Senior Health, Safety & Environment Specialist

Cavendish Farms is searching for the role of Senior health & Safety Specialist in Charlottetown, PE.

Reporting to the Corporate Health, Safety, & Environment (HS&E) Manager, the Senior HS&E Specialist will assist the Site Leads & Managers to ensure the corporate standards and directions are imbedded in divisional safety strategies.

Salary: $75,000 - $85,000

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and review all components required of HSE Safety Management System including but not limited to policies, procedures, and forms. Manage continuous improvement initiatives.
• Investigate hazard identifications, near misses, accidents, injuries, and safety violations and determine root cause and corrective actions
• Ensure regulatory compliance with relevant HSE legislation and requirements, act as a liaison for external inspections and audits, drive corporate HSE expectations
• Conduct periodic site safety inspections and/or audits to monitor progress towards compliance with safety standards and strategy including assisting multiple business units with internal audits

Qualifications

• Experience: 7 to 10 years’ experience in the Occupational Health and Safety field
• Certified Occupational Health and Safety designation, such as CRSP, CHSC, CHSE, or equivalent and/
• An established Health and Safety background with experience conducting Incident Investigations, Hazard Assessments, developing JHA’s, SOP’s and Safety Training Programs would be considered an asset.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage team members and other stakeholders;
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Willingness to obtain certificate program in Occupational Health and Safety.
• Experience in an agricultural or operational environment will be considered an asset
• Excellent attention to detail and organizational skills
• Ability to travel is required