Health & Safety Coordinator

Overview

Tilray Wellness is a division of Tilray, a global pioneer in the research, cultivation, production, and distribution of cannabis and hemp, currently serving patients and consumers in thirteen countries spanning five continents. Within North America, Tilray Wellness is focused on unlocking the power of hemp to support holistic health. The cornerstone of the Wellness portfolio is Manitoba Harvest, the world’s largest hemp foods company.

Manitoba Harvest offers a portfolio of hemp food products to consumers across North America. We are proud to be a Certified B Corporation among a community of companies who meet higher standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.

Our culture fosters entrepreneurial behaviors and collaborative solution discovery. We value doing the right thing, humility, serving the community, passion, productive discussion, and fun. As we harvest and harness the power of hemp, we are cultivating the world in which we want to live. One full of strong bodies, healthy hearts, and open minds. We are looking for team members who will embrace our purpose, believe in our values, fuel our culture, and spread the power of Hemp.

Wage: This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, will have to travel to Ste. Agathe 1 day per week.

The Health & Safety Coordinator is responsible for demonstrating a high level of ownership and commitment in all matters pertaining to Health & Safety, actively participating in and leading the Worker Safety & Health Committee and arranging site HS training. This role involves ensuring ongoing compliance with legislative and internal operational requirements, conducting site inspections and safety meetings, and collaborating with managers and employees to support risk management and incident reduction.

• Be a role model for employees by demonstrating a high level of ownership and commitment in all matters pertaining to Health & Safety (HS).
• Actively participate in and lead the Worker Safety & Health Committee (WSHC).
• Train the Health & Safety portion of new employee orientation.
• Facilitate and/or arrange all HS training (Lock out/Tag out, First Aid/CPR, Lift Truck, etc.).
• Participate in, schedule, and conduct site inspections, safety meetings.
• Maintain and review Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for the sites.
• Ensure ongoing compliance with all relevant legislative and internal operational requirements.
• Work with managers to ensure understanding and consistent application of requirements across the facilities and remote work sites.
• Work collaboratively with managers and employees to support objectives of risk management and incident reduction for both the facilities and for remote workers.
• Conduct regular and random site safety audits and provide related reports for trends analysis.
• Assist in investigations of incidents and near misses and provide recommendations for improvements.
• Collaborate with the H&S Team across Canada to implement required systems and offer ideas for innovation and improvement.
• Develop and distribute safety talks.
• Champion the Employee Engagement Safety program.
• Manage Winnipeg and Ste. Agathe First aid reports and follow-up, first aid response, site first aid kits.
• Provide/arrange training in First aid as required.
• Complete all health and safety reports in a timely manner including, but not limited to, WCB (Workers Compensation Board) and OHS forms and ensure incidents are properly reported.
• Manage all WCB documentation for both sites
• Lead the WCB cases and act as liaison with management, WCB and workers in relation to health and safety.
• Support Human Resources with ESRW (Early and safe return to work) and modified work processes.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a Health and Safety role in an industrial/manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in MS Office, particularly strong in Excel.
• Physically capable of walking long distances.
• Can-do and roll up the sleeves attitude with a thirst for knowledge.
• Self-directed, self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Detail oriented, strong data…