Safety and Wellness Advocate

2 weeks ago


Langley, Canada Highline Mushrooms Full time

Highline is the largest mushroom grower in Canada and the world’s largest grower of organic mushrooms. We employ a vibrant and diverse workforce across Canada at our multiple locations in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia. We are committed to continuous improvement and sustainable practices that reduce our impact on the environment, while producing a healthy food product.

**Our Core Values**

We do the right thing, always. We lead the way. We are fanatical about quality. We are transparent in our relationships. We always consider the human element. We embrace diversity and inclusion.

**Position Summary**

Develops, implements, and maintains the wellness and safety programs at all HMWL farm locations. Manages disability and return to work programs. Assists with the daily operations of the Highline Safety department.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

**1. Associate Wellness**
- Works with the management team to promote and achieve associate wellness and injury prevention.
- Promotes health & wellness philosophies and policies.

**2. Disability/Compensation Management**
- Input all incidents into Park Lane upon notification.
- Oversees and manages Return to Work and Modified Work Assignments
- Ensures proper accident and incident investigation and Workers Compensation reporting requirements are met.
- Completes compensation claim forms and communicates with Human Resources, payroll and department managers on compensation related matters.
- Oversees compensation claims management for HMWL locations with assistance from the Corporate Disability Manager

**3. Training and Development**
- Identifies training requirements and ensures job coaching for associates when required.
- Recommends, coordinates, implements, and conducts educational and training programs relative to safety to empower associates.

**4. Safety Policies, Practices and Reporting**
- Recommends and implements appropriate safety policies and practices to ensure compliance with local and provincial legislative requirements and corporate safety guidelines, under the direction the BC Safety Manager
- Acts as a liaison with governmental agencies and serves as management’s representative for inquiries and inspections to correct deficiencies and minimize citations and fines for non-compliance.
- Coordinates and implements inspection programs at all farms (i.e. accident investigations, monthly farm inspections, equipment inspections, safety audits and regular walk-through inspections)
- Provides weekly accident/safety reports to the BC Safety Manager
- Reports all safety infractions requiring corrective counselling to the area supervisor and the HR Manager
- Interacts with vendors and purchasing to evaluate chemicals for safety hazards, establish policies and practices, and work with farm maintenance to ensure compliance.
- Evaluates, assesses and maintains Safety Data Sheets
- Oversees visitor and contractor compliance with all Health and Safety requirements, including any legislative requirements.
- Ensures proper adherence to safety policies and procedures at all BC farms.
- Oversees the safety orientation content for HMWL farms and ensures proper training records are kept.
- Assists in on-boarding of new associates, including, but not limited to, safety orientations and training.
- Provides safety training to associates who require LOTO, Forklift, Fit Testing, H2S, etc.
- Assists with leave management program including, but not limited to, return to work from illness or injury.
- Builds supportive, trusted and respected relationships with farm associates and leadership.
- Cultivates a culture that reflects our core values of integrity, excellence, care, respect, effort, openness and fairness.
- Co-chairs and leads the JHSC and all required meetings. This position is responsible for keeping and posting minutes of JHSC meetings and ensures the timely resolution of all concerns and issues brought forward by the Safety Committee
- Ensures accurate and timely updating of all safety bulletin boards.
- Involved in the purchase of required safety supplies, creating POs and receiving invoices in SAP.
- Maintains and updates records for all safety related training.

**5. Investigations/Emergency Situations**
- Conducts investigations for any safety issue or accident/concern brought forward, and makes recommendations for corrective actions, in conjunction with the HR Manager
- Authorized to stop operations if a safety concern has been identified.
- Assists the HR Manager with writing corrective action for safety infractions.
- Maintains current first aid training.
- Ensures the first aid facility at all locations is properly maintained.
- Provides first aid treatment for workplace illness or injury, if on site
- Ensures associates with first aid training are available on other shifts.
- Maintains first aid treatment records and reports.

**Qualifications and Experience**:
**1. Education & Past Experiences**:
A combination of professional experience



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