Manager - Occupational Hygiene Services
About the role
Job Summary And Requirements This opportunity is for a permanent position working 75 hours biweekly The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board (WSCB) administers workplace health and safety and workers’ compensation in the territory. WSCB’s mission is to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses in partnership with employers and workers and to support workers when injuries occur. We take care of injured workers by facilitating their stay at work, return to work and recovery.
Values WSCB’s strives for “vision zero” work related injuries, illnesses, or fatalities. As we fulfill that mandate, three organizational values guide our internal conduct and our external relationships:
- Partnership
- Accountability
- Compassion
The Role Reporting to the Director, Workplace Health and Safety, the Manager, Occupational Hygiene Services is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating WSCB hygiene programs and services, under authority of the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Act. This position ensures compliance with safety management practices and addresses health effects caused by exposure to radiation, chemicals, physical agents (e.g. noise) and biological agents (e.g. bacteria).
The Manager, Occupational Hygiene Services provides information to various stakeholders on specific hazards related to work processes and materials and offers advice on how to minimize workplace exposures. Influences stakeholders to adopt effective strategies, education and training in health and safety practices, procedures and techniques and to ensure workplace exposures comply with legislation. Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet each of the following qualifications.
Essential Qualifications Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet each of the following qualifications. Please note, selection for further consideration will be based on the information you provide in your resume.
- Registered Occupational Hygienist, or Certified Industrial Hygienist;
- Experience interpreting, applying, and explaining the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Act (WSCA), and Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations in an enforcement setting;
- Experience in analytical thinking and sound decision-making, including the ability to investigate, determine root cause of incidents, and implement corrective actions that prevent recurrence.
- Significant experience conducting occupational hygiene assessments and inspections through the use of direct reading instruments (I.e. noise meters, light meters, etc) in a wide variety of workplaces;
- Experience monitoring, sampling, and assessing exposure to physical, biological, and chemical agents, including asbestos containing materials;
- Master’s degree in Occupational Hygiene would be considered an asset.
Desired Knowledge, Skills And Suitability Candidates will be expected to demonstrate their competence according to the standards set within the Yukon Government Core Competency Framework
- Demonstrating Client Focus
- Promoting Common Values and Ethics
- Modeling Interpersonal Skills and Personal Responsibility
- Taking action and achieving results
Conditions Of Employment
- Have and maintain RCMP Security Clearance
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license
Additional Information Discover why the Yukon government has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employer in Canada since 2014.
Learn about what Yukon Government can offer you https://yukoncareerpaths.ca/what-we-offer .
Check us out: Working at the Yukon Government
Uniquely Yukon - Discover what makes the Yukon unlike any other place in the world.
Contact Details For information about this competition please contact Matthew Fehr, Human Resources Consultant at Matthew.Fehr@wcb.yk.ca
Please do not email resumes to email address above; resumes may only be accepted through E-Recruitment. To create your E-Recruitment account and to learn how to prepare your resume follow this link .
Eligibility List
12 months
About Government of Yukon
The Yukon public service offers a diversity of career options in a stable work environment. As a Yukon government public servant, you have access to on-the-job learning, leadership courses, interdepartmental training and tuition reimbursement, and the daily opportunity to direct your career path.
As Yukon government public servants, we are able to make a genuine difference in our communities. Every day, we work closely with both the people we serve and with the decision-makers who guide the policies that affect our lives. A career with us allows you to be a part of that process and watch the results of your work come to life in the real world.
Our employment equity policy affirms equal access for women, aboriginal people and people with disabilities to government jobs.
The Yukon government has been recognized as a Top 100 Employer in Canada since 2014. This is due to the benefits, leave options and opportunities for training and career development.
Manager - Occupational Hygiene Services
About the role
Job Summary And Requirements This opportunity is for a permanent position working 75 hours biweekly The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board (WSCB) administers workplace health and safety and workers’ compensation in the territory. WSCB’s mission is to prevent work-related injuries and illnesses in partnership with employers and workers and to support workers when injuries occur. We take care of injured workers by facilitating their stay at work, return to work and recovery.
Values WSCB’s strives for “vision zero” work related injuries, illnesses, or fatalities. As we fulfill that mandate, three organizational values guide our internal conduct and our external relationships:
- Partnership
- Accountability
- Compassion
The Role Reporting to the Director, Workplace Health and Safety, the Manager, Occupational Hygiene Services is responsible for developing, implementing, and evaluating WSCB hygiene programs and services, under authority of the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Act. This position ensures compliance with safety management practices and addresses health effects caused by exposure to radiation, chemicals, physical agents (e.g. noise) and biological agents (e.g. bacteria).
The Manager, Occupational Hygiene Services provides information to various stakeholders on specific hazards related to work processes and materials and offers advice on how to minimize workplace exposures. Influences stakeholders to adopt effective strategies, education and training in health and safety practices, procedures and techniques and to ensure workplace exposures comply with legislation. Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet each of the following qualifications.
Essential Qualifications Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet each of the following qualifications. Please note, selection for further consideration will be based on the information you provide in your resume.
- Registered Occupational Hygienist, or Certified Industrial Hygienist;
- Experience interpreting, applying, and explaining the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Act (WSCA), and Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) Regulations in an enforcement setting;
- Experience in analytical thinking and sound decision-making, including the ability to investigate, determine root cause of incidents, and implement corrective actions that prevent recurrence.
- Significant experience conducting occupational hygiene assessments and inspections through the use of direct reading instruments (I.e. noise meters, light meters, etc) in a wide variety of workplaces;
- Experience monitoring, sampling, and assessing exposure to physical, biological, and chemical agents, including asbestos containing materials;
- Master’s degree in Occupational Hygiene would be considered an asset.
Desired Knowledge, Skills And Suitability Candidates will be expected to demonstrate their competence according to the standards set within the Yukon Government Core Competency Framework
- Demonstrating Client Focus
- Promoting Common Values and Ethics
- Modeling Interpersonal Skills and Personal Responsibility
- Taking action and achieving results
Conditions Of Employment
- Have and maintain RCMP Security Clearance
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license
Additional Information Discover why the Yukon government has been recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employer in Canada since 2014.
Learn about what Yukon Government can offer you https://yukoncareerpaths.ca/what-we-offer .
Check us out: Working at the Yukon Government
Uniquely Yukon - Discover what makes the Yukon unlike any other place in the world.
Contact Details For information about this competition please contact Matthew Fehr, Human Resources Consultant at Matthew.Fehr@wcb.yk.ca
Please do not email resumes to email address above; resumes may only be accepted through E-Recruitment. To create your E-Recruitment account and to learn how to prepare your resume follow this link .
Eligibility List
12 months
About Government of Yukon
The Yukon public service offers a diversity of career options in a stable work environment. As a Yukon government public servant, you have access to on-the-job learning, leadership courses, interdepartmental training and tuition reimbursement, and the daily opportunity to direct your career path.
As Yukon government public servants, we are able to make a genuine difference in our communities. Every day, we work closely with both the people we serve and with the decision-makers who guide the policies that affect our lives. A career with us allows you to be a part of that process and watch the results of your work come to life in the real world.
Our employment equity policy affirms equal access for women, aboriginal people and people with disabilities to government jobs.
The Yukon government has been recognized as a Top 100 Employer in Canada since 2014. This is due to the benefits, leave options and opportunities for training and career development.