Health and Safety Technician

Reporting to the Health, Safety and Wellness Supervisor, the Health and Safety Technician works collaboratively with organizational leadership and field staff to ensure the effective delivery of the health and safety program to all levels of the organization. This position regularly attends field operations and safety meetings to provide safety program information and updates. Primary duties of this position include assisting with the incident investigation process, coordinating and conducting Worksite Inspections and providing coaching to field operations to ensure a safe work environment. This position will create, review and update safety-related documentation, including safe work practices, hazard assessments and employee communication. This position also provides support with identifying and coordinating safety training and assists with safety and departmental initiatives.

Position Responsibilities

Administration

• Supports site supervision with implementation and ongoing implementation and application of the Yellowhead County Health and Safety Program.
• Maintains and ensures the accuracy and currency of documents, procedures, policies, etc in the County’s Safety Management Software.
• Manages and reviews documents including data entry, taking minutes, and filing.
• Supports ongoing Health and Safety initiatives.
• Supports safe working environments by maintaining administrative processes.
• Provides support to the Health and Safety Committee.
• Maintains a database and tracking system for a variety of health and safety activities, including inspections and follow up, committee training, incident investigations, worksite inspections, etc. to ensure compliance.

Safety Specific

Training

Qualification, Knowledge, Skill & Ability Requirements

Education / Skills

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

The salary range is $63,506 to $78,747 per year.

Yellowhead County offers a competitive benefit package.

This competition will remain open until July 31, 2025 at 4 : 30 pm.

Thank you for your interest in Yellowhead County careers.

At this time, we will only be contacting applicants who have been selected to move forward in the recruitment process. If you are selected, you will be contacted by Human Resources in the near future.

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