Co-op Student, Safety

Metrolinx

15h

About The Position

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

Our Operational Safety Office is looking for a CO-OP Student to assist with the development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of the safety management system for GO,UPE and Rapid Transit operations in a way that maintains alignment with the Metrolinx’ Safety Management System (SMS), contributing to  the prevention of injuries and the reduction of operational safety risks.
 The CO-OP Student will help ensure that operational safety management plans, policies, procedures, and systems required for the protection of the operation, the public, passengers, employees, and contractors are developed and implemented in a manner that is consistent with best practices and continuous improvement for the management and mitigation of safety risks at Metrolinx.

Requirements

• Must be enrolled in a full-time accredited co-op program in order to be considered for this position.
• Must be at least 15 years of age before starting employment
• Enrolled in Engineering, Bachelor of Science or Business Administration or similar program at a post-secondary institution
• Proficiency in computer applications, including MS Office (e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Possesses strong analytical and communication skills to improve health and safety knowledge / skills and maintain a strong safety culture amongst the safety team and the business units.
• Effective project management skills to support the delivery of inter-dependent projects with high complexity, risk, and organizational impact.
• The role may require work evenings and/or weekends for emergencies and to conduct incident investigations

Nice To Haves

• Experience producing data visualizations with Power BI, Tableau, or similar products an asset, as are experience with R, Python, SAS, JMP or other statistical analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business units and external stakeholders in the implementation and evaluation of the effectiveness of safety management plans and actions to protect the operation, public, passengers, employees and contractors against safety hazards and risks.
• Audit health and safety management plans, policies, procedures, and systems to ensure alignment with best practices and continuous improvement for the management and mitigation of health and safety risks at Metrolinx.
• Works collaboratively with the broader safety division and business units with respect to hazard identification and control, contractor monitoring, regulatory requirements, accident investigation, and notifications to external authorities.
• Actively participates in various meetings, conferences, committees, presentations, or other events to represents the passenger and public safety group (rail or bus)
• Review safety issues, trends, systemic safety risks, and safety policy/process concerns
• Contributes to the development of policies, reporting tools, directives, procedures, and program implementation to identify improved methods / techniques related to health and safety management.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees