Health and Safety Officer

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
- or equivalent experience
- ** Work setting**:

- Manufacturing and industrial plant
- ** Tasks**:

- Assign projects to subordinates and staff related to work safety, environmental safety and accident prevention.
- Evaluate daily operations
- Plan and organize daily operations
- Provide information/training to employers, employees and general public
- Review HR directives to assure compliance with occupational health and safety regulations
- Train staff
- Establish and implement policies and procedures
- Collect samples of materials for analysis
- Inspect spills of hazardous chemicals or products
- Oversee the classification and rating of occupations
- Inspect workplaces for safety or health hazards
- Plan, develop and implement recruitment strategies
- Investigate workplace accidents or illnesses
- Initiate enforcement procedures to fine or close an establishment
- Manage training and development strategies
- Oversee the analysis of employee data and information
- Oversee development of communication strategies
- Develop and implement health and safety plans
- Ensure health and safety regulations are followed
- Advise senior management
- Respond to employee questions and complaints
- Liaise with management, union officials and HR consultants
- Negotiate collective agreements on behalf of employers or workers
- Organize staff consultation and grievance procedures
- Conduct performance reviews
- Evaluate work environments, programs and procedures to control, eliminate, and prevent disease or injury
- ** Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- First Aid Certificate
- ** Computer and technology knowledge**:

- MS Outlook
- MS Excel
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
- ** Type of inspection and investigation**:

- Sanitary conditions
- Pollution monitoring programs
- Chemical containment
- Hazardous products handling and storage
- Workplace
- Work related accidents
- ** Type of industry experience**:

- Energy
- ** Specialization or experience**:

- Specialized environmental skills and knowledge
- ** Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
- ** Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- ** Personal suitability**:

- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Team player
- Accountability
- ** Screening questions**:

- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
- ** Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- ** Support for persons with disabilities**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
- **Support for newcomers and refugees**:

- Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees
- **Support for youths**:

- Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
- ** Support for Indigenous people**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
- Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers
- **Support for mature workers**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers
- Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
- Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
- **Supports for visible minorities**:

- Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)
- Provides diversity and cross-cultural training to create a welcoming work environment for members of visible minorities