Health & Safety Specialist

POSITION TITLE: Health & Safety Specialist
LOCATION: Owen Sound, Ontario
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time
SALARY: $75,000 - $90,000

Mac Lean Engineering & Marketing Co. Limited is looking for a Health and Safety Specialist to join our Health and Safety team at our Owen Sound, ON manufacturing facility. We are seeking an ambitious and progressive candidate to work in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines. This is a great opportunity to be part of a growing team that manufactures heavy duty mobile mining vehicles for our customers worldwide.

The Health and Safety Specialist works closely with the site leadership, and has overall responsibility for managing health and safety improvement activities at the site. The Specialist leads the development, implementation, continuous improvement and promotion of strategies, procedures and systems to achieve sustainable health and safety excellence by reducing injuries and illnesses as measured in the core KPI’s. The position also requires the following proficiencies:

• Deploy the Mac Lean corporate H&S strategy, policy, systems and standards in the site to achieve sustainable results
• Influence senior leadership and drive health and safety leadership through line management through active engagement, coaching, and partnering
• Act as the site Superuser for the Mac Lean Academy, Learning Management System (LMS) ensuring content is assigned, tracked and completed
• Develop new content for online training, using Articulate software
• Coordinate and assess effectiveness of orientation and training activities
• Collaborate with site leadership to create monthly Safety Talks and support supervisors in delivering this content through participation and regular attendance
• Audit and lead action plans by evaluating program elements (Emergency Response, Machine-guarding, WHMIS, First Aid etc.) through observation, interviews, surveys, and documentation review.
• Ensure systems, processes and procedures are in place for early identification of hazards including appropriate change management with all relevant business stakeholders
• Develop and support Job Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessments, advising on opportunities for improvement and process/procedure development
• Develop and create action plans including coordinating Focus Groups with managers, supervisors and employees to control high-risk hazards
• Assist leadership with gaps from HS metrics (leading and lagging indicators),
• Review incident investigations and associated trends;
  Assist supervisors in identifying “root cause”, appropriate corrective actions, and with follow up on actions
• Draft and submit WSIB reporting - advocate for and assist leaders with return-to-work process (modified duties documentation, meet with employees, follow-up on cases)
• Provide support to Joint Health, Safety Committee and assist with administrative tasks
• Create health and safety content and update communication boards or digital tools
• Stay current with legislation changes and ensure organization complies with, and implements, standards, technical documents, policies and procedures
• Make recommendations on personal protective equipment and oversee approved safety supplies
• Organize and act on air/noise assessments and medical surveillance as required
• Perform ergonomic assessments, research and recommend suitable tools/ equipment
• Collaborate with H&S Specialists and Site leadership in other sites to support standardization and “best practice” implementation.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure that all policies and procedures take health and safety into account.
• Travel between sites as required
• Attend training, conferences and symposiums as required

• Post-secondary certificate, diploma, or degree in Occupational Health & Safety,…