Health and Safety Coordinator

Founded in 1994, Inflector Environmental Services (Inflector) began as a small family business focused on providing abatement services to the Ottawa community. Since then, Inflector has expanded nationwide with five offices across the country and a growing family of 500 employees, quickly becoming one of Canada’s leading abatement and demolition contractors. Inflector is proud to serve a variety of industries including residential, commercial, institutional, government, industrial and nuclear facilities, with a diverse range of projects. Inflector is in search of a **Health and Safety Coordinator **to service their location in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

**Role Description**
As the **Health and Safety Coordinator**, you will oversee and implement the health and safety programs at Inflector. This would include duties such as incident and accident investigation, performing Certificate of Recognition (COR) audits, hazard assessments, and chairing the Joint Occupational Health & Safety Committee monthly meetings. In addition to these duties, you will also perform site visits across the Halifax Regional Municipality and occasionally in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island while fostering a culture of safety within the organization.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Representing Inflector on matters of health and safety with clients and provincial bodies
- Carrying out regular inspections at project and construction sites
- Completing project-specific hazard assessments on worksites and advising construction and project managers of areas of concern
- Accident, incident and near miss investigations
- Participate in the Joint Occupational Health & Safety (JOHS) committee including, chair monthly meetings, writing agenda and minutes, following up on minute items
- Travel as required to job locations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island
- Audit, maintain and prepare safety documentation using SiteDocs
- Manage and order office/warehouse first aid supplies, fire extinguishers and personal protective equipment
- Conduct the annual Certificate of Recognition safety audit for Nova Scotia and New Brunswick
- Assisting in filing Workers Compensation Board (WCB) claims
- Analyze and report monthly and quarterly safety trends within the Atlantic Division
- Planning and delivering new employee orientation

**Your Qualifications**
As a safety professional, you are someone who will proactively seek out ways to implement and improve safety programs. If you witness unsafe activities or violations, you can act assertively to rectify situations and you have a proven ability to identify new hazards during job site or facility visits, and can give direction to site personnel accordingly. Your strong communication skills help you build buy-in within the organization and you are known for building trusting relationships amongst a variety of staff.

Your qualifications include:

- 1-2 years experience in a health and safety or similar role
- The ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Valid Driver’s License required
- Strong computer skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, Power point, etc.
- Safety designations such as National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO), National Health and Safety Administrator (NHSA), Construction Safety Specialist (CSS) considered a strong asset
- Other certifications such as WHMIS, First Aid, Asbestos Awareness and Fall Protection considered an asset

This is a great opportunity to join a team of ambitious and passionate people, where employee safety is a top priority. Development is highly valued at Inflector, and investments are made in both people and equipment wherever there is a solid opportunity for it. The industry is booming, and Inflector enjoys year-round business and plenty of growth opportunities along with it.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $60,000.00-$70,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person