Safety supervisor Jobs in Dartmouth, NS

Telecon is looking for an energetic and career minded individual to join our growing team as a Health & Safety Specialist. The Health & Safety Specialist is responsible for assessing and ensuring that the Telecon Group and all subsidiaries are in compliance with all Health and Safety (H&S) legislation in order to promote our SMART Values and our Safety culture in the workplace and on job sites. To accomplish this, you will use your expertise and work closely with the Health and Safety Team to align all policies and procedures, educate and train employees.

In addition to joining a terrific team this opportunity comes with a Company Vehicle, Health Insurance Benefits and a Company Match RRSP right from Day 1 of employment!

YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO :

• Conduct site inspections and audits to measure performance and compliance.
• Lead and / or facilitate in incident / accident investigations, strong knowledge in root cause analysis and problem-solving including elaboration and follow up of corrective and preventive actions and reports.
• Review, recommend changes and participate in workplace assessments to ensure that safe work practices are understood and applied to minimize hazardous exposures.
• Support and coach operations on hazard assessment, analyses and review the usage of new equipment or processes and make recommendations for improvements.
• Actively participate and coach on risk assessment, toolbox talk and weekly operations meeting.
• Lead Health and Safety committees with different Business units.
• Interpret and provide advice and guidance to all departments pertaining to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
• Ensure that Telecon subcontractors are in compliance with current legislative and corporate safety policies.
• Conduct COR audits to maintain good standing within Atlantic provinces
• Participate in project kick-off and promote safety.
• Identify training needs and support training initiatives by developing and delivering presentations as required.
• Support and be able to conduct site audits / inspections for offices and project sites.
• Interact with our client’s safety personnel to ensure the client’s health and safety requirements are understood and reporting obligations are met.
• Perform risk assessments and hazard analysis of specific work functions.
• Work directly with the Management team, Project Managers and Field Employees to facilitate their understanding of H&S initiatives.
• Review offices emergency measures, conduct training and annual drill practice.
• Review emergency measures efficiency and develop correctives measures.
• Monitor work case injuries, collaborate with consultant firm that monitor work case injuries, and managers to reduces lost time injury and proactively return workers in light duty.
• Review HSE performance with Business unit Managers and provide support on corrective action plan development
• May perform other duties as required.

THIS ROLE IS FOR YOU IF YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS AND QUALITIES :

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We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities, we will be glad to provide accommodations upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

WELCOME TO TELECON

We Connect People. We Connect the World.

Our mission is to be the most innovative and valued communications infrastructure services partner to our customers, enabling them to play a key role in the transformation of infrastructure. From a regional telecom network builder in 1967 in Quebec (Canada), Telecon has grown into a world-class industry-leading telecom network design, locate, infrastructure and connectivity services provider. We deliver diversified and scalable best-in-class services and turnkey solutions to North American telecom operators and businesses. Our highly skilled team is firmly committed to supporting our customers in propelling tomorrow’s connectivity in our communities, businesses and homes.

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