Health & Safety Field Technician

Skeena Gold + Silver Limited is a Canadian mining company with a portfolio of exploration and development projects located in northwest British Columbia, Canada. Our current focus is on the revitalization of the high-grade, past-producing Eskay Creek gold-silver mine. Skeena is committed to leading the industry in reconciliation, diversity, and inclusion and we work in close collaboration with our Indigenous partners, leveraging their traditional knowledge and respect for the land.

As a Skeena employee, you will become part of a dynamic, innovative, and results-driven work environment. Together, alongside colleagues of diverse backgrounds and experience you will help us operate safely, protect the environment, positively contribute to our local communities and build a state of the art mine in Canada. Come join our team to be a part of this amazing opportunity!

Job Title:
Health & Safety Field Technician

Reporting to the Health & Safety Superintendent, the Health & Safety Field Technician provides practical, field-based support to supervisors, employees, and contractors across the Eskay Creek Project. The role is focused on visible field safety engagement, hazard identification, job hazard analysis, incident investigation support, verification of controls, and proactive safety coaching.

This is a highly field-focused role. Approximately 80 to 90 percent of the position’s working time is expected to be spent in active work areas supporting mining, construction, maintenance, and contractor activities.

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

Field Safety & Risk Management

• Maintain a consistent and highly visible Health & Safety presence in active work areas across the site.
• Conduct regular field safety interactions with employees, supervisors, and contractors, including recognition of safe work and constructive coaching where improvements are required.
• Assist supervisors and work crews with the preparation, review, and improvement of Job Hazard Analyses (JHAs), field-level hazard assessments (FLHAs), and other task-based risk assessments.
• Observe work activities and support the identification of hazards, changing conditions, and gaps in planned controls before work proceeds or conditions escalates.
• Verify that critical controls, permits, procedures, and other safeguards for high-risk work are present, understood, and effective in the field.
• Participate in workplace inspections, audits, critical control verifications, toolbox meetings, pre-job planning, and other field assurance activities.
• Provide practical coaching to supervisors and crews on hazard recognition, risk assessment, safe work practices, and site Health & Safety requirements.
• Encourage open reporting of hazards, near misses, and improvement opportunities, and help promote a learning-focused and respectful safety culture.
• Identify recurring issues and emerging trends from field observations and communicate them promptly to operational and Health & Safety leadership.
• Assist supervisors with investigations of incidents such as, but not limited to, injuries, near misses, property damage, and environmental events.
• Support incident scene preservation, evidence gathering, interviews, fact finding, causal analysis, corrective action development, and documentation.
• Follow up on corrective actions arising from investigations, inspections, field observations, and assurance activities, including verification that actions are complete and effective.

Safety Support, Training & Administration

• Assist with site orientations, field-based training, emergency exercises, safety campaigns, and workforce engagement activities as required.

• Maintain concise and accurate records of field interactions, inspections, investigation support, and action follow-up without allowing administrative duties to displace required field presence.

Additional Responsibilities

• All other duties as reasonably assigned

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a practical and collaborative health and safety leader with demonstrated experience in mining, construction, or heavy industry. They are comfortable supporting the development of safety programs, coaching leaders in the field, facilitating investigations, and verifying that critical controls are effective at the point of work.

Education /

Qualifications:

• Certificate, diploma, or formal training in Occupational Health and Safety, Industrial Safety, Mining, Construction Safety, or a related discipline is preferred.
• An equivalent combination of practical…