Field Safety Personnel

WHO IS LAFARGE?
As a global leader in innovative and sustainable building solutions, Lafarge is enabling greener cities, smarter infrastructure and improving living standards around the world. With sustainability at the core of our strategy, we are becoming a net-zero company, with our people and communities at the heart of our success. We are driving circular construction as a world leader in recycling to build more with less. It’s all thanks to our 7,000 talented people around the world who are passionate about building progress for people and the planet through four business segments: Cement, Ready-Mix Concrete, Aggregates and Solutions & Products.

WHO ARE LAFARGE PEOPLE?
Lafarge people are passionate about finding better ways to build. They embrace innovation and improvement with a pioneering spirit. They work as trusted partners, creating better solutions and experiences for their customers, communities, and colleagues.

Overview:

Reporting to the Asphalt Manager, the applicant is responsible for providing support, training and facilitation to employees with the goal of minimizing health and safety risk. The applicant promotes a proactive approach to health and safety.

Responsibilities: 

• Work with site Field staff, Management Teams and NAB Health & Safety Team to ensure implementation and ongoing improvement of Health and Safety systems.
• Assist at assessing and implementing controls to eliminate hazards.
• Assist with management of safety document databases including Convergence, iCare and Avetta to ensure documents, investigations and contractor records are properly managed.
• Respond to incidents and assist with getting injured employees appropriate medical care.
• Coordinate and participate in incident investigation reports, root cause analysis of incidents and effective corrective actions.
• Support collection, analysis and distribution of safety and training KPI information.
• Assist in monitoring, coordinating and organizing effective H&S training programs consistent with the Lafarge Group’s H&S standards.
• Assist with ensuring compliance with Federal, Provincial and Municipal OHS laws as well as Lafarge Group’s H&S standards and advisories and any job site specific H&S regulations.
• Assist and coordinate review of safety objectives, identifying improvement areas and developing annual action plans within NAB.
• Plan, organize, schedule and conduct HSMS (Standards and Advisory) as well as COR audits of facilities, work areas and equipment. Follow-up audit actions and mandate implementation to ensuring all items have been completed on time and assist with removing any barriers to completion.
• Support site management to ensure the early and safe return to work for injured employees. Work with HR to support accommodation and modified work requirements.
• Lead and facilitate participation of employees at safety meetings and joint health and safety committee meetings.
• Coordinate with site management and Health and Safety Team in regards to new standards and site specific action plans.

Specific Accountabilities:

• Mature attitude and ability to work effectively independent of supervision
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion
• Strong organizational skills, with ability to attend to detail, ensuring accuracy and timeliness
• Well-developed verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, with ability to relate to persons at all corporate levels with diverse educational, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds
• Ability to influence and build collaborative relationships
• Self-motivated and a self-starter
• Proficiency in utilizing computer and web-based systems (proficiency in Convergence, iCare, SAP, etc.)
• Proficiency in working with Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel, Publisher, etc.)  

Qualifications: 

• 2 years of H&S related experience an asset.
• Valid Driver’s License (Class 5, Non-GDL)
• Familiarity with Alberta legislation, codes, standards and best practices in occupational health and safety.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Experience conducting investigations and providing written responses/reports
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, able to break down problems and provide practical solutions.
• Demonstrated time management and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, facilitation, conflict resolution, and crisis management skills.  

As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, may be required.

YOUR LAFARGE EXPERIENCE
At Lafarge, there is endless opportunity for you to play your part. Whether you’re in a technical, managerial, or frontline role, you can shape a career that works for you. With us you’ll have the chance to embrace the passion we share for our planet. You’ll be encouraged to seek out diverse perspectives, share your ideas and build the skills and connections you need to perform at your best. Because it’s only when we work together in a culture where everyone thrives, that we can build the world we all want to live in.