Job Summary

The Human Resources & Health and Safety Manager is a dual-mandate leadership role responsible for the strategic and day-to-day management of human resources and occupational health and safety programs across Company, both based in Eastern Ontario. Reporting to the Director of Operations and working closely with ownership, this position leads the HR and safety function for a combined workforce spanning administrative, technical, and skilled trades roles across a mechanical design, fabrication and machining services operation and a commercial and residential construction business.

This role owns recruitment, employee benefits administration, and employee relations; leads ongoing revisions to the Employee Handbook and Health & Safety Manual; and ensures training and certification compliance with provincial, federal, and client requirements. The Manager acts as management co-chair of the Joint Health and Safety Committee(s), drives continuous improvement in safety performance, and serves as the primary point of contact for WSIB, the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD), insurers, and other external agencies for both companies.

This is a relationship-first role: the ideal candidate builds genuine trust and rapport with employees at every level, and brings that same fairness and consistency to coaching, corrective action, and progressive discipline when required.

Key Responsibilities

Human Resources

- Lead full-cycle recruitment for both companies, including workforce planning, postings, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer preparation, and recent-hire onboarding - with particular focus on hard-to-fill technical and skilled trades roles.
- Build genuine, trusted relationships with employees across both companies, serving as an approachable, visible resource for questions, concerns, and feedback.
- Manage coaching, performance management, progressive discipline, workplace investigations (including harassment and discrimination complaints under the OHSA and Human Rights Code), and conflict resolution when required, ensuring practices are fair, consistent, well-documented, and legally defensible.
- Administer employee benefits programs (group health/dental/life insurance, RRSP/DPSP, and other benefits as applicable) for both companies, including enrollments, changes, renewals, carrier/broker relationships, and day-to-day employee inquiries.
- Own and lead regular revisions to the Employee Handbook and the Health & Safety Manual for Company and DCS, ensuring both stay current, practical, and aligned with the ESA, Human Rights Code, AODA, OHSA, and evolving legislation (e.g., Working for Workers Acts).
- Develop and maintain job descriptions for all positions across both companies, keeping them current as roles and responsibilities evolve.
- Track and report on workforce metrics (headcount, turnover, absenteeism, late arrivals, overtime trends) and provide monthly HR reporting to ownership.
- Support workforce planning and succession/organizational development as the company grows, including apprenticeship, co-op, and local bursary/community programs.
- Administer apprenticeship program registrations, hours tracking, and reporting requirements with Skilled Trades Ontario and the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD).

Health, Safety & Environmental (HS&E;)

- Own the health and safety management system for both companies: policies, programs, hazard assessments, safe work procedures, and emergency response plans.
- Act as management co-chair of the Joint Health and Safety Committee(s) (JHSC), ensure certified membership requirements are met, and drive monthly workplace inspections, hazard correction, and formal response to committee recommendations within legislated timelines.
- Lead incident and near-miss investigations, root-cause analysis, and corrective action tracking; maintain accurate injury/illness statistics (lost-time and medical-aid frequency, severity) and report trends to leadership.
- Manage WSIB claims and disability/return-to-work case management, including modified work programs, to minimize claim costs and support timely, safe return to work.
- Own the corporate training matrix and ensure all employee training and certifications remain current and meet provincial, federal, and client-specific requirements: WHMIS, forklift, powered elevated work platform (PEWP/aerial lift), overhead crane, confined space, lockout/tagout, defensive driving, TDG, and site-specific orientation.
- Administer contractor and customer safety pre-qualification requirements (e.g., ISNetworld, Avetta/3M and similar systems) and coordinate related audits, ensuring client-mandated training and documentation requirements are met.
- Ensure sub-contractors engaged by Company and Company comply with applicable safety requirements and hold the required training and documentation before starting work.
- Lead internal safety audits (e.g., CARS-style audits),



guarding and facilities safety reviews, and toolbox talk programs across the shop(s) and jobsite locations.
- Maintain compliance with WHMIS/GHS and TSSA-regulated equipment requirements.
- Act as the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) Designated Official, administering registration renewals, security assessments, and background checks required for controlled goods compliance.
- Champion a positive safety culture, including recognition programs, substance-use awareness initiatives, and mental health/wellness supports.

Compliance, Reporting & Administration

- Ensure both companies remain current on evolving Ontario employment and OHS legislation - including the Construction Regulations (O. Reg. 213/91) applicable to Company construction operations - translating changes into practical policy and process updates.
- Maintain accurate, audit-ready HR and safety records (personnel files, training records, incident files, JHSC minutes) in compliance with privacy and retention requirements.
- Prepare and present regular HR and safety scorecards/status reports to ownership and operations leadership.
- Liaise with external partners including WSIB, MLITSD, benefits providers, recruiters, legal counsel, and training vendors.

Cross-Company & Site Support

- Provide consistent HR and safety leadership and presence across the Company (Brockville) and Company (Prescott) locations and jobsites, adapting programs to each entity’s operating context (shop/manufacturing vs. construction).
- Partner with the Company Director of Operations, Operations Manager, Director of Corporate Services, and foremen/team leads, and with the Company Operations Manager and site superintendents, to ensure HR and safety priorities are embedded in daily operations.
- Support integration and standardization of HR and safety practices as the two companies continue to align following their recent partnership.

