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