Safety Associate

Humans of HR is an upcoming boutique recruitment agency in Vancouver and is very quickly becoming the go-to agency for hiring and placement of skilled corporate professionals. Combined with our vast network and extraordinary customer-centric approach, we are the obvious choice in helping you find your next home.

Our client, a growing organization with operations in British Columbia, is seeking a Safety Associate to help support a safe, compliant, and engaged workplace. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a safety professional who enjoys partnering with employees and leadership teams to promote best practices, support training initiatives, and contribute to a positive safety culture.

The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting day-to-day health and safety activities while helping drive continuous improvement across the organization.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Support the execution and continuous improvement of workplace health and safety initiatives.
• Assist with employee training, onboarding, and safety awareness programs.
• Participate in workplace inspections and help identify opportunities to reduce risk.
• Support incident reporting, documentation, and follow-up activities.
• Help maintain safety records, certifications, and compliance-related documentation.
• Collaborate with leaders and employees to encourage safe work practices and proactive hazard identification.
• Assist with policy reviews, program updates, and safety communications.
• Monitor safety metrics and contribute to reporting and trend analysis.
• Provide administrative and operational support to the health and safety function as required.
• Promote a culture where safety is integrated into everyday decision-making.

What We're Looking For:

• Post-secondary education in Occupational Health & Safety, Human Resources, Environmental Health & Safety, or a related discipline.
• Previous experience supporting health and safety programs in an industrial, manufacturing, logistics, construction, or operational environment is considered an asset.
• Strong organizational and administrative skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Comfortable working with Microsoft Office and digital record-keeping systems.
• Ability to build relationships across all levels of an organization.
• A proactive, solution-oriented mindset and a genuine passion for workplace safety.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

• Join a stable and growing organization that values employee wellbeing.
• Gain exposure to a broad range of health and safety initiatives.
• Work alongside experienced leaders and industry professionals.
• Opportunity for professional growth and development within the safety field.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

At Humans of HR, we support the development and growth of our candidates to reach their full potential. If you are thinking about your next career move and the above role is just the right fit, please send us your resume along with a cover letter in confidence and one of our consultants will be in touch for a confidential discussion.