Reporting to the Director of Operations and Business Development, the Health and Safety Manager is a key player, and a highly supportive team member. The Health and Safety Specialist will play a critical role in ensuring and prioritizing the health and safety of all of our employees. The Health and Safety Specialist will maintain compliance with all legislation.

• Acting as a Subject Matter Expert on related legislation/regulations and internal/corporate Health and Safety Policies

• Provide Health and Safety related guidance and support to the Operations team

  • Discussing Health and Safety related matters with both customers and employees
  • Deliver training
  • Identify hazards
  • Conduct risk assessments (in partnership with Operations and our Customers)
  • Investigating injuries, incidents and implementing preventative measures (in partnership with Operations and our Customers)

• Manage Intelex

  • Review daily to see if new incidents have been reported
  • Ensure all incidents have been entered into the system
  • Moving the incident along through the lifecycle

• Investigate all occupational health and safety incidents involving Protrans employees (both hourly and salaried)

  • Full investigation in cooperation with Branch Managers and Customers
  • Reporting on findings
  • Suggesting improvements

• Assist in the implementation of hazard controls

  • Partner with Corporate Safety Manager
  • Work with Operations to partner with customer sites to improve and implement

• Monthly audits to ensure all employee’s are completing required health and safety training

  • Pulling reports from the Applicant Tracking System
  • Reviewing the completed training in the various safety portals (SafetyHub and Carriers Edge)
  • Working collaboratively with Operations in any area that needs improvement
  • Adjusting safety training as required to meet legislative requirements

• Monthly reporting to demonstrate where each Branch is at in terms of their Health and Safety compliance

• Monthly reporting on the previous periods safety results including recommendations to improve

  • Ability to present in monthly Management meets

• Support execution of customer safety audits

  • Reviewing any concerns that Operations brings forward
  • Participating in completing yearly safety audits at various customer locations

• Assisting in the creation of onsite safety programs/trainings at existing customer locations, as well as with new customers as they are onboarded

  • Partnering with Operations to understand what is happening today, what needs to happen to make the onsite safety program/training best in class

• Create monthly communications to inform and educate all our employee’s (both hourly and salaried) about a safety topic

  • Pull an active employee list from the Applicant Tracking System, and email the communication out to all hourly employees
  • Communicate to all salaried employees through our internal system to collect signatures

• Help to administer Occupational Health and Safety tools, such as training databases, injury reporting processes

• Maintain ownership and continuously improve safety policies and procedures

• Oversee all Workers’ Compensation Board and Return to Work Claims

  • Completing all required WCB paperwork when a work related incident occurs
  • Submitting all required WCB paperwork to WCB
  • Assisting the Disability Case Manager as required
  • Assisting the Human Resources Manager as required
  • Assisting Operations as required

• Research and participate in WCB Rebate Programs

• If and when required, create and lead the Joint Health and Safety Committee for Protrans

• Provide regular status reports to your manager and other stakeholders in regards to all Occupational Health and Safety initiatives

• Participate in weekly team meetings to prioritize weekly initiatives/activities

• Prioritize work based on team objectives

  • Prioritizing work around critical functions (highest risk first)

• Communicate effectively with employees, customers, management, and other stakeholders

• Working collaboratively with cross-functional teams

• Promote and support a strong safety culture across the or

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Post-secondary education in occupational health, health and safety, or other related fields

• A minimum of 5 years of occupational health, health and safety, or other related job experience is preferred

• Previous experience working for within manufacturing and/or transportation preferred

• Previous experience working with or for an employment agency preferred

• Multiple jurisdiction experience preferred

  • Alberta
  • Ontario
  • Quebec
  • New Brunswick
  • Prince Edward Island
  • Nova Scotia
  • Newfoundland and Labrador
  • New York
  • Georgia

• Must be able and willing to travel throughout Canada and the United States

• Bilingual (English and French), spoken, reading, written preferred

At Protrans Personnel Services Inc. , we recognize that the key to our success is our people. Protrans is a full-service, premium recruitment agency specializing in transportation, warehousing and distribution, manufacturing, and administrative placements. We pride ourselves in providing people solutions to help our customers meet their goals, and match employees with reward career opportunities.

Founded in 1882, J.D. Irving, Limited (JDI) has operations in Canada and the United States and are a team of 20,000 dedicated employees. At J.D. Irving, Limited, you are part of a dynamic team of professionals who lead with integrity and are passionate about delivering results. With a culture that nurtures talent and creates an inclusive workplace, you can grow your career across our various operating divisions.

We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates, and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary, or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.

Worried you do not meet all the requirements? Studies have shown that many applicants apply only to job opportunities when they feel they meet 100% of the criteria. We promote an inclusive environment where everyone is appreciated, recognized, and empowered to contribute fully. If you are interested in this position but are worried you did not meet all the requirements, we would encourage you to still apply.

We appreciate your interest in our company however only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.