Health and Safety Specialist

7 months ago


Kitchener, Canada Wonderbrands Full time

Job Posting:
Ready For a Tasty New Challenge?

We are hiring an Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) Specialist for our bakery in Kitchener, who will lead initiatives at the bakery level through a culture of safety, core metrics and proactive solutions. Actively working with key stakeholders within the organization to identify and assess conditions that could produce accidents or incidents and then collaboratively prepare and recommend corrective actions with business leaders. The EHS Specialist will be the overall champion of the Bakery Environmental, Health and Safety System.

**What Wonderbrands Offers**:

- We believe in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training; Unleashing Your Potential
- Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, and a generous flexible Medical/Health spending account, employer matching Pension program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - restaurants, gyms, shopping etc.

**CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Enhance Environmental, Health and Safety awareness throughout the bakery
- Partner with the Bakery Leadership team to provide guidance and technical support on issues relative to health & safety programs, polices and initiatives
- Ensures all safety and environment incidents are thoroughly investigated for root causes and corrective or preventative actions that may be required.
- Provide motivation, training, coaching, support, inspiration and direction to a diverse work force
- Establish and sustain positive employee engagement through effective communications with all employees in order to foster an environment where innovation and cooperation are used to solve problems
- Organize and assist bakery supervision in execution of safety meetings
- Assist in Management of Change requirements
- Conducts workplace inspections to proactively identify and control hazards; prepares required documentation and ensures follow up

**ABOUT YOU**
- Two years’ experience in Health and Safety
- Experience in a Health and Safety position in a manufacturing environment is required
- Strong communication & interpersonal skills
- Experience building relationships, collaborating at all levels in the facility
- Proven history of leading and influencing positive change relative to health & safety programs, polices and initiatives
- CRSP Designation (Canadian Registered Safety Professional) is an asset

**What is the recipe for a great career at Wonderbrands**

Wonderbrands, is a leading Canadian bakery with 140 years of experience in baking packaged breads. We are the makers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D’Italiano, Gadoua, and Casa Mendosa. We have a network of 14 Bakery Manufacturing facilities across Canada.

Wonderbrands, now part of the FGF Brands Group of companies, is unlocking an incredible opportunity for growth through a focus on production innovation capabilities, through a leading-edge supply chain practice and investing deeply in communities where we bake. We are heavily focused on embracing an entrepreneurial drive and a highly collaborative start up culture with an emphasis on cross-functional collaboration.

**Disclaimer**: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.

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