Senior Health and Safety Consultant Ag and Vet

Job summary

The Senior Health and Safety Consultant provides leadership and program support for agricultural, veterinary, and research operations to ensure regulatory compliance and hazard prevention. Responsibilities include conducting workplace inspections, investigating incidents, and delivering safety training to faculty, staff, and students.

Job details

Department: Health Safety and WellnessThis position is represented by the agreement between the Professional Staff Association and the University of Guelph If you are a current employee of the University of Guelph you must apply on the internal Career Page in order to be considered as an internal applicant. Career Opportunities (sapsf.com) General Purpose Health, Safety & Wellness (HSW) is committed to fostering a safe, healthy, and supportive environment for faculty, staff, students, and visitors across our diverse teaching, research, agricultural, veterinary, and operational settings. Reporting to the Manager, Agricultural and Veterinary Safety, the Senior Safety Consultant (Agricultural and Veterinary) provides professional health and safety leadership, consultation, and program support across the University's agricultural, veterinary, animal care, teaching, research, landscape, and horticultural operations. This position serves as a key resource in supporting regulatory compliance, hazard prevention, risk management, and continuous improvement of workplace health and safety programs. Duties & Responsibilities: Conduct workplace inspections, hazard assessments, and risk assessments in agricultural, veterinary, animal care, teaching, and research environments. Provide expert advice related to animal handling, zoonotic disease prevention, agricultural operations, farm equipment, field work, and research activities. Develop, implement, and evaluate health and safety programs, procedures, and training initiatives. Conduct compliance reviews, audits, and program evaluations to ensure adherence to legislative and University requirements. Investigate incidents, injuries, near misses, and safety concerns and recommend corrective and preventative actions. Deliver health and safety education, awareness initiatives, and training programs for faculty, staff, and students. Support Joint Health and Safety Committees, supervisors, researchers, and operational leaders with hazard control and regulatory compliance. Partner with workers, supervisors, bargaining unit representatives and Joint Health and Safety Committee members to advance workplace health and safety programs, resolve concerns, and ensure compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and applicable collective agreements. Represent the University during Ministry of Labour inspections, investigations, and meetings as required. Serve as the primary Health & Safety liaison for assigned colleges, departments, research centres, veterinary operations, and agricultural facilities. Travel approximately 35% of the time to University campuses, research stations, and affiliated sites across Ontario, including Guelph, Ridgetown, Elora, Arkell, Simcoe, Bradford, New Liskeard, Winchester, Woodstock, and Alma to provide health and safety consultation, conduct assessments, support incident investigations, and facilitate engagement. Requirements: The ideal candidate will possess: An undergraduate degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Veterinary Technology, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Biological Science, or a related discipline. A professional designation such as Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP), Canadian Registered Safety Technician (CRST), or Veterinary Technician/Technologist designation, or demonstrated progress toward obtaining one of these credentials. Approximately six years of combined education, training, and progressively responsible experience, including experience conducting inspections, audits, hazard assessments, risk assessments, and incident investigations. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. Experience working within agricultural, veterinary, animal care, research, laboratory, academic, healthcare, or similarly regulated environments. Demonstrated knowledge of occupational health and safety legislation, regulations, standards, and best practices. Exceptional communication, facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and training delivery skills. Excellent judgment, problem-solving, analytical, and relationship-building abilities. A valid Ontario driver's licence and willingness to travel to University facilities across Ontario, including occasional overnight travel. Employee Type: Regular Position Number: 10928896 Classification: P&M FT- Band 06 Professional/Managerial Salary Bands The target hiring salary for this position is minimum and up to 96% of midpoint for the salary grade. *Tentative evaluation; subject to committee review. At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution. Posting Date: 11/05/2026 Closing Date: 11/19/2026

What you’ll do

The Senior Health and Safety Consultant provides leadership and program support for agricultural, veterinary, and research operations to ensure regulatory compliance and hazard prevention. Responsibilities include conducting workplace inspections, investigating incidents, and delivering safety training to faculty, staff, and students.

Requirements

Candidates must possess an undergraduate degree in a relevant field such as Occupational Health and Safety, Agriculture, or Biological Science, along with approximately six years of experience. A professional designation like CRSP or Veterinary Technician/Technologist is required or in progress, alongside a valid driver's license for travel.

Benefits

• Professional development
• Supportive work environment

Listed skills

• Risk Management · Preferred
• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Relationship Building · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Occupational health and safety
• Hazard assessment
• Risk management
• Regulatory compliance
• Incident investigation
• Auditing
• Animal handling safety
• Zoonotic disease prevention
• Agricultural safety
• Training delivery
• Stakeholder engagement
• Program development
• Communication
• Problem-solving
• Analytical skills
• Relationship building
• Operations
• Problem Solving
• Risk Management
• Leadership
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Regulatory Compliance
• Relationship Building
• Biology
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Research
• Risk Analysis
• Occupational Safety And Health
• Investigation
• Program Evaluation
• Teaching
• Training Delivery
• Environmental Science
• Corrective And Preventive Action (CAPA)
• Agriculture
• Diversification (Investing)
• Disease Prevention
• Farm Equipment
• Animal Care
• Animal Handling

Job areas

• Security & Safety
• Agriculture
• Science & Research
• Education
• Consulting
• Health and Safety Consultant
• Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Specialist
• Environmental and Occupational Health and Hygiene Professionals
• Occupational Health and Safety Technicians

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