Health and Safety Coordinator

Health and Safety Coordinator

Offer parameters
Thomas Cavanagh Construction Limited
$70K-$85K a year (estimated)
Ashton, Ontario

Woke Type

full-time

About

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Provide on-going, in-field coaching to operations personnel to help drive adoption of safe behavior, and adherence with health and safety requirements and expectations
  • Assist sites with the execution of health and safety improvement plans, identifying improvement areas, developing and supporting execution of action plans
  • Work directly with the management teams, to ensure implementation and ongoing improvement of health and safety systems within the operation
  • Participate in the effective communication and execution of programs associated with the Health and Safety Management System
  • Coach, guide and assist site personnel in understanding their responsibilities related to management of health and safety particularly hazard recognition and control, risk assessment, and application of the hierarchy of controls
  • Assist in the development of safe work processes for industrial, aggregate and construction projects with a focus on high-risk activity
  • Provide on-site support in conducting incident investigations and ensure timely reporting
  • Assist with action tracking and follow-up for health and safety audit action plans to ensure all items have been completed effectively and on time
  • Support site management to ensure the early and safe return to work for injured employees

Specific Accountabilities :

  • Ability to work flexible hours as dictated by the requirements of the position.
  • Comfortable in outdoor industrial, mining, aggregate and construction project settings.
  • Ability to remain calm under pressure and manage multiple activities.
  • Mature attitude and ability to work effectively independent of supervision.
  • Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
  • Strong organizational skills, with ability to attend to detail, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
  • Well-developed verbal and written communication skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to relate to persons at all corporate levels, with diverse educational, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds.

Requirements :

  • 2-5 years of experience working in an operational-type role; Health & Safety preferred
  • Applicable College or University is considered an asset.
  • Strong ability to use a variety of office suite software programs.
  • Experience with Site Docs considered an asset.

Cavanagh Employee Benefits :

  • Family oriented work environment
  • Attractive, competitive compensation for qualified candidates
  • Internal growth opportunities
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Benefit, Wellness and Pension Plans