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Job Details: Health and Safety Specialist
Description: We are looking for a Health and Safety Specialist for our Scarborough paper mill location. The Health and Safety Specialist provides guidance to managers, supervisors, and employees to promote an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) culture and create a continuous improvement and proactive OHS management cycle. The Health and Safety Specialist is an integral member in ensuring that Atlantic Packaging Products safely manufactures a quality product.
What you will be doing:
- Integrate into and become an active member of the site Management teams
- Conduct Hazard Assessments through task analysis, physical demands analysis, risk assessments, and workplace inspections; recommending and/or implementing corrective action
- Contribute to the creation and/or maintenance of instructional documents, such as work procedures and training documents
- Strong knowledge on H&S programs, such as Machine guarding, Energy Isolation – Lockout/Tagout, Confined space entry, and Working at Heights
- Deliver safety training to managers, supervisors, employees, and new hires as determined by policy and programs
- Conduct gap analysis of safety programs through internal audits; developing and implementing a plan to address and remedy non-conformance issues
- Lead and/or conduct incident and accident investigations; site liaison for MOL visits; escalating significant incident and accident information to the Corporate level
- Participate in the design, development, and delivery of new employee orientation programs
- Guide the Joint Health and Safety Committees (JHSC)
- Provide support during the lifecycle of a WSIB claim
- Create statistical data, analytical, and assessment reports as required
- Perform other tasks or jobs as required
What you will bring to the table:
Qualifications: Minimum 5 years leading health and safety preferably in a unionized environment
Skills: Must have driver’s license and transportation.
Education: Must have completed or is in the process of completing a health and safety degree/certificate/diploma or professional designation.
Experience: In-depth knowledge of all relevant legislation and standards in the province of Ontario.
Licenses & Certifications: Excellent computer skills (Microsoft Word – Word, Excel, Outlook)
Desire to be hands-on and “on the floor”
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, time management, problem-solving, and conflict resolution skills
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Atlantic Packaging is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment where all colleagues and customers feel valued and supported. We are committed to developing our team to reflect the diversity of our communities in which we live and work and seek applicants with a wide range of abilities. If you require accommodation, please contact.