Reporting to the Health, Safety and Environment Manager, the Health & Safety (H&S) Coordinator will collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization to achieve and sustain facility specific operational excellence in Health & Safety. The successful candidate will act as a change agent to ensure site compliance with the organization’s health and safety program and assist with transformational growth in this busy facility.

You are a team player wanting to join a group of passionate aviation enthusiasts. Our organization produces and supports a fleet of aircraft with purpose in the world and we look for employees who want to join this effort. You are someone who focuses strongly on company culture and how safety integrates into everyday work at De Havilland.

You are someone who is willing to be flexible when the work requires you to support the team and in return, we commit to ensuring you learn about the business and have opportunities to develop your skills.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Present safety orientation and training for new employees as well as ongoing safety training for established employees.
• Participates in carrying out the H&S objectives aligned with the organizations program and standardized safety management system(s)
• Assesses organizational risk and supports the training of policies, procedures, and control measures to address and mitigate risks at the facility level
• Lead site and facility incident investigations to ensure that a root cause analysis results in the prevention of recurrence, and in program improvement
• With support from internal resources, support the injury management and return to work process (WCB).
• Supports internal and external facility audits to ensure compliance with applicable Acts, Regulations, policies and recognized industry standards
• Updates and maintains H&S performance reports and key performance indicators to identify and share improvement opportunities with senior leadership
• Ensures all employees and levels of management at the facility are aware of and coached in their responsibilities for H&S
• Assists with the on-site ergonomics program, including components such as physical demands analysis, functional capability and restriction assessments, as well as workstation assessments and improvement plans
• Helps support the maintenance of 3rd party safety audit certifications (i.e. Certificate of Recognition)
• Conduct facility inspections, safety reports, and maintain safety boards to corporate and regulator standards
• Responsible for developing and delivering safety meetings and training opportunities to facility employees and management

Education and Professional Qualifications

• Occupational Health & Safety courses or certificates required
• OHS diploma or degree considered a significant asset
• MSO designation with audit experience preferred

Experience

• 5+ years of direct Health & Safety experience
• Aircraft Manufacturing or Industrial Manufacturing experience is considered an asset.
• Experience with the preparation, implementation and monitoring of Emergency Response Plans
• Experience conducting formal investigations and working with operations to ensure risk mitigation, incident closure and follow up
• Recognizing hazards and instances of non-compliance and recommending corrective actions

Skills

• Advanced working knowledge with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Accurate and strong data entry and data analysis skills specific to digital platforms (HRIS, Learning and Safety Systems)
• Proven track record in managing multiple priorities, multitasking, and meeting deadlines in a busy environment where priorities may change quickly
• Strong ethics and the ability to provide a high degree of confidentiality
• Able to work with minimal supervision/independently and collaboratively
• Problem solver
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication skills with a strong attention to detail
• Willingness and capacity to learn and advance within the Health, Safety and Human Resources team
• Ability to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends when required

• Awareness of Federal and Provincial health and safety regulations