Environment Health & Safety Coordinator

Our client is looking for an Environmental, Health and Safety Coordinator looking for a growth opportunity! The role is to work across a number of their privately owned manufacturing companies. Reporting to the EHS Manager, this newly created opportunity will require an individual who is a natural self starter with solid understanding of environmental, health and safety in the heavy manufacturing environment.

This role will require some flexibility to travel to various sites. Best suited to an individual who lives in the Niagara / St. Catharines or Hamilton area as primary work locale will be St. Catharines as you will be responsible for managing all functions of EH&S for St. Catharines, Grimsby and Elmira locations policies and procedures, including the maintenance and assurance for safe operating conditions of all plant equipment. Participate in various new project developments.

Our Client :

Our client, a reputable and highly successful private capital corporation, is looking for an Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator for one of their Manufacturing Divisions who will work closely with the EHS Manager responsible for assisting with the overall environmental, health & safety of several of its company's manufacturing assets, including buildings, equipment, and grounds.

What will you do :

• Assists the Corporations’ various plant environmental, health & safety processes.
• Assists in the development and execution of procedures for compliance with provincial, state and federal environmental and safety and health standards, and audits and other compliance initiatives.
• Interprets / explains / adapts corporate policies and procedures and assists plant staff in policy implementation.
• Monitors facilities for workplace hazards, leads the incident investigation process, and drives continuous improvement in safety and environmental performance.
• Participates with management in the worker’s compensation and return to work process.
• Helps to manage the medical surveillance and qualification process.
• Can help to provide effective training and education.
• Maintains required documentation and reviews periodically to ensure the documentation adds value.
• Supports with ISO14001 and WSIB compliance matters.
• With the Manager, reviews / inspects operations periodically and maintains presence as required.
• Helps to lead the continuous improvement process for risk reduction.
• Establish trusting, psychologically safe relationships with managers, supervisors, and the hourly workforce.
• Ensures environmental requirements are adhered to. This includes tasks such as periodic training, drills, corrective action team involvement, etc.
• With the Manager’s direction and guidance acts as the facility’s environmental “expert” and emergency response leader.
• As directed you will collaborate with Maintenance or Plant Managers or other management team members on sustainability initiatives.

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