Health & Safety Coordinator

Line of Business: Other

Pay Range: $101,050.00 – $134,743.32

Heidelberg Materials provides the materials to build our future. Our future is sustainable. Our future is digital. And it goes beyond cement, aggregates and ready-mixed concrete. Heidelberg Materials North America, previously known as Lehigh Hanson, operates more than 450 locations with approximately 9,000 employees in the U.S. and Canada.

Heidelberg Materials is seeking a Health & Safety Coordinator. Reporting to the Area Manager of Health & Safety, the ideal candidate will have a strong WorkSafeBC background in heavy manufacturing, building materials and/or construction. The person selected will have an opportunity to make an impact on the business every day on the job. This position can be based in Kelowna, Vancouver, Sunshine Coast or Vancouver Island and requires travel throughout those markets.

What You’ll Get To Do:

• Implement and support all Safety and Health programs including the Heidelberg Materials Safety/Health Management System
• Provides ongoing safety and health support and guidance to our concrete, aggregates, and pipe production operations employees
• Continuous interpretation and compliance planning for current and emerging safety regulatory requirements at all levels affecting the assigned facilities including Federal, Provincial, and local
• Monitor and proactively report facility Safety and Health performance
• Ensure compliance requirements are met through organizational and procedural measures including implementation of Group guidelines, completion of required training, and monitoring compliance
• Proactively manage safety and health of employees to continuously improve the company’s safety and health performance

Who we are looking for:

• Post-Secondary education in Occupational Health and Safety
• A minimum of 10 years of relevant hands-on safety experience
• Holds or is pursuing a CRSP designation
• Experience and competence in developing and implementing safety programs
• Strong management, interpersonal, and influencing skills at all levels from senior operations to plant level employees
• Strong claims management experience
• Proven coaching and teaching abilities
• Ability to form, facilitate, and maintain internal and cross functional teams
• Strong Microsoft Office skills

Work Environment:

• The position will travel up to 50% and support our operations across British Columbia.

What we have to offer:

• Competitive base salary and participation in our annual incentive plan
• Highly competitive benefits programs
• Pension retirement savings plan with an automatic company contribution as well as matching contributions

Our pre-employment process includes reference checks, a medical screening, a criminal record check and a drivers abstract check.