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Health, Safety and Environment Specialist [SK-15120]

  • Halifax, NS
  • On-site
  • Posted Oct 16, 2026
  • 1 position

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Employment type
Full-time
Experience level
Mid-level · 2+ years
Posting language
English
Working hours
40 hours per week
Seniority
Associate
Application method
Direct apply is available

Job summary

Conduct workplace health and safety inspections, identify hazards, and facilitate risk assessments to support safe operations. Review and update HSE policies and procedures, and help deliver training and communications that promote consistent safe work practices.

Job details

A leading manufacturing organization is seeking a Health, Safety and Environment Specialist. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring compliance with occupational health and safety legislation, internal HSE policies, and industry best practices, while supporting a strong safety culture across their operations. The Role The Health, Safety and Environment Specialist will support operations by identifying risks, conducting inspections, supporting training, and helping ensure safe work practices are understood and consistently followed. Key Responsibilities Conduct health and safety inspections, identifying potential risks. Review and update HSE policies, procedures, and safe-work practices in accordance with applicable provincial regulations. Support the development and delivery of health and safety training, communications, and educational initiatives for employees and supervisors. Facilitate hazard identification and risk assessments. Qualifications Post-secondary education in Occupational Health & Safety, or a related discipline. 2+ years of experience in a health and safety role within the manufacturing industry. Working knowledge of provincial and federal occupational health and safety legislation. Experience conducting workplace inspections, hazard assessments, incident investigations, and root-cause analysis. Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.

What you’ll do

Conduct workplace health and safety inspections, identify hazards, and facilitate risk assessments to support safe operations. Review and update HSE policies and procedures, and help deliver training and communications that promote consistent safe work practices.

Requirements

Requires post-secondary education in Occupational Health & Safety or a related discipline and at least two years of health and safety experience in manufacturing. Candidates should know provincial and federal occupational health and safety legislation and have experience with inspections, hazard assessments, incident investigations, and root-cause analysis.

Listed skills

  • Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
  • Root Cause Analysis · Preferred
  • Communication Skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

  • Health And Safety Inspections
  • Risk Identification
  • HSE Policy Development
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Health And Safety Training
  • Hazard Identification
  • Risk Assessments
  • Workplace Inspections
  • Incident Investigations
  • Root-Cause Analysis
  • Organizational Skills
  • Analytical Skills
  • Communication Skills

Job areas

  • Security & Safety
  • Manufacturing

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