SAFETY COORDINATOR

SAFETY COORDINATOR   Merritt, BC

 Does a career where your work activities and assessments have direct influences that contribute to keeping the travelling public safe and maintaining the flow of essential goods on highway and road networks sound like it’s the right career for you?

Emcon Services Inc. currently has an opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as Safety Coordinator at our corporate office in Merritt, BC. Emcon Services Inc. is proudly a Canadian based company with over 30 years of success as an interprovincial Road and Bridge Highways Maintenance Contractor providing services throughout British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. Our management team maintains diversity along with variable levels of experience which we believe promotes greater inclusion of each of our employees through the application of alternate skillsets, continual improvement initiatives including innovations and a balance of traditional and modern methods and philosophies. Our team at Emcon has been recognized for providing outstanding services, being a multiple recipient of the BC Highway’s Contractor of the Year Award for Excellence as well as a past recipient of the BC Award for Community Service. 

As Safety Coordinator, you will work with our Management Team performing a number of Occupational Health & Safety Program activities for the company including;

 Team Lead for the review and revision of the company’s Health & Safety Management System (H&S) and associated safety related documentation including manuals, handbooks, forms, documented processes and related methods.

• Interact frequently with Management and Supervisors within each of our operating areas on issues of safety related policies and procedural requirements to maintain compliance to the company’s H&S Program.
• Assist with maintaining the company’s Document Control directory (safety related documents & records) for accuracy and currency against requirements of the WorkSafe BC Regulations, the company’s Health & Safety Program, online Safety Management Program and Quality Management System.
• Team Lead for the implementation, administration and guidance of the company’s COR (Certificate of Recognition) audit program.
• Attend 3rd Party external audits in our operating areas when conducted to provide support to the management group on safety related items.
• Team Lead for the generation of company safety reports and statistics to review with top management of the company.

In applying for this exciting position, you should bring these qualifications;

• Successfully completed a minimum Grade 12 education, with preference given to candidates with experience in a safety related management position.
• Auditor experience with preference to BCCSA Internal Auditor Certification
• Supervisory and/or Management Skills Training
• Familiarity with the application of the ISO Standard and working within a Quality Management System.
• Familiarity with the application of Safety, Quality or Environmental Management Systems
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and other associated Office Software Platforms
• Above average analytical and organizational skills for the completion of reports and documentation
• Valid BC Driver’s License (Class 5) and a positive driving record.

The Safety Coordinator is a non-union, salaried, management position. Compensation and benefits will be based on the experience of the successful candidate.

 Emcon Services has the following conditions of employment: satisfactory drug-screening and Driver’s Abstract. Qualified applicants are encouraged to forward their resume and covering letter to:

hr@emconservices.ca

Emcon Services Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.  We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for interview will be contacted.