Highline Mushrooms Looking for Safety and Wellness Advocate at Langley, BC Full Time

Highline Core Values include:

We do the right thing, always. We lead the way. We are fanatical about quality. We are transparent in our relationships. We always consider the human element. We embrace diversity and inclusion.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Works with the management team to promote and achieve associate wellness and injury prevention
• Promotes health & wellness philosophies and policies
• Oversees and manages Return to Work and Modified Work Assignments
• Ensures proper accident and incident investigation and Workers Compensation reporting requirements are met
• Completes compensation claim forms and communicates with Human Resources, payroll and department managers on compensation related matters
• Oversees compensation claims management for HMW locations with direction from the Human Resource Manager
• Identifies training requirements and ensures job coaching for associates when required
• Recommends, coordinates, implements and conducts educational and training programs relative to safety to empower associates
• Recommends and implements appropriate safety policies and practices to ensure compliance with local and provincial legislative requirements and corporate safety guidelines, under the direction of the HR Manager and the Corporate Safety Manager
• Acts as a liaison with governmental agencies and serves as management’s representative for inquiries and inspections to correct deficiencies and minimize citations and fines for non-compliance
• Coordinates and implements inspection programs at all farms (i.e. accident investigations, equipment inspections, safety audits and regular walk through inspections)
• Provides weekly accident/safety reports to the Corporate Safety Manager and the Director of Human Resources
• Reports all safety infractions requiring corrective counselling to the area supervisor and the HR Manager
• Interacts with vendors and purchasing to evaluate chemicals for safety hazards, establish policies and practices, and work with farm maintenance to ensure compliance
• Evaluates, assesses and maintains Material Safety Data Sheets
• Oversees visitor and contractor compliance with all Health and Safety requirements, including any legislative requirements
• Oversees the safety orientation content for HMW farms and ensures proper training records are kept
• Assists in on-boarding of new associates, including, but not limited to, safety orientations and training
• Manages leave management program, including, but not limited to, return to work from illness or injury
• Assists with Time and Attendance management
• Cultivates a culture that reflects our core values of integrity, excellence, care, respect, effort, openness and fairness
• Addresses associate safety complaints and concerns
• Participates as an active member of the Health and Safety Committees; Responsible for meeting preparation, minutes and posting of minutes
• Promotes a safe work environment by conducting regular farm walks
• Ensures accurate and timely updating of all safety bulletin boards
• Conducts initial investigations for any safety issue or accident/concern brought forward, and makes recommendations for corrective actions, in conjunction with the HR Manager
• Authorized to stop operations if a safety concern has been identified
• Maintains current first aid training
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of direct experience in HR and Health and Safety
• Preference given to those with a CPHR, CRSP, or CHSC designation
• Degree, Diploma or Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or Human Resource Management
• Prior knowledge of Workplace Safe and WCB Disability Claims Management and RTW planning
• Strong computer skills in word documents and spreadsheet or database type program entry and information use
• Strong interpersonal communication skills require
• Experience in Incident Reporting & Investigation.
• First Aid Certification is considered an asset
• Knowledge of applicable Canadian Employment Legislation and Health and Safety regulations, standards and codes

Earnings & Benefits:

• Extended Health & Dental and Vision for Associates and their eligible family members
• Life Insurance, STD
• Paid Vacation Time
• Safety Shoe Reimbursement

Highline encourages applications from all qualified candidates. When requested Highline will accommodate people with disabilities at all stages of the recruitment, assessment and hiring process.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Extended health care
• Vision care

Flexible Language Requirement:

• French not required

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Langley, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location