Health and Safety Field Coordindator

By Purolator Inc.

Dead Line: May 4, 2022

• Adopting the principles of continuous improvement in establishing and maintaining a strong safety culture Actively promote a healthy workplace that is free from workplace violence and harassment
• Work collaboratively with the Environment, Health and Safety team, and with business partners, to drive an improvement in injury frequency.
• Educate, consult with and influence management regarding unique safety requirements impacting their decisions, business unit operations, systems and procedures
• Work directly with unit managers and district managers to implement and maintain health and safety operating procedures
• Monitor, review and report monthly health and safety performance indicators/measures
• Facilitate / Lead incident investigations, using our Medgate (Cority) program by conducting assessment and root cause analysis, identification of corrective action, ensuring desired follow-up are achieved and Coach and train front line managers on incident investigations
• Support Purolator’s return-to-work program
• Support the external Environment, Health and Safety audit process (identify safety hazards, non-compliance, provide recommendations/programs to mitigate gaps in compliance, etc.)
• Ensure integration of health and safety measures into all new processes, equipment, and contract work
• Act as workplace H&S trainers and provide H&S coaching to front line managers to better assign safe work at the pre-shift.
• Ensure proper record keeping at each of the terminals as relevant to the location
• Act as facilitators and follow up locally to better capture, track and close out H&S actions
• Track each Injured Person from the time of injury until the return to full duties (Where applicable). Facilitate local safety walks, document and track close out of actions.
• Run safety observation and intervention programs
• Facilitate the role out of the new H&S procedures and standards
• Participate / facilitate JHA sessions and revisions (Within the H&S committees or independently) Provide technical Safety advice for the local H&S committees.
• Participate / carry out local H&S inspections
• Work with the Dangerous Goods and Transportation Safety teams to support their activities

• The successful candidate will possess a minimum of a 3 year Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety.
• 1 to 3 years of experience in the field of Occupational Health and Safety (or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience)
• Be familiar with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Canada Labor Code part 2, and Provincial health and safety laws.
• Has formal training on incident investigation methodologies.
• Possess Health and Safety training on technical standards (Conveyor safety, Manual Material Handling, PPE, etc)
• Familiar with Behavioral Based Safety programs and Ergonomic standards.
• A highly effective health & safety professional with a record of demonstrated accomplishment in supporting an effective health & safety program.
• Track record of consistently delivering results
• Understanding of, and experience applying, principles of risk management and loss control Proven ability to effectively influence peers (Unit managers) and frontline workers.
• Superior organizational skills to plan, monitor and adjust to dynamic operating issues and a rapidly changing environment
• Willing to aggressively address problems; assume ownership of issues and provide solutions
• Self-directed and self-motivated, demonstrating a high level of professionalism, ethics, confidence and a commitment to a team approach. Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must set personal ethical standards at a high level and interact with others at equivalent levels within the organization in a manner that instills similar values
• Excellent verbal, written communication and presentation skills Ability to travel regionally to facility locations
• Ability to work outside non-traditional hours (Evenings, weekends, holidays etc)