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**Health & Safety Coordinator** As Safety Coordinator, you are helping to create a safer, healthier work environment across our organization. In this dynamic role, you will be at the forefront of safety by collaborating with site teams, ensuring compliance, conducting inspections, and driving safety culture. You will play a critical role in shaping safety strategies. If you are passionate about safety, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and want to be part of a forward-thinking team, this is the opportunity for you! Reporting to the Director of Safety and Culture, the Safety Coordinator is our safety champion with responsibilities including promoting a strong health and safety culture; implementing continuous improvement and site safety support; training and mentoring others; safety program management. This role also ensures our health and safety programs complies with all applicable external regulations and legislation. **Responsibilities** **Health and Safety Culture:** * Act as a resource for the organization on all health and safety- related matters. Explain safety issues to engage others so they can learn, problem-solve, implement their corrective actions, and know how to prevent issues in the future. * Support the implementation and maintenance of the companys Health and Safety Management System. * Promote a proactive safety culture through education, engagement, continuous improvement initiatives and practices. Promote a culture of safety is everybodys responsibility. * Promote a culture of near miss reporting with root cause and corrective actions. * **Continuous Improvement and Site Safety Support:** * Conduct regular site inspections, hazard assessments, and audits to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and company policies. * Provide guidance on safe work practices and monitor adherence to company policies and procedures. * Lead and engage department supervisors (including shift coordinators)/management as well as internal experts, in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and the development of corrective actions for safety incidents and near misses; until completion, ensure follow up of action plans together with one level up manager. Track organization-wide actions and progress through to completion. * Perform risk assessments to identify potential hazards assess site conditions, activities to identify risks, implement control measures, and communicate findings to team. * Promptly investigate concerns and suggestions brought forward by employees or supervisors, then liaise with management. * Develop safety plans and safe work procedures. Conduct physical demands analysis, risk assessments, safety talks. * Conducts regular inspections of facilities to mitigate any Health and Safety Concerns before an incident or service call is received. **Training, Mentoring, and Communication:** * Actively engage, consult with, mentor, train, and counsel supervisors and to foster a positive and proactive safety mindset about compliance, hazard assessments, and safety procedures/controls development. Coach supervisors evaluate and monitor health and safety hazards and recommend strategies to control risks in the workplace. * Deliver new hire safety orientations, toolbox talks, and job-specific training as part of our Safety Program to ensure supervisors and their employees remain knowledgeable about safety protocols and practices. * Develop, deliver, and source training for all health and safety training. Maintain related training records. * Register employees for external safety training and maintain internal training records and diarize to prompt renewals before expires such as first aid, forklift, etc. **Program Management:** * Assist in maintaining the OHS Program and ensure it is updated to continually align with all relevant regulations, legislation, and industry standards. Create and communicate any changes across the organization supervisors, and employees understand their roles and responsibilities, including when engaging with contractors and visitors. Monitor industrys best practices and recommend improvements. * Assist in management of injury management program. Work with shift coordinators/supervisors including assisting in creating and monitoring plans for recovery at work, modified duties, and full return-to-regular work. Act as the liaison with WorkSafe BC (forms completion, submission, communication, etc.). Proactively manage cases and related documentation. * Develop programs in collaboration with key stakeholders that focus on prevention to eliminate or effectively control risks identified in accordance with regulations. * Collaborate with department leadership and internal experts (such as Plant, Maintenance, Engineering and Quality Assurance) to organize an action plan after audits/inspections are conducted by various external bodies, including the company''s customers, WorkSafeBC, Fire Department, etc. Follow up with department leaders to ensure actions are taken in their teams; escalate to one up manager if needed. Ensure the safety of contractors, vendors, customers, visitors, etc. through policy management and staff training. * Maintain the companys emergency preparation plan. Regularly review and revise the plan in collaboration with internal management, who are responsible for their departments and/or the overall organization (such as the: Plant, Engineering, Maintenance, Operations, etc). * Coordinate annual fire drills, audiometric testing and other annual training courses. Recommend corrective actions based on the results. * Collaborate with the purchasing department to manage safety supplies. **Documentation and Reporting:** * Maintain accurate records of inspections, audits, incidents, committee meetings, and training activities. * Prepare and present to management safety metrics. **General** * Other duties and projects assigned. **Qualifications (Education, Experience, Training)** * Certificate/Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, or equivalent related education. * 2+ years experience in a safety-related position within a food manufacturing environment. * Occupational First Aid (OFA) Level 2/Intermediate. * Experience Continuous Improvement initiatives, and other Lean Manufacturing Principles is an asset. * Certified to conduct internal Certificate of Recognition (COR) audits or be willing to become certified as an asset. **Required Knowledge, Skill and Abilities** * Thorough knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) regulations in BC and Canada, including WorkSafeBC and the Workers Compensation Act/Regulations. * Proven ability to develop and deliver safety training instruction, and projects/initiatives. * Experience in learning and development and teaching adult learners. * Excellent written and oral in both English and Punjabi communication skills to effectively communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization and external service providers. * Strong organization skills. * A solid understanding of accident causation and prevention. * Demonstrated ability to plan and facilitate meetings/seminars effectively. * The ability to work a flexible work schedule. The successful candidate must be willing to support all shifts. Flexibility to conduct training or accident investigations on day, night, and afternoon shifts is required. * Adapt or experience with creating physical demand analysis. * Proficient in MS Office suite and other platforms. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Pay: $24.00-$25.00 per hour Benefits: * Dental care * Discounted or free food * Extended health care * Vision care Schedule: * 8 hour shift * Monday to Friday Experience: * Health and Safety: 1 year (preferred) Licence/Certification: * Forklift License (preferred) * First Aid Certification (preferred) Work Location: In person