Environmental Health & Safety Manager

About Our Client:

This manufacturing company located in the GTA is looking for a full time permanent Environmental Health & Safety Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Comprehend and be up to date with all applicable Ontario Legislation, OHSA, WSIB, and company policies with regards to Environmental health and safety in the workplace and be able to update all relevant parties when changes in legislation are made. Also able to take action independently to ensure compliance in the workplace.
• Develop and maintain Our Client’s Hazard ID, risk assessments, and EHS KPI’s to present to management.
• Chair the JHSC which includes being responsible for scheduling the monthly meetings, coordinating committee members to complete monthly inspections, submitting meeting minutes and inspections to upper management, and ensuring minutes and inspections are posted on the safety boards.
• Working in partnership with supervisors and workers to ensure they maintain compliance with applicable EHS legislation and making yourself available to address concerns of all supervisors and workers.
• Commitment to continuous improvement implementing proactive EHS initiatives to keep the workplace compliant with Ontario legislation to help prevent incidents from occurring in the workplace. This can also include issuing preventative and corrective actions.
• Work in partnership with our environmental consultant and assist in gathering annual data so required environmental reporting is completed within reporting deadlines.
• Responsible for all internal and external EHS related training. Ensure the training matrix and employee training records are up to date to know who needs training and when it expires, compliant to ISO 14001 standards. Develop and administer internal training. Organize and schedule external training.
• Handle all WSIB related claims, including: submitting forms, contacting workers and case managers, and being in charge of return to work.
• Responsible for accident and near miss investigations. This includes: filling out the accident investigation form, keeping track of near miss incidents, and ensuring the first aid book is filled out.
• Ensure on-site safety items are in compliance and functional. Ensuring first aid kits are compliant with first aid regulation 1101, AED’s are functional, eyewash station liquid is effective, etc.
• Point of contact with Ontario government inspectors including Ministry of Labour and Ministry of Environment.
• Work in partnership with Maintenance Department to ensure various quarterly, semi-annual, and annual preventative maintenance checks are completed on equipment within the plants. Conduct fire drills periodically and coordinate with the Fire Dept. and alarm company.
• Work in partnership with the Maintenance Department to ensure safety related repairs are addressed and scheduled in the Manager Plus computer program.
• Be a point of contact to ensure miscellaneous items are taken care of, including: waste disposal, uniform delivery, janitorial services, issuing access cards, safety shoes entitlement, and more.

Requirements:

• 6-8 years of minimum required work experience.
• Understanding of the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) and the return-to-work program.
• Solid understanding of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (“OHSA”) and other relevant regulations and legislation required.
• Effective and demonstrated interpersonal and leadership skills with the ability to interact effectively at all levels and functions.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
• Excellent organisational, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal (formal and informal; negotiation; coaching) communication and presentation skills.

AI may be used to support certain administrative aspects of our recruitment process. However, all applications and resumes are reviewed by qualified human reviewers, and all screening and hiring decisions are made solely by the hiring team.

The posted salary range reflects expected compensation for this role in accordance with Ontario pay transparency requirements. Actual compensation will be determined based on the successful candidate’s experience, skills, and qualifications and may fall anywhere within the range.