Company Overview
Safety isn't a compliance checkbox here. It's how we protect the people who show up every day and do the work.
At North 49 Foods in Moose Jaw, we're looking for a Safety Coordinator who wants to own the floor, someone who builds trust with frontline workers, keeps the program running without being told, and treats documentation as a tool, not a burden. If you're the kind of person who'd rather be out on the production floor than behind a desk, you'll fit right in. Donald's Fine Foods is a family-owned specialty meat processing company with six production facilities across British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. We operate three brands: North 49 Foods, Thunder Creek Pork, and Britco Pork and we're growing. Our P&C team is building out enterprise OH&S infrastructure, and this role sits at the center of that effort at the plant level.
Summary
As Safety Coordinator at North 49 Moose Jaw, you're the day-to-day safety presence for a site of approximately 275 employees. You report to the Director, People with a dotted line to the Plant Manager.
Responsibilities
Day-to-Day Safety Operations
- Conduct routine workplace inspections and follow corrective actions through to closure
- Perform hazard assessments for new tasks, equipment changes, and process modifications
- Keep PPE, safety signage, and equipment safeguards in place and maintained
- Monitor and enforce WHMIS, lockout/tagout, confined space, and other plant-specific programs
Incident Management
- Respond to workplace incidents; coordinate initial care and secure the scene
- Conduct investigations to DFF's enterprise standard with documentation completed on time
- Submit regulatory incident reports to SK OHS within legislated timelines
- Track corrective actions and escalate unresolved items appropriately
Training & Orientation
- Deliver safety orientations for all new hires, including temp and agency workers
- Facilitate toolbox talks and refresher training aligned to the enterprise training calendar
- Maintain training records and surface gaps before they become issues
JHSC & Reporting
- Co-chair or support the Joint Health and Safety Committee in line with SK requirements
- Prepare agendas, facilitate meetings, track recommendations, and report outcomes
- Provide weekly safety activity updates and contribute plant data to enterprise reporting
- Partner with the HR Generalist on return-to-work, modified duty, and WCB coordination.
Qualifications
- 3+ years in an OH&S or safety role in industrial, manufacturing, or food processing
- Working knowledge of Saskatchewan OH&S legislation
- NCSO, CRSP, or equivalent, or actively working toward it. Plus valid WHMIS and First Aid
- Strong written communication; comfortable writing investigation reports and maintaining records
- Physical readiness for an active processing environment: cold storage, wet floors, loud machinery
Nice to Have
- Experience in food processing or federally inspected plant environments
- JHSC certification (or willingness to obtain within 6 months)
- Bilingual in English and another language spoken in the Moose Jaw workforce.
What Success Looks Like — First 6 Months
- Inspection schedule established and running without prompting
- JHSC calendar set and first meetings facilitated
- All new hire orientations delivered to enterprise standard
- Plant safety documentation audit complete with a remediation plan submitted
- Strong working relationships with the Plant Manager, supervisors, and frontline workers
- Zero missed regulatory reporting deadlines
This is a real program with real resources behind it. DFF is actively investing in its P&C and safety infrastructure across all six plants, and the Moose Jaw site is a meaningful part of that. You'll have enterprise-level support and the autonomy to build something that matters at the floor level.If you want a safety role where your work is visible, your relationships with workers are what drive outcomes, and you're part of a company that's genuinely growing, this is it.
Pay: $60,000.00-$75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match
- Vision care
Work Location: In person
