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Position Snapshot:
Business areas: Nestlé Canada
Job title: Safety & Health Specialist
Location: Sterling Road Factory

Position Summary:
We are looking for a Safety & Health Specialist for Sterling Road Factory based in Toronto. The incumbent will develop & implement the Project (Flower) Safety and Health Management Plan and monitor its implementation in order to deliver on Project/Site SHE Objectives throughout the life of the project. Identify & anticipate risks/hazards that are likely to happen and put in place precautions/safe ways of working that will avoid, prevent or manage the related risks. Develop standards and train employees/SMEs/contractors. Create safety zones & enforce safe ways of working though coaching, work site visits/audits to ensure full compliance. Work with cross-functional teams to observe, inspect and correct workplace conditions and ensure people work in accordance with regulatory and Nestle Standards.

A day in the life of a Safety & Health Specialist:
As a Health and Safety Specialist, you will:

• Develop the Project Safety and Health Management plan and monitor its implementation
• Identify the hazards that will likely be present at the Project site and set out precautions to be put in place to avoid, prevent, or manage the related risks.
• Ensure designers/contractors have appropriate Safety & Health qualifications (GC selection/ISN compliance and maintenance).
• Carry out design reviews (URS input/zero access guarding) to ensure that Safety & Health is integrated into workplace design and construction planning.
• Develop and implement a Construction & Installation Safety & Health plan that addresses all the S&H requirements related to the site installation, training, site rules, Permit To Work system (issue/close permits & train SMEs), processes for monitoring & Improving S&H performance (FHFs integration into factory system), emergency response and incident reporting processes.
• Identity Safety & Health risks, and maintain a S&H risk register, throughout the project to support project decisions, establishing safe work zones during project.
• Ensure that S&H risks to workers are assessed and managed and that safe systems of work are developed and implemented, (safe movement of materials).
• Ensure all workers are submitted to a general as well as a specific S&H training and qualification according to risks and compliance requirements.
• On Operations projects, develop and implement a Safety & Health acceptance plan that includes the Pre-Start up Safety Reviews/line inspections, Safety & Health Line Release, Factory Acceptance Test and the Site Acceptance Test.
• As part of the handover, have formal safety sign off from Project Manager to Factory/ Site Management before/ as part of the qualification for the new installation.
• Safety and health documentation (SHE standards/LOTO/Maps) should be completed and handed over to operations.
• Operations employees (operators/mechanics) should be trained to be competent to operate, clean and maintain the new installation safely (LOTO/Mode 4s etc).
• Implement operational reviews to coordinate Safety & Health activities and

What will make you successful?
As the successful candidate, you will need to be passionate, tenacious, results focused and really enjoy working in a highly energetic and exciting environment. You will already have field technician experience. Pro-activity, tenacity and enthusiasm are essential, as is your ability to understand and work within our competitive market.

You will also have:

• Minimum 5 years practical experienced in industrial & Construction safety (managing safety issues at a facility/local level).
• Minimum 3 years practical experience of local S&H priorities, eg. forklift safety, machinery safety, ergonomics, health, contractor management, incident investigation
• Practical experience of local environmental priorities, eg management of energy/carbon, water and waste
• Demonstrated leadership capability in an operational environment.
• Implementation of improvements through influencing others.
• Working in, and leading, cross-functional teams.
• Leading major change to improve performance in different Safety areas.
• Application of Nestlé Safety management tools, eg NEST, various scorecards, Leadership Basic Behaviours, BBS, SHE-PM, ISO 45001, etc
• Leveraging TPM and LEAN to drive Safety improvements.

What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestle including a excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company.

We will be considering applicants as they apply, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

Nestlé is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.