Health and Safety Advisor
IDj-46409
Job TypeDirect Hire
Compensation$95000 - $100000 / yr
Our client’s dynamic team at their automotive manufacturing plant, where innovation meets safety. They are committed to fostering a culture of health, safety, and environmental excellence. If you are passionate about making a difference and ensuring a safe workplace, they want you on their team.
Summary: As the Health and Safety Advisor, you will ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory standards while enhancing the HSE culture at our plant. You will maintain strong relationships with union and H&S representatives, colleagues, and clients to promote a cooperative and effective HSE climate.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Labour Relations:
- Manage labour relations in alignment with organizational strategies and manufacturing goals, including negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements.
- Act as the management representative with Union officials on matters related to disciplinary actions, promotions, demotions, transfers, separations, layoffs, and wage adjustments.
- Negotiate and settle grievances under established procedures and ensure compliance with regulations such as the Labour Act, Workers Compensation, and Employment Standards.
- Prepare briefs for arbitration and labour litigation cases, administer work rules and employee discipline, and manage employee lost time and absenteeism.
- Maintain records, prepare reports on labour activities and trends, and conduct orientation and exit interviews for unionized employees.
- Environmental Health and Safety (EHS):
- Maintain and continually improve the Environmental Health and Safety Program, coordinating ISO 14001 / OHSAS 18001 planning, procedures, work instructions, and audits.
- Perform environmental and waste management control, plan and implement actions to improve environmental standards, and support emergency plans and response teams.
- Identify training needs in cooperation with HR, present EHS reports in meetings, and interface with management, engineering, HR, shop floor, and contractors.
- Investigate health and safety incidents, conduct safety signoffs on new and reworked equipment, and communicate EHS program information.
- Report to management on health and safety performance and provide required reports to meet legislative and company requirements.
Qualifications:
- Knowledgeable about health and safety legislation in Ontario and environmental legislation in Ontario and Canada.
- Working knowledge of IATF16949, ISO14001, and ISO45001.
- University graduate with a degree in Business Administration, Labour Studies, Health & Safety, Engineering or related college diploma.
- 3-5 years’ experience in a HSE LR position
- Solid experience with Compliance – Policy – Procedures
- Union environment experience highly preferred
- Knowledge of Manufacturing Processes – plastics preferred, with experience in a plant / manufacturing environment highly desired
- Ergonomics studies or related experience an asset.
- Experience with ISO – OHSAS
- Create safety culture – be on the floor and interact with employees