Hsse Coordinator

Ontario Shipyards is the largest Canadian ship repair and construction company on the Great Lakes. The company is embarking on an unprecedented period of growth driven by the opportunities created by Canada’s National Shipbuilding Strategy. At the same time, the company is executing the Ontario Shipyard Modernization Project (OSMP) which is a multi-million-dollar initiative that is revolutionizing shipyard operations in Ontario and ultimately Canada.

**Position Summary**:
The Health and Safety Coordinator supports the Health and Safety team and implements safety procedures and ensures employees comply with safety and quality standards.

**Responsibilities**:

- Assessing confined spaces and issuing permits for confined space work
- Manage confined space equipment
- This includes conducting daily inspections and ensuring that all equipment is secured at the end of each shift
- Act as a Confined Space Rescue Team Lead
- This includes delegating work to Confined Space Rescue Team members, issuing radios, outlining the confined spaces being entered, and ensuring the correct rescue plan is in place
- Perform workplace audits, investigations, and inspections to identify hazards and potential hazards in the workplace, and advise on preventative and corrective measures
- Perform accident investigations in cases of workplace injuries, near misses, security incidents, and environmental concerns
- Conduct hazard assessments for shipbuilding and ship repair projects
- Issue Lock-out/Tag-out permits
- Enforce Health and Safety rules on the worksite, and provide recommendations to the company to improve health and safety
- Perform contractor orientation training
- Issue hot work permits (including hazard assessments if required)
- Conduct daily project inspections
- Dispose of hazardous waste and track disposal
- Act as the main First Aid attendant, ensuring that the proper paperwork is distributed to employees and that the First Aid room is fully stocked
- Liaise and report to various government agencies regarding HSSE-related matters
- Identify workplace requirements under the Occupational Health and Safety Act to ensure company compliance
- Research, develop, and implement policies, programs, and procedures for Health, Safety, Security and Environment initiatives
- Coordinate and conduct health and safety training programs
- Assist in the Return-to-Work program

**Qualifications & Experience**:

- Possess training Health & Safety, Security, Human Resources, or other relevant areas
- Exceptional attention to detail with an ability to effectively balance multiple priorities
- Adult teaching in Train-the-Trainer would be an asset for various programs
- JHSC certification an asset
- First Aid certification an asset
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Strong team player with a positive attitude
- Advanced written and oral communication skills
- Marine experience or construction experience
- Familiarity with confined space work an asset
- Hazard identification and mitigation experience
- Incident investigation experience
- Experience liaising with government agencies such as the Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Environment, WSIB, etc.
- Familiarity with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Workplace Safety Insurance Board, etc.
- Experience with Return-to-Work procedures