🚨 NOW HIRING | Health & Safety Coordinator
📍 Welland, ON | On Site
🏭 Heavy Industrial Manufacturing | Steel Industry
💰 Salary: $65,000 to $75,000 annually
Ellos HR Solutions is recruiting a Health & Safety Coordinator for a well established heavy industrial manufacturing company in Welland, Ontario.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Health & Safety professional who enjoys being hands on, working directly with employees on the manufacturing floor, and making a real difference in workplace safety.
Our client operates in a demanding industrial environment where employee safety, regulatory compliance and continuous improvement are essential.
We are looking for someone who can help strengthen an already established safety culture while working closely with Operations, Human Resources and plant leadership.
🦺 WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
🔹 Develop and improve workplace safety programs, procedures and preventative initiatives
🔹 Conduct workplace inspections, identify potential hazards and recommend corrective actions
🔹 Lead investigations involving workplace incidents, injuries and near misses
🔹 Support safety programs involving cranes, mobile equipment, confined spaces, PPE and hazardous materials
🔹 Coordinate employee safety training, certifications and onboarding programs
🔹 Monitor compliance with Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and applicable regulations
🔹 Participate in Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) activities and workplace inspections
🔹 Prepare safety reports, monitor incident trends and communicate findings to management
🔹 Support contractor safety programs and ensure visitors follow site safety requirements
🔹 Assist with environmental compliance activities, including air emissions, hazardous materials and environmental monitoring
🔹 Work directly with supervisors and employees to encourage safer work practices throughout the facility
🎯 WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
✅ Experience in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment is essential
✅ Post secondary education in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Science or a related discipline
✅ Strong working knowledge of Ontario OHSA and workplace safety regulations
✅ Experience conducting incident investigations, workplace inspections and risk assessments
✅ Familiarity with industrial safety programs involving LOTO, cranes, mobile equipment, confined spaces and hazardous materials
✅ Joint Health & Safety Committee Management Certification, or willingness to obtain it
✅ CRSP designation or actively working toward certification is a strong asset
✅ Comfortable delivering safety training to employees and speaking in front of groups
✅ Strong communication, organizational and problem solving skills
✅ Proficiency with Microsoft Office and safety reporting documentation
Experience in steel manufacturing, metal processing, foundries, heavy equipment or other demanding industrial environments would be particularly valuable.
🌟 COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
💰 Annual salary: $65,000 to $75,000
⏰ Overtime paid at 1.5x after 44 hours per week
🩺 Comprehensive health benefits
📈 Company pension plan
🏭 Established heavy industrial manufacturing operation
🤝 Opportunity to work closely with plant leadership and make a meaningful impact on workplace safety
📚 Professional development and exposure to a wide range of industrial safety programs
📍 LOCATION
Welland, Ontario
This is a permanent, full time, on site opportunity.
If you have a strong Health & Safety background in **heavy indus
