Join our client’s dynamic team at their automotive manufacturing plant, where innovation meets safety. They are committed to fostering a culture of health, safety, and environmental excellence. If you are passionate about making a difference and ensuring a safe workplace, they want you on their team.

Summary: As the Health and Safety Advisor, you will ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory standards while enhancing the HSE culture at our plant. You will maintain strong relationships with union and H&S representatives, colleagues, and clients to promote a cooperative and effective HSE climate.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Labour Relations:

• Manage labour relations in alignment with organizational strategies and manufacturing goals, including negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements.
• Act as the management representative with Union officials on matters related to disciplinary actions, promotions, demotions, transfers, separations, layoffs, and wage adjustments.
• Negotiate and settle grievances under established procedures and ensure compliance with regulations such as the Labour Act, Workers Compensation, and Employment Standards.
• Prepare briefs for arbitration and labour litigation cases, administer work rules and employee discipline, and manage employee lost time and absenteeism.
• Maintain records, prepare reports on labour activities and trends, and conduct orientation and exit interviews for unionized employees.

Environmental Health and Safety (EHS):

• Maintain and continually improve the Environmental Health and Safety Program, coordinating ISO 14001 / OHSAS 18001 planning, procedures, work instructions, and audits.
• Perform environmental and waste management control, plan and implement actions to improve environmental standards, and support emergency plans and response teams.
• Identify training needs in cooperation with HR, present EHS reports in meetings, and interface with management, engineering, HR, shop floor, and contractors.
• Investigate health and safety incidents, conduct safety signoffs on new and reworked equipment, and communicate EHS program information.
• Report to management on health and safety performance and provide required reports to meet legislative and company requirements.

Qualifications:

• Knowledgeable about health and safety legislation in Ontario and environmental legislation in Ontario and Canada.
• Working knowledge of IATF16949, ISO14001, and ISO45001.
• University graduate with a degree in Business Administration, Labour Studies, Health & Safety, Engineering or related college diploma.
• 3-5 years’ experience in a HSE LR position
• Solid experience with Compliance – Policy – Procedures
• Union environment experience highly preferred
• Knowledge of Manufacturing Processes – plastics preferred, with experience in a plant / manufacturing environment highly desired
• Ergonomics studies or related experience an asset.
• Experience with ISO – OHSAS
• Create safety culture – be on the floor and interact with employees

Prime Management Group will be accepting applications from candidates in confidence. For questions about this opportunity, please contact Brian Small, Sr. Recruitment Specialist, at 519-580-4030, brians@pmg.on.ca