Health and Safety Advisor

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  • Chatham-Kent, ON
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 17 days ago
  • Apply easily
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

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