Main Responsibilities

- ensure compliance with applicable regulations, safety of associates, and HDI corporate requirements.
- Ensures and maintains all necessary environmental permits for regulatory compliance.
- Serves as a subject matter expert for overseeing facilities for compliance with Environmental and OHSA regulations and interpretations.
- Create or modify training resources for new and changing regulations or corporate requirements.
- Acts as an Emergency Coordinator and/or is part of the Emergency Response Team.
- Responsible for on-call and after hour compliance and safety related needs.
- Compiles, prepares, and submits facility required regulatory reports.
- Performs internal audits to verify compliance with requirements and expectations. Is the point of contact for external audits and regulatory agencies.
- Oversees the completion of inspections, which include weekly JHSC inspections, waste inspections, environmental compliance inspections, and corporate compliance inspections according to Heroux-Devtek corporate requirements.
- Oversees the management of the document control records related to EHS documents.
- Investigates accidents, incidents, near misses, related to EHS events to determine root cause and provide recommendations for improvements and corrective actions.
- Ensure that EHS incident investigations and reports are prepared in a timely manner with an emphasis on identifying root causes and ensuring effective closure of corrective actions.
- Track and control inventory of safety equipment and PPE on site to ensure that proper resources are available when needed.
- Approves waste vendors for managing waste on behalf of the facility.
- Manages waste trends, projections, budgets, purchasing, and reconciliation cost in relation to waste generated at the site.




- Works on developing communication and culture at the facility via meetings, newsletters, and other activities related to EHS.
- Support and develop initiatives to improve the ecological footprint of operations, which includes GHG reductions, water conservations, waste minimization, pollution prevention, etc.
- Actively participate in Global EHS monthly meetings and periodic meetings of HDI sites.
- Ensure timely, effective, and team-oriented communications on environmental, health, and safety issues with the HDI corporate EHS team.

Home office will be in Kitchener with travel to Cambridge (weekly) and Scarborough (bi-weekly) regularly with the ability to change based off needs.

Our Ideal Candidate

QUALIFICATIONS and SKILLS

- Bachelor’s Degree in environment occupational or safety sciences, industrial, safety management, public health, HR, or related degree program.
- 5-10 years of experience in a similar position.
- Proven knowledge of developing and administering comprehensive EHS programs.
- Demonstrated leadership experience.
- In-depth knowledge of environmental, health and safety guidelines and practices.
- Occasional out of country travel required.

Skills

- Extensive knowledge of OHSA, Environmental and other governmental regulations and laws in Ontario.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Proficient in MS Office.

Salary range of $85,000 - $100,000 per year based of experience

Candidates must meet security screening requirements as set out by ITAR directives.

Héroux-Devtek welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

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📌 Safety & Environmental Lead - Ontario (Kitchener)
🏢 Héroux-Devtek
📍 Kitchener