Health And Safety Quality Assurance Specialist

This position provides support to unit and regional leadership teams to assist them in executing the Compass programs and ensuring compliance with the relevant laws and regulations in Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) and Quality Assurance (Food Safety). This role will be responsible for implementing and monitoring Compass’ Occupational Health & Safety and Quality Assurance programs across all sectors, predominantly in the Prairie Region. The HSQA Specialist must be a strategic thinker who can add value by anticipating future needs and developing solutions and must be driven to achieve effective and timely results.

Regular unit visits will be required to audit and provide coaching to the onsite management teams. The HSQA specialist will also be responsible for program development, classroom and onsite training and regular report development.

Travel Required: 25%

• Typically travelling within Edmonton, AB or 2-3 hours out of city limits (Day Trips)
• Travel to Saskatchewan + Manitoba ( 9-10 times a year)

Now, if you were to come on board as our HSQA Specialist, we’d ask you to do the following for us:

• Deliver training and education programs to varying audience levels
• Contribute to strategic and operational review/planning and project meetings, including new business and requests for proposals
• Ensure our operating locations’ risk management practices and safety cultures are in line with corporate goals.
• Keep up to date on current and future developments in compliance and best practices.
• Other duties, tasks & responsibilities as assigned.
• Conduct onsite Health and Safety and Quality Assurance assessments (audits), develop actions plans and monitor through to completion.
• Work collaboratively with other divisional and unit level HSQA team members to share learning’s and establish/ implement strategies and processes
• Generate statistical reports, analyze for trends and develop strategies to improve HSQA performance.
• Provide strategic and operational advice, guidance and support to regional and unit-based operational leaders.
• Build and manage professional and customer focused relationships with all key stakeholders (internal and external).
• Build safety awareness and advance the organization’s safety culture through information campaigns, training and education.
• Liaise with regulatory agencies including OHS and Public Health.
• Review occupational and food safety incident investigation reports; assist with development of corrective actions to ensure closure of required actions and support the implementation of sustainable measures to prevent reoccurrence
• Provide support and guidance to operators with respect to external 3rd party food safety audits
• Report on HSQA performance to regional and senior leaders.
• Act as subject matter expert at regular operational meetings and conference calls.

Think you have what it takes to be our HSQA Specialist? We’re committed to hiring the best talent for the role. Here’s how we’ll know you are the best fit:

• Practical and theoretical knowledge as well as hands-on experience with conducting safety management system audits.
• Ability to work independently with minimal day-to-day supervision.
• Strong knowledge of Windows applications, incl. Word, Excel, Power Point
• At least 2-5 years’ experience in Occupational Health & Safety/Food Safety
• Experience with leading and facilitating incident investigations.
• Ability to multi-task, organize and plan effectively, and work with multiple deadlines.
• Experience working in the food service and/or professional cleaning industries.
• Fluent in English (both spoken and written); French would be an asset
• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety/Food Safety from a recognized post-secondary institution.
• Experience dealing with contractors, external audit companies and with regulatory agencies
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Experience in developing, implementing and improving safety management systems and processes.
• Valid drivers license and vehicle as this position requires regular travel
• Proven analytical, data/information management to create Executive Summaries and creative thinking skills
• Possess excellent working knowledge of Provincial legislation.
• Possess a high level of accountability.
• Demonstrable effective communication (written/verbal)