National Health and Safety Coordinator

EMCO Corporation is one of Canada's leading construction wholesale distribution businesses, serving contractors and partners across the country. Backed by more than 115 years of experience, we combine the strength and stability of a national organization with the agility and entrepreneurial spirit of a growing business. Our purpose is to help build stronger communities by delivering the products, expertise, and service that support critical systems in residential, commercial, industrial, and infrastructure projects across Canada.

What makes EMCO Corporation different is our people and culture. Our teammates are empowered to make decisions, develop customer relationships, drive growth, and shape the future of their business. We provide the tools, support, and mentorship needed to succeed, while encouraging initiative, accountability, and innovation. Our culture is built on four core values: Fairness & Caring, Trust & Respect, and Straight Talk.

EMCO Corporation is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where every teammate can succeed. We believe that diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and ideas make us a stronger organization and better partner to our customers. We actively encourage applications from women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, and individuals from all backgrounds.

The Health and Safety Coordinator, reporting to the National Health & Safety Leader, plays a key role in fostering and advancing Emco's world-class Health, Safety, and Wellness (HS&W) culture, supporting our vision that "No One at Emco Gets Hurt." In this role, you will contribute to the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of a wide range of HS&W programs and initiatives that help Emco meet its health and safety objectives and regulatory obligations.

Responsibilities include:

• Supporting program development, conducting safety assessments and inspections, evaluating Profit Centre (PC) safety programs, assisting with environmental health and safety initiatives, developing and implementing policies and procedures, coordinating incident investigations, and maintaining health and safety data and reporting processes.
• Providing guidance, support, and expertise on all matters related to health, safety, and wellness, helping to create a safe and healthy workplace for everyone.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead the process of tracking and reporting H&S incidents from inception to completion.
• Coordinate with Emco’s third party WCB claims management team, the Payroll and Benefits team administrators and PC Managers as needed throughout the life of active WCB claims.
• Conduct post-incident investigations when needed including interviews with injured teammates to effectively track root causes and corrective actions.
• Support the National Health and Safety Leader regarding key priorities including writing, publishing, and communicating policies, supplements, reports, job aids and best practices that support sustainable safe workplaces.
• Facilitate regular regional HS&W meetings that provide a platform to communicate new requirements, review performance, highlight trends, develop action plans, and review progress.
• Ensure HS&W resources available on Emco’s intranet are regularly reviewed and updated as required.
• Take a leading role in the creation and publication of HS&W resources, and training materials for PCMs and teammates.
• Lead the product recall data review and communication process to ensure PCs and customers are made aware of recall notices.

Qualifications:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build and maintain strong working relationships.
• Self-starter who takes initiative, challenges the status quo, and has a strong focus on enhancing efficiency and results.
• Minimum Education: University Degree or College Diploma.
• In-depth knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety standards and legislation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, TEAMS, and PowerPoint.

Additional Information:

Salary Range - $70,000-$90,000. EMCO is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a discrimination, harassment, and barrier free workplace where all employees can contribute to their fullest potential.