Coordinator, Health and Safety

Neptune Fresh Produce Inc.
- Join one of the BEST teams in the Industry
- At Fresh Start Foods you'll find qualified professionals that stand out with their experience and understand that customers are at the centre of everything we do.- We are seeking individuals:
- Who are customer centric
- Who are able to deliver on their commitments
- Who value individual excellence and collective performance
- Who care and give back - sustainable agriculture, the environment, corporate citizenship
- Who go above and beyond to provide options for our customers
- Who understand the foodservice/hospitality/retail business and bring extensive knowledge and experience

Position Overview

**Responsibilities**:
Health and Safety
- Enforce health and safety policies by performing regular check-ins/audits at each plant.
- Coordinate with other departments such as Production, Sanitation and Maintenance in meeting company safety goals.
- Develop health and safety initiatives that can lead to discounted WorkSafe premiums.
- Chair monthly Occupational Health and Safety meetings at each location and address issues brought up by staff and representatives at each meeting.
- Schedule and lead health and safety walkthroughs with a Worker Representative at each location monthly.
- Maintain the health and safety boards across all plants and ensure that information and safety initiatives for employees are up to date.
- Ensure that all required certifications are collected and maintained on an annual basis (Forklift, First Aid, Driver’s Abstract).
- Maintain and enhance current Covid-19 measures in place.
- Other health and safety duties as assigned.

Safety Training
- Develop and implement safety training programs specific to the food processing industry.
- Update current safety training procedures with regards to operating machines and handling of knives.
- Conduct weekly health and safety orientation when onboarding new employees.
- Complete annual health and safety refresher training and maintain a database of all health and safety training completed by employees.
- Advise leadership on potential safety risks/gaps that need to be addressed.

WorkSafe Claim Management
- Conduct and complete all the required documentations related to a workplace injury (EIIR, Form 7, Form 6, Corrective Actions, etc.).
- Follow-up on corrective actions and work with injured workers on their return to work plans.
- Coordinate with assigned WCB case managers, medical practitioners and employees in completing workplace assessments and develop suitable modified work duties.
- Work with the company’s WorkSafe Representative for regular audits and inspections.

First Aid
- Ensure that First Aid attendants are aware and trained on using all medical supplies on-hand.
- Develop a quarterly schedule for First Aid Attendants in maintaining the First Aid room.
- Ensure all First Aid Attendants have their certifications up-to-date and maintain inventory levels of all first aid rooms.

Required Qualifications
- Diploma or Degree in Health and Safety; or HR specializing in Health and safety;
- Minimum of 1-2 years of related experience in Occupational Health and Safety;
- Must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to work with clients, staff and external parties in a professional manner;
- Must be able to deal with confidential matters appropriately;
- Health and Safety experience in a food processing/manufacturing facility is an asset;
- A second language is an asset.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those selected for the next stage will be contacted. Fresh Start Foods is an equal opportunity employer who strives to provide an inclusive work environment that involves everyone and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to any enumerated or analogous grounds of discrimination, including race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, age, ancestry, place of origin, marital status, source of income, family status, sexual orientation or status as a qualified individual with disability.

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