Environmental, Health & Safety Specialist

The Role

This role is an excellent opportunity for a driven and motivated H&S Professional with a forward-facing approach in driving a positive safety culture

Company Information

Sofina Foods is more than just a food company. It’s a place where you can grow your career, learn new skills, and make a positive impact on the world.

With a wide range of meat and seafood products that delight consumers worldwide, Sofina Foods is always looking for talented and passionate people to join its team of over 13,000 employees across 40 sites in Canada and Europe, including Young’s Seafood and Karro Food Group.

At Sofina Foods, you will be part of a culture that values innovation, quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. You will also have the opportunity to work with diverse and delicious products that are sourced responsibly and sustainably from over 50 different protein sources from 5 continents.

Sofina Foods has a 25 year history of excellence in the food industry and provides over 500 million meals for the global market every year.

Our vision is to be the most successful food company in the worldIf you are looking for a rewarding and exciting career in the food sector, Sofina Foods is the place for you.

Key Accountabilities

• To contribute to the short, medium and long term development objectives.
• Environmental, H&S Policy & Risk Management
• Support the site Head of Operations & other key stake holders to ensure the organisation meets its statutory obligations in all H&S and Environmental areas and the fostering of a safe workplace environment without risk to health.
• Support the development, implementation and adherence to H&S Risk Control Standards, H&S policies, procedures and programmes across the organisation.

• Manage the Site Environmental Health and safety System.
• Responsible for the completion and regular review of risk assessments and implementation of findings where appropriate.
• Ensure that all incidents are documented, investigated and recommended improvements implemented.
• Responsible for the H&S logs and Corrective action tracking. Support and co-ordinate adverse event reporting.
• Provide subject matter expertise to the organisation on various H&S related topics.
• Report on business EHS risks, KPIs and trends accurately with data and recommend constructive actions towards continuous improvements.
• Carries out internal audits and site inspections in conjunction with Site Management, recommends corrective actions, improvements and document findings.
• Manage the waste regulatory aspects of production

Skills and Experience Required

• A degree in a Health and Safety.
• Experience in Occupational Health and Safety and Environment.
• A minimum of two years’ experience working in a heavy industry or food manufacturing environment
• Excellent attention to detail, technical writing skills and good working knowledge of MS Office.
• Working knowledge of factors impacting on health and well-being and of H&S regulatory compliance including auditing
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Online Benefits Hub
• Free onsite parking