Position Title: Health & Safety Specialist DCs
Job Requisition ID: 49121
Career Group (ADSP): Administration
Division: Nat - Ressources humaines (80069754)
Department: Human Resources
Work Location: ON - 170 THE WEST MALL
Province: Ontario
The typical salary range for this position is $62 400.00 - $85 800.00 annually. The base salary offered will be determined based on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, education, experience, and internal equity considerations.
Joining our team has its advantages!
- Flexible schedule to promote work/life balance
- Telecommuting in hybrid mode
- Group insurance from the first day
- Very competitive pension plan
- Generous holiday policy
- Personal days
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free parking
- Opportunity for professional development
This is a posting for an existing permanent full-time position
SUMMARY:
This position is responsible for assisting, providing guidance and training to Distribution Centres and Office management and staff on health and safety matters to help eliminate and control risks; establish compliance; reduce the frequency and severity of incidents; and promote health and safety awareness and a healthy workplace.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Identify hazards in the workplace and recommend measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or materials.
- Inspect or evaluate workplace environments, equipment, or practices to ensure compliance with safety standards and government regulations.
- Provide direction and support to operations, particularly Supervisors, as they execute their safety obligations including responding to inquiries, providing instruction, training and/or working with Operational Leaders to provide them with skills to be more effective.
- Support Joint Health & Safety Committees by providing information and training on workplace inspections, terms of reference and the completion of JHSC meeting minutes.
- Collaborate with the Health and Safety Committees to further develop skills for more effectiveness in their daily responsibilities.
- Assist in the investigation of accidents and incidents to identify root causes and to determine how they can be prevented in the future.
- Assist in the design, creation, and implementation of H&S training materials and programs.
- Oversee administration and maintenance of H&S training records and database.
- Assist operations with providing powered equipment training and manage related documentation.
- Assist with new-employee health and safety orientations and further develop materials for presentations.
- Participate in the development and/or revision of standards and procedures to manage the Safety Management System.
- Identify and analyze OHS trends for opportunities to implement improvements.
- Complete reports of findings on accident investigations, assessments or other subjects as requested.
- Identify opportunities for service or process improvements and make recommendations to the Manager, Health & Safety.
- Assist in determining key OHS performance indicators and support the operation with achieving our key safety targets and business plan objectives on an ongoing basis.
- Respond to emergencies including after hours, when required.
- Assist in representing management in matters of health and safety with government, health and safety associations and other outside agencies and organizations.
- Perform other related duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- College diploma or University studies (certificate).
- Current Canadian Registered Safety Professional (CRSP) preferred.
- Health & Safety: 3 – 5 years of relevant experience in a Distribution Centre environment.
- Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to share information across all levels of the organization.
- Work within a Unionized environment preferred.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and comfortable with systems and other in-house OH&S tools.
- Results driven and proactive with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining high attention to detail.
- Some travel required
RELATIONSHIPS:
- Office
- Distribution Centres
- Safety and WSIB Consultants
- Legal Counsel
- Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS)
- Worker’s Health & Safety Center
- Vendors/ Suppliers
- Lobby Groups (Retail Council of Canada, etc)
The responsibilities and relationships assigned to this role may change as is necessary to achieve Metro's business objectives.
Disclosure on Use of Artifical Intelligence in Recruitment: At METRO, we are commited to transparency and fairness in our hiring practices. In compliance with Ontario's Employment Standards Act (Bill 149), we disclose that METRO and certain third-party job boards we use incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) technology to assist in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for positions. The use of AI helps us efficiently review the large volume of applications we receive, ensuring that every candidate's profile is considered promptly and consistently. This technology supports our goal of providing an equitable and streamlined recruitment experience for all applicants. While AI tools support our recruitment procedures, all decisions throughout the process are made exclusively by METRO's Talent Acquisition team or METRO employees. At no stage does AI determine recruitment outcomes.
METRO is committed to providing an inclusive work environment that reflects the communities we serve. The company values, respects and relies on the diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and points of view because it allows us to innovate, make better decisions and better understand our customers. We will consider qualified applications from all walks of life to build the best team.
We encourage you to let us know if your current condition requires accommodation in the recruitment process so that we can accommodate you.
Please note that we will only contact those whose applications are selected.
We respectfully request that agencies do not contact us or send us unsolicited applications.
