Occupational Health & Safety Specialist

Day & Ross

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Occupational Health and Safety Specialist is responsible for establishing and promoting a safe, accident-free, and healthy work environment across multiple facilities. This individual is accountable for continually striving to work toward the minimization of on-the-job injuries, material handling equipment accidents, dangerous goods incidents and associated safety related costs and achieving the planned safety targets.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Safety or related field and/or 2 years of experience in the safety field supporting a safety program
Communication skills - advanced
Computer skills - accuracy, MS products, Truck Mate & other web based programs
Demonstrated customer relationship skills
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Effective written and communications skills
Attention to detail and high level of accuracy
Strong conflict resolution skills
Able to work deadlines in high transactional environment
Presentation skills, and working knowledge of adult learning principles
Ability to champion business needs in a collaborative manner to colleagues
Results focused
English, other languages an asset
Able to work with little supervision
Must have a valid drivers license
Personal vehicle required.
Must follow all company requirements to promote a safe work environment.
Perform all work safely in a fast-paced work environment.
Required PPE must be worn at all times.

Nice To Haves

Certified Safety Professional (CSP) Designation Preferred
A suitable combination of education and experience may be considered

Responsibilities

Investigate Health and safety concerns/incidents to help Day & Ross teams determine the root cause and the corrective actions.
Communicate with Day & Ross teams concerning internal health and safety audits.
Assist in creating action items and follow up to confirm resolutions.
Grow the safety culture and drive the Day & Ross Safety Management System (SMS Complete SMS audits, and Mini Audits across multiple Day & Ross locations.
Develop safe work practices in accordance with legislated regulations.
Develop and review safety policies and procedures in accordance with legislated regulations.
Provide assistance to managers/supervisors to ensure there is documented training, and all employees are aware of and understand workplace hazards and safety practices.
Use the Day & Ross risk assessment process to evaluate high-risk activities within our operations.
Work with Day & Ross teams to establish goals based on incident trends to reduce/eliminate recordable and first aid incidents.
Create safety lessons learned to assist the Day & Ross teams communicate the corrective actions identified to reduce/eliminate recordable incidents.
Develop and provide safety training for employees on policies, regulations, and procedures
Support company employees with various safety initiatives
Travel to various company work sites in all weather conditions as needed
May be required to be stationed at a job site for an extended period of time
Maintain OSHA recordkeeping requirements and incident documentation. Including serious injury reporting and OSHA 300 logs.
Assist with coaching & reinforcing the workers compensation process
Support return-to-work and transitional duty initiatives.
Other duties as required.