Environmental Health and Safety Advisor

Environmental Health and Safety AdvisorFull-timeCompensation: CAD60000- CAD70000- yearlyCompany DescriptionAtKenny U-Pull, we take pride in giving used vehicles a second life. Our27 auto recycling yardsacross Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia are backed by 400+ employees who are passionate about reinventing the market for used cars and helping to create a greener environment for generations to come. Since 2008, we have recycled over 1 million vehicles and counting!Kenny U-Pull is a division ofAmerican Iron & Metal (AIM), a recognized global leader in the metal recycling industry, with more than 125 site locations, 4000 employees worldwide and over 3.5 billion dollars in yearly sales.Job DescriptionReporting to the AIM Recycling Ontario Environmental Regional Manager, theEHS Advisorworks closely with Regional Managers, Branch Managers, and AIM Recycling EHS teams to plan, organize, coordinate, and oversee environmental, health, and safety initiatives. This role supports corporate objectives while preventing workplace accidents, occupational illnesses, and environmental incidents across theOntario Kenny U-Pullsites.What you're responsible for:Supporting the continual development of the EHS culture with all Branch Managers and employeesAdvising, collaborating, and supporting Branch Managers regarding related strategical EHS initiatives, programs, procedures, and toolsPerforming regular inspections of workplaces, work practices, and environmental controls to ensure that safety and all EHS regulatory requirements are respectedPerforming occupational risk analysis on various aspects of operations and proposing preventive measures to ensure successOccasionally responding to and supporting after-hours incidents, emergencies, and community or regulatory complaints, ensuring timely resolution, regulatory reporting  and follow-upConducting incident investigations and utilizing root cause analysis to determine preventive measures in collaboration with managers and EHS partnersSupporting and auditing the adequacy and effectiveness of EHS preventive measuresParticipating and collaborating with regulatory and third parties for inspections or investigations, MOL, MECP, Fire Dept., etc.)Responding to employees and internal / external customers’ environmental, occupational health and safety information requestsPlanning and performing internal trainings sessions and monitor completion of mandatory EHS trainingsTracking and reporting on various EHS metrics and key indicatorsConducting and assisting with orientation sessions for new hires and participate in on-boarding activities as requiredSupporting the rollout of corporate/EHS programs, policies, and other initiativesAdvising site Health and Safety CommitteePerforming other related tasks related to EHS duties, as assignedQualificationsTo join our team:You have a minimum of 1+ years of health and safety experience in a similar work environment (production, recycling, or retail operations)You have a diploma or degree in Environmental Health and Safety or related courseYou have a valid class G driver's licenseYou have strong knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulations for Industrial Establishments O.Reg 851/90, Ontario Fire Code, Environmental Regulations, and others as necessaryYou have strong planning, organizational and adaptability skillsYou are able to travel across Ontario 50% of the timeYou are able to manage multiple files and tasks simultaenouslyYou are proficient in MS OfficeAdditional InformationWhat we offer:A competitive salary starting at $75,000/year + bonusAIM Tuition Assistance ProgramVacation, benefits and RRSP matching program24/7 access to virtual health careA boot voucher on your first dayExclusive employee discounts on parts from any Kenny U-Pull yardBy clicking the link above or any third-party link within this posting, you are leaving this site and going to a third-party website where the third-party website's terms and privacy policy applyJob LocationGoogle Maps requires functional cookies to be enabledI'm interestedI'm interestedPrivacy Notice