Health and Safety Facilitator

Position Summary

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Health & Safety Facilitator is the primary Heath & Safety resource of the plant. Present on the production floor, he/she works closely with the Corporate Health & Safety Department and the plant’s Joint Health and Safety Committee.   Primarily responsible for providing support to plant personnel to ensure:

• That health and safety procedures, policies and practices are implemented, understood, applied and improved.
• And to coach teams and develop the H&S culture within the company.

Responsibilities

• In coaching mode, supports plant managers and team leaders on a day-to-day basis (interactions, corrective & preventive actions, action plans, investigations & event analysis, etc.),          
• Is the plant's accessible resource for all H&S-related issues,
• Participates in the implementation, communication and maintenance of Golden Safety Rules, programs, procedures and instructions,
• Makes observations in the field and recommends improvements,
• Communicates H&S messages and information (Poka, H&S notice boards, traffic lights) and provides communication elements to teams for their Tier,
• Is involved in risk analyses of tasks and workstations, audits and inspections, M8 monitoring,
• Participates in H&S audits and may train/coach auditors,
• Participates in and leads H&S committee meetings and activities, with the aim of making them autonomous and proactive. He/she provides them with data and information relating to the plant's specific activity,
• Provides specific H&S training when required,
• Is present as and when required on the various shifts to support the teams.
• Assists the managers in monitoring the plant's H&S plan,
• Other initiatives, tasks and projects as required by the Plant Manager

Requirements

Must possess:

• Leadership, able to influence by example,
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with all levels of the organization,
• Good analytical skills, autonomy, good organisational skills and ability to manage priorities,
• Solid knowledge in developing and implementing Health and Safety policies/procedures,
• Experience of working with multidisciplinary teams,
• Good knowledge of H&S regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• Ability to conduct the necessary research on the Internet
• Ability to handle confidential information (e.g. accident investigations)
• 2-3 years' experience in a health and safety position would be an asset.