EHS Specialist

**EHS Specialist Job Posting**

**DUTIES**:

- Daily walks throughout the plant to identify and support closure of safety hazards.
- Develop and review health and safety rules, policies and procedures in accordance with site, company and government regulations and legislation
- Conduct inspections to ensure that health and safety requirements and governmental legislation is being followed at all times
- Ensure open safety items are tracked and followed up. Timely closure of open items is an expectation.
- Ensure that workers are up-to-date for safety training (e.g. First Aid, Crane, Lock Out, etc) as per the HS training matrix
- Research, plan, organize and conduct training programs, if qualified.
- Conduct health and safety audits, risk assessments, reviews and inspections
- Maintain, and report on, safety and health records and statistics with recommendations. Trend analysis and report out to management team.
- Monitor machine or equipment changes, ensuring that health and safety precautions are being taken into account
- Identify potentially hazardous situations and take proactive measures to correct them
- Work with management to design programs and strategies that protect employees from workplace hazards
- Integrate health and safety activities into production efforts
- Develop and promote the adoption of new safety training programs and practices
- Periodically, act as a team leader for task forces and teams (e.g. leading a number of supervisors on an audit)
- Review internal and external health and safety reports to determine areas that need improvement; implement measures to minimize occurrence of incidents
- In the event of emergency (e.g. fire or an explosion), help direct rescue and firefighting operations
- Conduct investigations, including complaints, serious harm incidents and accidents; write reports that document findings
- Manage, ensure and take all necessary action to address non-compliance violations
- Conduct air and noise samples as required.
- Conduct ergonomics assessments in offices and in the plant
- Partner with managers, workers, health and safety committee members, and government inspectors to optimize the safety systems in the company
- Ensure all employees are adequately trained and coached to perform their roles
- Assist Supervisors or Managers in responding to inquiries from customers, regulatory agencies and the public regarding health and safety issues
- WSIB claims management assistance including tracking ESRTW plans
- MOL management representative.
- 8D/SCAT/5 Why analysis problem solving

**SKILLS REQUIRED - COMPUTER PROGRAMS OR OTHER SKILLS**:

- Strong people and communication skills
- 10+ years’ experience in health in safety in a manufacturing environment
- MS Office

**EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED**:

- College/University education in Health and Safety
- CRSP designation would be an asset

**_Polycorp places top priority on health and safety and AODA compliance. Accommodation provided upon request._