Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator

Tempel is America’s largest manufacturer of magnetic laminations for the motor and transformer industry, dating back to 1945. With manufacturing facilities in Chicago, Canada, Mexico, China, and India we continue to be a fast-growing industrial manufacturer providing a full range of highly efficient transformer components. Our facility in Burlington Ontario has been in operation since 1975.

Our primary products out of this location are Wound Distributed Gap Cores, Mitre and Butt Lap Laminations, Logs and Fully Assembled Cores, Steel Sales, Custom Slitting and warehousing for Tempel Steel’s Laminations.

*Proof of status confirming full vaccination against COVID-19 is required.

**Principle Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Facilitate employee orientation and onboarding for environmental health and safety training; updating training records in company database
- Identify environmental health and safety training needs, coordinate and schedule training sessions and evaluations under the direction of management
- Ensure compliance with OHSA of Ontario
- Ensure health and safety communication boards are up to date, schedule Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) meetings and inspections, follow-up on JHSC items and prepare/follow-up on work orders
- Assist and support special environmental health and safety projects, including Risk Analysis on machines/equipment, Job Task Analysis and Physical Demands Analysis
- Update and revise environmental health and safety policy manual and work instructions, develop communication plan and communicate to employees
- Ensure company wide compliance with applicable environmental health and safety legislation
- Actively participate in the WSIB Safety Group
- Organize NAOSH week, and other environmental health and safety events
- Responsible for the development and maintenance of environmental health and safety policies
- Complete and submit WSIB Form 7 for workplace illness/injury
- Manage WSIB claims, coordinate return to work (RTW) programs
- Coordinate annual fire drills and emergency evacuation procedures
- Maintain first aid report and conduct accident/incident investigations as needed
- Request, track, and file WSIB clearance certificates and ensure contractor documentation is up to date
- Act as the primary contact for Ministry of Environment (MOE) and Ministry of Labour (MOL) visits, and ensure orders are completed and signed off
- Follow-up on pre-start reviews (PSRs)
- Maintain Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) program including waste manifests and other environmental obligations
- Track documentation for contractors and liaise with Supply Chain
- Active member of the JHSC
- Prepare meeting minutes for JHSC meetings and post in a timely manner
- Update workplace health and safety inspection form monthly and post on health and safety communication board, including following up on outstanding items
- Ensure safety data sheets (SDS) binders are up to date
- ISO 45001 and 14001 audit representative for any environmental health and safety related items
- Any other tasks assigned, including administrative functions

**Required Qualifications**:

- Undergraduate degree or college diploma with a focus on Environmental Health and Safety
- 3-5 years of experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Certified JHSC Representative
- Strong attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills

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

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location