Environment & Safety Advisor
- Whitewater, MB, Canada
$80,000 - $90,000 annually · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $80,000 - $90,000 annually
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- At least 3 years of health and safety experience, preferably in equipment rental, construction, industrial, transportation, or another field-based environment.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Build your Career at Cooper Equipment Rentals
We are looking for customer-oriented, motivated individuals to join our professional team.
Please note, to be considered for this position applicants should currently be residing in Canada and legally entitled to work.
Why Work with Us? Perks!
The Safety Advisor works with Branch Managers and employees to help keep workplaces safe. This role provides hands-on health and safety support to branches throughout the assigned region. The Safety Advisor helps identify hazards, reduce risks, support employee training, meet legal requirements, and improve safety performance.
What You’ll Be Doing
Duties and Responsibilities:
What You’ll Bring to the Team
Want to learn more about career opportunities at Cooper Equipment Rentals? Visit our Careers page to view Day in the Life videos cooperequipment.ca/careers.
At Cooper Equipment Rentals, we believe our people are our greatest strength. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and accessible workplace where everyone has an equitable opportunity to succeed. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know. We use AI-assisted technology to support parts of our recruitment process; however, all hiring decisions are made by our team using human judgment.
Pay Range
$80,000 - $90,000 annually
Location:
Regional South Ontario ON A9A 9A9
We are looking for customer-oriented, motivated individuals to join our professional team.
Please note, to be considered for this position applicants should currently be residing in Canada and legally entitled to work.
Why Work with Us? Perks!
- Competitive salary
- Annual bonus
- Company vehicle + fuel card
- Excellent benefit package with premiums paid by the company
- RRSP Match
- Safety-minded organization
- Stable, year-round employment
- Continuous training, learning and development opportunities
- Fun-loving work environment with strong social responsibility
The Safety Advisor works with Branch Managers and employees to help keep workplaces safe. This role provides hands-on health and safety support to branches throughout the assigned region. The Safety Advisor helps identify hazards, reduce risks, support employee training, meet legal requirements, and improve safety performance.
What You’ll Be Doing
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work with Branch Managers and employees to identify hazards, reduce risks, and improve everyday safety practices.
- Visit assigned branches regularly to inspect work areas, review hazards, observe work activities, coach employees, and provide practical safety guidance.
- Conduct and support equipment operator evaluations and help ensure employees are trained and able to safely operate assigned equipment.
- Monitor required safety training and certifications, identify gaps, and work with branch leadership to keep requirements current.
- Respond to incidents and emergencies, including conducting investigations, identifying causes, assigning corrective actions, following up, and sharing lessons learned.
- Review incident, inspection, hazard, corrective action, and safety performance information to identify trends, risks, and areas for improvement.
- Support Joint Health and Safety Committees, COR activities and audits, annual hazard assessments, emergency planning, and other parts of the company’s Health and Safety Management System.
- Review Safe Work Practices, Safe Job Procedures, hazard assessments, and other H&S programs and provide practical operational feedback.
- Share safety information with branches, including hazard alerts, emerging trends, and toolbox talks.
- Assist with Workers’ Compensation claims, return-to-work activities, contractor safety, safety equipment inspections, and other regional H&S needs.
- Keep up to date with health and safety legislation, industry standards, risks, and best practices.
What You’ll Bring to the Team
- At least 3 years of health and safety experience, preferably in equipment rental, construction, industrial, transportation, or another field-based environment.
- A valid Class G driver’s licence with a satisfactory driver’s abstract of no more than 3 demerit points.
- Ability to travel regularly throughout the assigned region, including occasional overnight travel.
- Post-secondary education in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Health and Safety, or a related field, or a suitable combination of education and experience.
- Practical knowledge of health and safety legislation and experience with workplace inspections, hazard and risk assessments, incident investigations, and corrective actions.
- Good communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to coach employees and managers and explain safety requirements in clear, practical terms.
- Good judgment, organization, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple branches and prioritize work based on risk.
- Comfortable working independently in operational environments while working closely with the H&S and Operations teams.
- Experience with equipment operator training or evaluations and COR programs is an asset.
- COR Internal Auditor certification is an asset.
- Experience with Workers’ Compensation claims and return-to-work activities is an asset.
- CRSP, CHSC, NCSO, Train-the-Trainer, or other relevant safety certifications are assets.
- Knowledge of mobile equipment, trenching and shoring, pump and power equipment, climate control systems, or propane and LPG safety is an asset.
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office and electronic H&S management systems.
- Willingness to complete equipment inspection, operator evaluation, and other training required for the role.
Want to learn more about career opportunities at Cooper Equipment Rentals? Visit our Careers page to view Day in the Life videos cooperequipment.ca/careers.
At Cooper Equipment Rentals, we believe our people are our greatest strength. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and accessible workplace where everyone has an equitable opportunity to succeed. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know. We use AI-assisted technology to support parts of our recruitment process; however, all hiring decisions are made by our team using human judgment.
Pay Range
$80,000 - $90,000 annually
Location:
Regional South Ontario ON A9A 9A9
More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide hands-on health and safety support to branches across the assigned region, including inspections, hazard reduction, employee coaching, and equipment operator evaluations. Investigate incidents, monitor safety performance, support audits and safety programs, and help branches meet legal and operational safety requirements.
Requirements
Applicants need at least three years of health and safety experience, relevant post-secondary education or an equivalent combination of education and experience, and practical knowledge of safety legislation and risk-control processes. A valid Class G driver’s licence with no more than three demerit points and regular regional travel are required; relevant certifications and experience with COR, equipment training, and workers’ compensation are assets.
Skills
- Hazard Identification
- Risk Assessment
- Workplace Inspections
- Incident Investigation
- Corrective Actions
- Safety Training
- Equipment Operator Evaluations
- Health and Safety Legislation
- COR Audits
- Joint Health and Safety Committees
- Emergency Planning
- Workers’ Compensation Claims
- Return-to-Work Coordination
- Contractor Safety
- Microsoft Office
- Electronic Health and Safety Management Systems
Benefits
- Annual Bonus
- Company Vehicle
- Fuel Card
- Health Benefits
- Company-Paid Benefit Premiums
- RRSP Matching
- Year-Round Employment
- Training and Development Opportunities
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Security & Safety
- Construction
- Environmental & Sustainability
Keywords
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Environmental Health and Safety
- Health and Safety Management System
- Workplace Inspections
- Hazard Assessments
- Risk Assessments
- Incident Investigations
- Corrective Actions
- Equipment Operator Training
- COR Programs
- COR Internal Auditor
- Joint Health and Safety Committees
- Safe Work Practices
- Safe Job Procedures
- Emergency Planning
- Workers’ Compensation
- Return-to-Work
- Contractor Safety
- Mobile Equipment
- Trenching and Shoring
- Pump and Power Equipment
- Climate Control Systems
- Propane and LPG Safety
- CRSP
- CHSC
- NCSO
- Train-the-Trainer
- Microsoft Office
- Class G Driver’s Licence