Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator

Company Description
**As a Company**:
Gentek is a leading manufacturer and marketer of vinyl/aluminum siding products, windows and other building products. With 3 manufacturing plants and 23 distribution centers in Canada, we are well positioned to provide our customers with the best products and a superior customer service experience.

**Job Description**:
**As Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator**:
You will be responsible for the programs and practices that ensure the safety and health of a workforce of approximately 130 employees at our aluminum siding products manufacturing plant in Pointe-Claire and for providing support to the two other branches in Quebec. This role reports to our Director - Environmental Health and Safety, with a strong dotted line reporting relationship to the Plant Manager.

**Spe**akin**g of your goals**:
In this hands-on role, you will be responsible for developing, planning, coordinating, and directing environmental and health/safety activities to ensure employee engagement and regulatory compliance. Generally, you will implement the health and safety management system to protect health and safety and the environment.

**Your responsibilities will be**:

- Establish a culture that is aligned with Gentek’s H&S goals and objectives.
- Drive improvement in H&S results and processes resulting in reduction of accidents, injuries, and the identification of hazards in the workplace.
- Modify corporate policies/processes as appropriate for specific plant requirements and to meet federal/provincial requirements.
- Manage, direct, coach, lead, and motivate employees to achieve EHS goals and objectives in a timely and safe manner, while continuously striving to improve safety skills & awareness.
- Assist in planning, directing, and coordinating EH&S compliance activities through functional teams
- Act as key EH&S liaison with location manufacturing and maintenance organizations assisting in the execution of their strategic and tactical EH&S plans.
- Assist in the development and implementation of EH&S programs and activities for the facility to achieve and exceed compliance with relevant regulatory laws and regulations as well as comply with Gentek’s standards and procedures.
- Lead incident investigations identifying root causes of incidents to determine and initiate corrective actions.
- Develop, coordinate, and conduct EH&S training programs.
- Coordinate and assist in the execution of capital EH&S projects to ensure compliance with requirements and completion on a timely basis including recommending EH&S capital equipment purchases.
- Be the certified Management representative on the Joint H&S Committee
- Conduct monthly, quarterly, annual EH&S audits and inspections
- Advise, develop, and facilitate safety training to new shop floor employees and supervisors.
- Responsible for location’s EH&S Management Systems administrative requirements through the use of ‘Velocity EHS’.

**Qualifications**:
**What you bring**:

- Post-secondary education in Environmental Health & Safety
- Minimum 3+ years of environmental, health & safety experience in an Industrial manufacturing environment.
- Strong knowledge of Canadian regulations and reporting requirements.
- Strong communication and leadership skills including: conflict resolution, collaboration, building ownership and commitment, establishing direction, change management
- Computer proficiency including competence in working with ‘Sharepoint’.
- Ability to work independently yet sees others as partners and essential team members.

Additional Information
**What we offer**:

- A stimulating work environment and a dynamic team
- A permanent full-time and stable position
- Group insurance paid 100% by the employer after 1 month of service
- A competitive salary per year
- One week off at Christmas paid
- A savings account with employer contribution
- Reimbursement for tuition fees, gym, etc.
- Support through the Employee Assistance Program
- Free coffee
- Social activities
- A personal office

We thank all applicants for submitting their resume, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

In order to facilitate the reading of this text, we have used the masculine as a neutral gender to designate both women and men.