Specialist, H&S

About the role

Lead Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, provincial, and company regulations for employees, contractors, visitors, and guests. Promote a strong safety culture by engaging employees, increasing EH&S awareness, and delivering safety training, meetings, and communications. Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses; conduct root cause analyses and ensure timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions. Manage and continuously improve the EH&S audit program, including PPE compliance, safety stations, chemical inventories, SDS databases, departmental inspections, and facility audits. Monitor, maintain, and report EH&S performance metrics, risk assessments, hazard identification activities, and the effectiveness of mitigation actions. Support annual EH&S planning and budgeting while participating in cross-functional teams, process improvement initiatives, and Health & Safety Committee activities. Develop, implement, and maintain environmental programs, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation and standards, including ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 requirements. Coordinate regulatory inspections, audits, emergency response drills, and ensure all EH&S documentation is completed accurately and in accordance with company procedures. Maintain current knowledge of environmental, health, safety, and regulatory requirements to ensure ongoing compliance and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) programs, ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, provincial, and company regulations for employees, contractors, visitors, and guests.
• Promote a strong safety culture by engaging employees, increasing EH&S awareness, and delivering safety training, meetings, and communications.
• Investigate accidents, incidents, and near misses; conduct root cause analyses and ensure timely implementation of corrective and preventive actions.
• Manage and continuously improve the EH&S audit program, including PPE compliance, safety stations, chemical inventories, SDS databases, departmental inspections, and facility audits.
• Maintain and report EH&S performance metrics, risk assessments, hazard identification activities, and the effectiveness of mitigation actions.
• Support annual EH&S planning and budgeting while participating in cross-functional teams, process improvement initiatives, and Health & Safety Committee activities.
• Develop, implement, and maintain environmental programs, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation and standards, including ISO 14001 & ISO 45001 requirements.
• Care for regulatory inspections, audits, emergency response drills, and ensure all EH&S documentation is completed accurately and in accordance with company procedures.
• Maintain current knowledge of environmental, health, safety, and regulatory requirements to ensure ongoing compliance and best practices.
• Serve as the backup for the Safety Management System (SMS) Manager, assuming leadership responsibilities during their absence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field
• 2+ years of occupational EH&S related experience
• Ability to read, speak, write and understand English
• Ability to sit or stand at least 50% of work shift

Qualifications

• Basic qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in related field, 2+ years of occupational EH&S related experience, ability to read, speak, write and understand English, ability to sit or stand at least 50% of work shift.

Skills

• Previous EHS experience in an industrial environment and/or manufacturing setting
• Training and certifications preferred but not required: First Aid, CPR & AED, DOT, 30-hr OSHA, and Hazwoper (Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response).
• RCRA certified
• Communicate effectively and efficiently
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Have a working knowledge of regulatory and legislative policies
• Being able to walk to various areas throughout the facility on a daily basis.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare
• 401(k) with 100% company match; up to 5%
• Paid Time Off starting on day one
• Bonus opportunities
• Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Learning & Training opportunities

Pay

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full-time position with flexible hours to accommodate the needs of the role and the team.