HEALTH & SAFETY COORDINATOR
Location: Scarborough, Ontario
Number of Positions: 1
Vacancy Status: Replacement
Shift: Day
Annual Rate: $70,000- 75,000
About Us:
Tradition Fine Foods Ltd. is a second-generation family-owned company founded in 1982, based in Scarborough, Ontario. We are a market leader in thaw and serve baking technology, specializing in frozen sweet goods like muffins, croissants, and pastries for retail, foodservice, and contract manufacturing. We are known for our high-quality products, innovation, and advanced manufacturing capabilities.
Our vision is “to provide an unparalleled manufacturing solution experience to the world’s leading food companies and brands”. We have close to 180,000 sq feet of leading-edge bakery production space, in which we produce exceptional bakery products including bars, croissants, pastries, muffins, and brownies for retail and foodservice customers.
Our team creates outstanding value for our customers through innovative solutions, collaborative partnerships, and leading-edge technology, which separates us from other co-manufacturers. We are passionate leaders who love to win, care about our customers and our team members, and take exceptional pride in delivering with excellence in everything we do!
Why Join Us:
Tradition offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, life, and disability), alongside a commitment to professional growth and career progression. Employees gain access to an RRSP employer match after three months and enjoy unique time-off perks, including four annual personal days and a paid day off for their birthday.
JOB STATEMENT :
The Health & Safety Coordinator is responsible for working collaborative with multiple business stakeholder in assisting in the development, implementation and maintenance of Traditions’ Health & Safety Programs.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Assisting in the development of safe work procedures and documentation of standard operating procedures.
- Lead in the creation, implementation and monitoring of ad hoc and annual training requirements.
- Support the HR lead in claims management & investigations.
- Take a leading role in the JHSC as facilitator of the full JHSC Program. This includes maintaining our incident tracker, coordinating monthly meetings, workplace inspections, following up on JHSC actions with clear meeting notes and owners.
- Coordinate monthly inspections with JHSC members and ensure all actions are register for JHSC follow-up. This can include assigning responsibilities to respective departments and ensure timely follow-up.
- Coordinate and/or lead investigations into incidents and provide corrective actions with timelines.
- Work collaboratively with team members to identify risks and hazards and put recommendations in place to pro-actively avoid incidents.
- Maintain supply and inventory of health and safety equipment & supplies.
- Maintain SDS (Safety Data Sheet) binder plant wide based on chemical inventory
- Provide first aid as required and maintain the plant wide first aid kits with supplies
- Support the plant in the emergency evacuation procedure and maintain the log
- Maintain H&S metrics and documentation with the ability to present this information to as required to internal and external stakeholders
- Design, deliver and track training programs for team members. Including liaising with external vendors as required to deliver training.
- Develop and construct Physical Demand Assessment (PDA), Machine specific lockout tagout procedure, Job Safety Analysis (JSA) and Safe Work Procedures (SWP) identifying the basic job steps and tasks, their associated hazards and risks, developing safe operating procedures and hazard controls
- Engage with team members in the plant, completing daily walk throughs, inspections and H&S initiatives
- Support the Health & Safety initiatives and any other duties as assigned
HEALTH & SAFETY
- Conduct all Job Tasks in a Safe and Responsible manner.
- Be a key member of the JHSC to support SAFETY TRAINING mandate as described above.
- Report any accidents, incidents and unsafe/hazardous conditions to your Manager.
- Report any damages of property and machinery to your Manager.
- Ensure that you understand how and when to use the Personnel Protective Equipment (PPE) that is located in your work area.
- Ensure you comply with OHSA, WSIB, MOL regulations and/or laws that govern “workers” responsibilities in the workplace (covered during orientation – section 28 of the OHSA i.e. “Green Book”) and Comply with Tradition Fine Foods Ltd. Safety Rules and Good Manufacturing Practices, and HACCP Programs
JOB SPECIFICATIONS:
- Post-secondary education in Health & Safety
- Knowledge of health and safety laws and regulations
- 2-4 years of experience in Health & Safety role
- Knowledge of compliance and regulatory training for all manufacturing onsite
- Knowledge of manufacturing and processing environments
- Strong communication, interpersonal, organization and analytical skills
- Must be extremely organized and a self-starter, able to work with limited supervision
- First Aid Certification would be an asset
- Strong computer skills are required, MS Office Suite and experience with Google Workspace an asset
- Available to support 24-hour operations, including working off-shifts to support training
Disclosure of AI Use: Please be advised that we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help screen and assess applicants for this position.
Interview Process: If you are interviewed for this position, you will be notified of your hiring status (whether a decision has been made) within 45 days of your last interview.
We are committed to creating accessible environments for our team members, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of application and employment processes.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $70,000.00-$75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- RRSP match
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience in manufacturing, preferably in food processing plant
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Experience:
- Health & Safety: 2 years (required)
Work Location: In person
