Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist

NU Full Time Corporate/Non-Ops Brampton, ON, CA

Salary Range: $70,000.00 To $85,000.00 Annually

Interested in joining Canada’s largest poultry processor? At Maple Lodge Farms, we’re not only passionate about our chickens, but our people, too. We operate to the latest in technological, health and safety, and quality standards. With rapid expansion over the years, and continued innovation and investment in growth, we’re looking for committed, team players to join the Maple Lodge family. As a proudly family-owned Canadian company, we’re passionate about what we do.

If you’re a committed team player, we would love to have you as part of our team.

The Environmental Health and Safety Specialist is responsible to support the development and implementation of the Company’s Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) programs and policies primarily for the Brampton & Mississauga facilities and periodically for other facilities in Ontario MLHC as required. In addition, this role will be responsible to maintain and ensure compliance and report on the effectiveness of the programs.

This is an existing position with the company.

• Weekly pay
• Health, Dental and Group Insurance benefits with company-paid premiums
• Company Pension Plan
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Onsite Cafeteria
• Discount at our Chicken Shop
• A culture that values humility, a respect for family and hard work

• Support the development and implementation of MLHC’s EHS programs, policies and systems:
• Support implementation of the EHS excellence program initiatives.
• Assist in the development of initiatives to reduce of Environmental, Health & Safety risks and hazards.
• Support the communication and implementation of site-specific and company-specific policies, standards and SOPs.
• Support Contractor management initiatives through risk predictions and mitigation plans.
• Support Environmental initiatives in collaboration with the Senior Manager, Environment & Sustainability.
• Support occupational claims management and return-to-work initiatives in consultation with the Senior Manager of Claims & Return to Work.
• Support Ergonomic initiatives.
• Maintain and ensure compliance with MLHC’s EHS program
  • Coordinate and execute Pre-Start Engineering Reviews for new equipment purchases. Work with internal/external stakeholders to ensure compliance.
  • Provide Health & Safety guidance to Managers and Supervisors.
  • Investigate injuries, incidents, near misses and support efforts to identify root cause and effective corrective actions.
  • Be highly visible in all departments and provide EHS leadership to site teams. This includes coverage on all shifts.
  • Design and deliver training programs for employees, including management and Safety Committee members to ensure compliance with legislative requirement and to improve the overall performance of Environmental, Health and Safety procedures.
  • Develop work procedures, and one-point lessons to communicate expectations with employees.
• Reporting
  • Analyze incident trends and present findings to applicable stakeholders to develop impactful departmental action plans.
  • Ensure that records and documentation are maintained in the Integrated Management System (IMS) to protect Company interests. Collaborate with the HR department and other departments to ensure pay and personnel records are accurate and up-to-date.

• Minimum 5 years of Health and Safety experience in a similar unionized environment or combination of relevant experience;
• Excellent working knowledge of OHSA, EPA, Ontario Regulations and WSIB; and application of legislative and industry safety standards;
• Ability to plan and execute daily assigned tasks with minimal supervision;
• Strong…