Qualifications & Experience

Education & Certification

- Post-secondary diploma or degree in Human Resources, Occupational Health & Safety, Business Administration, or a related field; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
- CHRP/CHRL (Certified Human Resources Professional/Leader) designation, or actively working toward, considered a strong asset.
- CRSP (Canadian Registered Safety Professional), NCSO (National Construction Safety Officer), or CHSC designation, or willingness to obtain, considered a strong asset given the mixed manufacturing/construction environment.
- Certified JHSC member (Part 1 and Part 2), or ability to obtain certification within the first 6 months of employment.
- Standard First Aid, CPR, and AED certification, or willingness to obtain, considered an asset.
- Valid Ontario G driver’s licence, with reliable transportation for regular travel between Brockville and Prescott and occasional jobsite visits.

Experience

- Minimum 5-7 years of progressive experience in human resources and occupational health & safety, ideally in a manufacturing, industrial, metal fabrication, or construction/skilled trades setting.
- Demonstrated experience managing WSIB claims, return-to-work/disability case management, and JHSC programs in Ontario.
- Experience supporting a blue-collar and trades workforce, including recruitment for hard-to-fill technical and trades roles.
- Working knowledge of the Ontario OHSA and regulations (including the Construction Regulations, O. Reg. 213/91), ESA, Human Rights Code, AODA, WHMIS/GHS, and TSSA requirements.
- Experience supporting more than one business unit, location, or legal entity is an asset.

Skills & Attributes

- Strong relationship-building skills, with the ability to earn trust and rapport with employees at every level, along with the credibility and confidence to manage coaching and corrective action fairly and consistently when needed.
- Strong interpersonal, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills, with credibility on the shop floor and in the boardroom.
- Sound, practical judgment and discretion in handling confidential and sensitive matters.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities across two companies and multiple locations.
- Proficiency with HRIS and related workforce/performance-management systems and the Microsoft Office suite; comfortable building and maintaining tracking tools and reporting dashboards.
- Clear, confident written and verbal communication, including delivering training and presenting metrics to ownership.
- A hands-on,



visible leadership style - comfortable spending time on the shop floor and at jobsites, not solely in an office.
- Familiarity with CRA-administered payroll and benefits-related tax policies (e.g., taxable benefits, RRSP/DPSP contribution limits).

Performance Standards

- Recruitment needs are filled within agreed timelines with quality hires that reduce early turnover.
- Lost-time injury frequency and severity rates are maintained or improved year-over-year; JHSC inspections and recommendation responses are completed within legislated timelines.
- Required training (WHMIS, forklift, PEWP, crane, confined space, TDG, defensive driving, etc.) remains current across both companies, tracked and auditable at any time.
- HR and safety policies remain compliant with current legislation, with no material findings on external audits or Ministry inspections.
- Employee relations matters are handled promptly, fairly, and with proper documentation; WSIB claims and return-to-work plans are actively managed to minimize cost and duration.
- Accurate monthly HR and safety reporting (headcount, turnover, absenteeism, incident/near-miss trends, training compliance) is provided to ownership and operations leadership on schedule.
- Employees view the HR & HS function as approachable, fair, and trustworthy, reflected in proactive engagement with safety and training programs and a willingness to raise concerns or ideas.

Scope & Limits of Authority

This role functions as a service and support department to Operations. The Manager leads and administers HR and HS&E; programs day-to-day, but works collaboratively with the President, Director of Operations, and Operations Manager on the matters below rather than acting unilaterally.

- Develops, implements, and administers HR and health & safety policies, programs, and procedures for Company and DCS, consistent with legislation and company direction.
- Leads recruitment for hourly, technical, and trades positions in partnership with the relevant foreman/manager/senior leader.
- Supports coaching, workplace investigations, and disciplinary processes — including preparing verbal and written warnings - in partnership with the relevant Manager/Foreman; termination decisions are made jointly with ownership and, where warranted, legal counsel.
- Identifies unsafe conditions and can direct immediate correction of health and safety hazards, consistent with the OHSA and internal policy, working closely with Operations leadership to resolve issues quickly.

Management Expectations

- Build and maintain genuine, trusted relationships with employees across the shops and jobsites, balancing an approachable, supportive presence with fair and consistent enforcement of policy.
- Model and uphold the highest standards of confidentiality, integrity, and professionalism in all HR and safety matters.
- Maintain full compliance with all applicable federal and Ontario employment, human rights, and occupational health and safety legislation.
- Escalate critical incidents (serious injuries, Ministry of Labour orders/visits, significant employee relations risk) to the Director of Operations and ownership immediately.
- Collaborate proactively with department and site leaders across both companies to embed HR and safety priorities into daily operations, rather than operating as a purely reactive or administrative function.

Working Relationships

- Reports to: Director of Operations (Company), with regular reporting to the President & Owner and working coordination with the Company Operations Manager.
- Direct reports: None currently; potential to grow to include an HR & Safety Coordinator and/or administrative support as the function develops.
- Key internal relationships: Operations Manager, Director of Corporate Services, Op Ex Manager, Machine Center Manager, and foremen/team leads (Company); Operations Manager and site superintendents/foremen (Company); Finance and Purchasing.
- Key external relationships: WSIB, Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, JHSC certification providers, benefits and insurance providers, recruiters and staffing agencies, legal counsel, training vendors, and contractor pre-qualification networks (e.g., ISNetworld, Avetta/3M).

Working Conditions

- Primarily based at the Company facility in Elizabethtown-Kitley (Brockville), ON, in Eastern Ontario, with occasional travel to Company in Prescott, ON (approximately 25 minutes), and client jobsites.
- Role combines office-based administrative work with regular time on the shop floor and at client jobsites; appropriate PPE must be worn in production and jobsite areas.
- Standard business hours with occasional flexibility required to respond to safety incidents, investigations, or urgent employee relations matters outside regular hours.

Pay: $72,000.00-$90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- RRSP match

Work Location: In person

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