Health and Safety Mining Specialist

Toromont Cat is seeking a Health and Safety Specialist to join our team in Toronto. The Health and Safety Specialist will play a key role in elevating and continuously improving the support provided to the supervisory and management teams.

The successful candidate will be collaborating with the leadership team members of the Mining operations to ensure all health and safety policies, procedures and programs are implemented and adhered to within the operations. The successful candidate will be providing health and safety service with the 4 A’s mindset - assess, analyze, audit, and assist. The successful candidate will take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of Company personnel and assets in conjunction with legislative compliance relative to an autonomous haul truck mine site.

As a Health & Safety Specialist , YOU will experience: 

• Working within one of the safest organizations in the industry where your safety and well-being are our most important priority


•  Working for the best in class equipment dealer and with the premium Caterpillar brand


• Opportunities to continuously Learn, Grow and Develop with our Toromont team through our internal Training teams that are geared for your success


•  Competitive total rewards including: wages, benefits, and premiums (as eligible)


• An opportunity for flexible work schedules and opportunities across multiple locations across Eastern Canada

In a typical day, YOU will:

• Model the way for safe, environmentally sound and healthy work behaviours in support of Toromont's Health and Safety Policies, Programs and initiatives.


• Partner with our customers in support of Toromont Cat's and individual site safety requirements.


• Act as an industry specific resource and provide support to Detour Operation, and other Mining operations throughout the Toromont Cat territories.


• Conduct site visit and audits to operation locations for compliance with corporate policies, applicable legislation, regulations and standards.


• Assist operation management in understanding and correcting compliance deficiencies through the implementation of effective and sustainable actions.


• Assist operation management in the investigation of incidents to determine root causes and drive the development of corrective actions and preventative measures.


• Has the responsibility to liaison with various Workers Compensation Board representing Toromont Cat for the Detour and other Mining Operations.


• Assist operation management in the implementation of health and safety programs, including but not limited to training, assist in the drafting of site specific SOPs, emergency response plan, medical monitoring program (if needed).


• Conduct research on specific topics and provide recommendation of solutions, e.g. fall protection, air quality, exposure to designated substance (if any)


• Collect and analyze safety data and conduct related research to identify trends


• Prepare and produce reports and statistics for management


• Provide “best industry practices” solutions for workplace hazards


• Identify training requirements and gaps for site management and, where possible, conduct and/or coordinate training and education programs for employees, management and customers as required based on site requirements


• Work directly with external authorities and groups (government, industry, vendors) by representing Toromont Cat at meetings, hearings, inspections and committees.

Must-haves for this role:

• Post-Secondary Education in a related field with over 3 year’s experience in an operations position.


• Minimum 3 years’ experience in the areas of Occupational Health and Safety, Workers’ Compensation, Dangerous Goods, Fire Safety and Training, Material Handling/Warehousing.


• Experience in mining related industries would be an asset.


• Safety conscious with high standard investigative, analytical and human relations capacity.


• Improvement mindset with sound working knowledge of the Ontario OH&S Act, Workplace Safety and Insurance Act.


• Canadian Registered Safety Technician or Professional (CRST / CRSP) certification would be an asset.


• Customer centric and strong communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships and share information across all levels of the organization.


• Exceptional organizational skills with a sense of urgency and ability to work collaboratively in a team.


• Results driven and proactive with the ability to manage and prioritize with multiple tasks in a fast paced and deadline driven environment.


• Self-motivated professional and team player with strong business acumen and attention to detail.


• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint and comfortable with systems and other in-house tools


• Willing and able to travel to multiple locations, manage rotational schedules ongoing and work flexible hours in support of the business needs


• A valid Driver’s License and clean Driver's Abstract


• Bilingual in English and French preferred

About Toromont Cat

With over 4,000 employees and 56 locations from Manitoba to Newfoundland, Toromont Cat has a proven track record, industry knowledge, dealership infrastructure, and service mindset to ensure our Construction, Mining, and Power Generation customers succeed. At Toromont Cat, work is built around people's strengths, our products, technology and an outstanding customer experience and through our strong partnership with Caterpillar ™, Toromont Cat takes care of our employees who take care of our customers! When you join our team, you become a member of the Toromont family. Your success is our success!

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