GENERAL SUMMARY: The HSE Coordinator role is a bilingual English/French position that works with the site to ensure all compliance documentation is thoroughly documented, completed and that proper record keeping is in order.  The position requires an individual with a strong sense of customer service and a high attention to detail.  This position serves as an administrative resource for HR and health and safety-related functions within the site. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Be the administrative resource for all the HS&E throughout the site.
• Facilitate all new hire onboarding including new hire paperwork, new hire onboarding and safety orientations.
• Ensure compliance through completion of all required documentation and policy signoffs.
• Responsible for maintaining the record-keeping of all compliance documentation.
• May participate in internal and/or external compliance audits as necessary.
• Responsible for assisting in identifying potential health, safety and environmental hazards, and work with the Regional HSE resource on training or process improvement required to reduce the hazard.
• Assist with the development of training and education programs for staff around HSE.
• Work with site leadership to ensure all site policies are in place and adhered to.
• Work with the plant manager to ensure all HSE and Sun Gro trainings are completed.
• Support and assist in implementing corporate safety action plans, and business plans.
• Participate in Site Safety meetings to keep informed of all site operating functions and priorities.
• Assist management with root cause analysis (RCA) investigation.
• Participate in JHA’s, the development of SOP’s and the communication/implementation of these resources.
• “Lead” the Safety Kick-Off and drive consistency throughout the site.
• Assist in monitoring the IMS system entries input by the location, and work with other IMS Operators in managing and escalating incident submissions.  
• Manage documents on HSE share point and safety metrics.
• Lead and manage documents for JHSC monthly and weekly meetings.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Understanding safety and environmental policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Regularly review and be familiar with all applicable legislation and standards to ensure compliance.
• Ability to identify potential safety hazards and make recommendations to rectify the situation.
• Organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to interact with production employees, supervisors, and governing authorities.
• Ability to conduct and teach other RCA’s, Behavioral Auditing, and Job Hazard Analysis.
• Strong Fact-Based Decision-Making skills – supports decisions with data and uses data to solve problems.
• Ability to Establish Plans – set clear, measurable goals, anticipating roadblocks and adjusts for problems, and can accurately assess the length and difficulty of tasks.
• Change Champion – able to communicate changes, remove obstacles and understand who needs to be involved in driving changes.
• Strong execution skills – monitors progress to ensure achievement of goals and coordinates with other work groups.
• Challenges status quo to eliminate non-value-added work and continuously improve processes.
• Computer skills a must, specific proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Internet, and email.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of 1 to 3 years of experience in Environmental Health and Safety.
• Safety/operations experience in a manufacturing/production facility.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Prolonged periods of walking, sitting, standing, and lifting.
• Occasional climbing, stooping, bending.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: 

• Typical of a production facility and office setting.