Salary Range: $75,000.00 To $90,000.00 Annually

POSITION TITLE: Health & Safety Specialist

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time

SALARY: $75,000 - $90,000

MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co. Limited is looking for aHealth and Safety Coordinator to join our Health and Safety team at our Owen Sound, ON manufacturing facility. We are seeking an ambitious and progressive candidate to work in a quick-paced environment with tight deadlines. This is a excellent opportunity to be part of a growing team that manufactures heavy duty mobile mining vehicles for our customers worldwide.

About the Position : The Health and Safety Specialist works closely with the site leadership, the Specialist has overall responsibility for managing health and safety improvement activities at the site. This role leads the development, implementation, continuous improvement and promotion of strategies, procedures and systems to achieve sustainable health and safety excellence by reducing injuries and illnesses as measured in the core KPI's. The position also requires the following proficiencies:

- Deploy the MacLean corporate H&S; strategy, policy, systems and standards in the site to achievesustainable results
- Influence senior leadership and drive health and safety leadership through line management through active engagement, coaching, and partnering
- Act as the site Superuser for the MacLean Academy, Learning Management System (LMS) ensuring content is assigned, tracked and completed
- Develop new content for online training, using Articulate software
- Coordinate and assess effectiveness of orientation and training activities




- Collaborate with site leadership to create monthly Safety Talks and support supervisors in delivering this content through participation and regular attendance
- Audit and lead action plans by evaluating program elements (Emergency Response, Machine-guarding, WHMIS, First Aid etc.) through observation, interviews, surveys, and documentation review.
- Ensure systems, processes and procedures are in place for early identification of hazards including appropriate change management with all relevant business stakeholders
- Develop and support Job Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessments, advising on opportunities for improvement and process/procedure development
- Develop and create action plans including coordinating Focus Groups with managers, supervisors and employees to control high-risk hazards
- Assist leadership with gaps from HS metrics (leading and lagging indicators),
- Review incident investigations and associated trends; Assist supervisors in identifying "root cause", appropriate corrective actions, and with follow up on actions
- Draft and submit WSIB reporting - advocate for and assist leaders with return-to-work process (modified duties documentation, meet with employees, follow-up on cases)
- Provide support to Joint Health, Safety Committee and assist with administrative tasks
- Create health and safety content and update communication boards or digital tools




- Stay current with legislation changes and ensure organization complies with, and implements, standards, technical documents, policies and procedures
- Make recommendations on personal protective equipment and oversee approved safety supplies
- Organize and act on air/noise assessments and medical surveillance as required
- Perform ergonomic assessments, research and recommend suitable tools/ equipment
- Collaborate with H&S; Specialists and Site leadership in other sites to support standardization and "best practice" implementation.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure that all policies and procedures take health and safety into account.
- Travel between sites as required
- Attend training, conferences and symposiums as required

About You: The successful candidate(s) must be willing to learn, open-minded and flexible, organized and detail oriented, team oriented, disciplined, and must have a positive attitude, along with the following qualifications:

Education

- Health, Safety related certificate, diploma, degree, or equivalent

Experience

- Five or more years working in a similar role preferred
- Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is an asset

Skills

- Detailed-oriented and highly organized
- Peer leadership and influence capability
- Team-oriented, positive attitude, high aptitude, humble and willingness to learn
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office
- Self-motivated; able to schedule priorities as assigned, working with minimal direct supervision
- Well-developed analytical and critical thinking skills
- Creative and innovative with foc

📌 Health & Safety Specialist (Owen Sound)
🏢 MacLean Engineering
📍 Owen Sound