events

At Walker, your contribution matters. If you share our commitment to giving back to your community and caring about the environment we'd love to hear from you. Our workplaces strive to reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate. We welcome applications from qualified candidates of all ethnicities, race, religions, gender identities and expression, Indigenous communities, and persons with disabilities.

Should you require any accommodation in applying for this role, or throughout the interview process, please let us know when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.