Safety Coordinator

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Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: WRHA Corporate
-1155 Concordia Ave

Department / Unit: OESH Safety & Prevention

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: EXEMPT-OT

Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 11/16/2026 - Indefinite

Reason for Term: Other Leave

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base

Hours:

2015

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

• Minimum 5 years in Workplace Health & Safety, preferably in a healthcare environment.
• Previous experience performing all aspects of Job Hazard Analysis.
• Previous experience in the development and implementation of Health & Safety programs in accordance with the Workplace Safety & Health Act.
• Previous experience in the preparation and delivery of Occupational Health & Safety educational material.
• Prior experience working with computers business software, particularly Microsoft Office 2000 and Microsoft Project Management preferred.
• Supervisory or management experience an asset.

• Post-secondary education in Occupational Health & Safety/Industrial Hygiene.
• Registration as Canadian Registered Safety Professional preferred.

Not Applicable

• Demonstrated leadership skills in a multi and inter-disciplinary team environment.
• Ability to facilitate staff working to the professional expectations of practice.
• Strong communication and presentation skills in both verbal and written format in English.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively respond to concerns and questions from groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.
• Ability to motivate others and apply creative approaches to problem-solving strategies.
• Ability to function in a team-oriented environment.
• Ability to effectively act in neutral capacity in matters related to accident investigation and health & safety regulatory capacity.
• Must be able to work under pressure including tight deadlines and urgent requests for job tasks.

Not Applicable

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your employee handbook.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, Prairie Crocus Manor, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.