Safety Advisor Jobs

Who We Are

OCL Group Inc. (OCL), is a proudly 100% Canadian, privately held, employee-owned fully integrated general contractor with design-build solutions across Western Canada, with the experience you can trust and the quality you can depend on, serving the energy and municipal infrastructure markets since 2009.

The formation of OCL was a direct result of a few long-tenured industry professionals with an entrepreneurial spirit, wanting to get back to their roots and build an organization “where people matter”. Formed in 2009, OCL started their first project and began building around a business model focused on “People and Doing the Job Right”.

The Role

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Safety Advisor to support our project in Southern Interior British Columbia. This position will be project based and living out allowance will be provided. Rotation is a 6/1, 10-12 hour work day. Duration is 3 months.

This position will be responsible for the following:

• Completing incident investigations including the documenting of incidents, witness statements, root cause analysis on the documentation provided by OCL.
• Performing a general site hazard assessment and developing a mitigation plan to control the known hazards associated with scope of work that is being conducted.
• Updating the general site hazard assessment as new hazards are recognized.
• Updating of the SMP as required and re-communicating and re-distributing it to all site personnel. Forwarding the revised copy to the area safety manager is also required.
• Tracking and reporting of site safety statistics at set intervals on documentation provided by the Area safety manager.
• Assisting supervision or administering post incident and/or reasonable suspicion drug testing.
• The communication of the SMP to employees, subcontractors, client representatives and visitors.
• The review of field level hazard assessments (FLHA), to ensure proper completion and involvement with all personnel associated with the scope of work that the FLHA is being completed for.
• Leading the development of job safety analysis’s (JSA’s) with supervision, employees and subcontractors involved in the scope of work that the JSA is being developed for.
• Conducting Safety Meetings at intervals identified in the safety management plan (SMP).
• The review or distribution for review of known Job procedures and/or safe work practices that apply to the scope of work being conducted. This may include JSA’s or FLHA Cards.
• Ensuring that work on site is conducted in accordance with safe work permit that is in place, OCL policies and procedures, Client requirements and insuring that the OH&S (act, regulation and code) are adhered to.
• Communicating the learning’s from Near Misses, Hazard ID’s, Job Observations and Inspections to all site personnel on a daily basis.
• Completing scheduled safety inspections that are documented on OCL’s general site inspection form.

Our Culture

Our employees would describe the work environment as team based, fast paced and entrepreneurial. We believe in hiring “A” Players who are self-motivated and intrinsically driven to succeed. These types of people thrive in environments with minimal guidance because they are resourceful and can seek out information on their own to make informed decisions. Turning around profitable, safe projects for our clients is key to everything we do. Our office has a casual “blue collar” vibe and we encourage a healthy work/life balance which means we are performance based and not about “punching the clock”.

Compensation/Benefits

• Company provided vehicle for site visits, client meetings, etc.
• $7000 health care spending account per year (can roll into RRSP)
• Eligible for annual bonus based on company performance
• 100% employer-paid drugs, travel, life & dependent life insurance and AD&D
• Long term disability
• Paid vacation
• Competitive base salary, negotiable, based on experience
• Cell phone allowance or company provided cell phone

Requirements

• 5 + years field safety experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Certified National Construction Safety Officer (NCSO)
• Additional certifications or post secondary education an asset
• Excellent Microsoft Office computer skills
• Previous construction and/or mine site project experience

Benefits

OCL is an equal opportunity employer.