Health and Safety Specialist (New Graduate Opportunity

Location

Kitchener, ON | Canada

Job description

Company

Wonderbrands is a leading Canadian bakery with 140 years of experience in baking packaged breads. We are the makers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D’Italiano, Gadoua, and Casa Mendosa. We have a network of 14 Bakery Manufacturing facilities across Canada.

Our Program:

Do you have a passion to innovate and a desire to challenge the status quo? We are seeking upcoming and recent graduates who are interested in joining an organization that offers opportunities to work in a fun, stimulating, and dynamic environment as a Health & Safety Specialist.  

We want to help you unleash your full potential! Our Wonderbrands Next Gen Talent Program is designed for high-potential young professionals, with an objective of training the next generation of leaders and developing our home-grown talent. We create safe and inclusive spaces that encourage you to be you. The result is an agile workplace, filled with Team Members that have a relentless obsession with continuous improvement and an entrepreneurial spirit.

If you are a recent graduate or plan to graduate this year, the Wonderbrands Next Gen Talent Program could be a great opportunity for you. Come join us on our journey to become the world’s great baker!

What Wonderbrands Offers:

• We believe in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training; Unleashing Your Potential 
• Many of our team members who joined us through similar “new graduate” programs were able to accelerate their career growth and reach high levels in our organization within a few years of joining us
• Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, & a generous flexible Medical/Health spending account
• Employer matching Pension program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - restaurants, gyms, shopping etc. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Enhance Environmental, Health and Safety awareness throughout the bakery
• Partner with the Bakery Leadership team to provide guidance and technical support on issues relative to health & safety programs, polices and initiatives
• Ensures all safety and environment incidents are thoroughly investigated for root causes and corrective or preventative actions that may be required.
• Provide motivation, training, coaching, support, inspiration and direction to a diverse work force
• Establish and sustain positive employee engagement through effective communications with all employees in order to foster an environment where innovation and cooperation are used to solve problems
• Organize and assist bakery supervision in execution of safety meetings.
• Maintain training records to ensure compliance
• Conduct Health and Safety Audits as required
• Assist in Management of Change requirements
• Conducts workplace inspections to proactively identify and control hazards; prepares required documentation and ensures follow up

About You:

• Post-Secondary education from an accredited institution
• CRSP Designation (Canadian Registered Safety Professional) is an asset
• Solid verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to maintain high level of self-motivation, set priorities within established guidelines and work independently
• Ability to work in an environment that values cross-functional cooperation
• Passionate and desire to work and learn about the food manufacturing industry and innovation
• Ability to work in a start-up and team-based culture, working as a team to deliver outstanding results
• Positive attitude and a results-oriented mindset
• Bright, driven and clear about your future career goals
• Roll up your sleeves mentality with a whatever it takes mindset to get the job done
• Exceptional problem solving mindset with an ability to tackle difficult problems in a logical way
• Travel to other sites in Ontario as require
• Candidates applying must be a recent graduate

What is the recipe for a great career at Wonderbrands? Working at Wonderbrands, there is never a dull moment! As a successful company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an entrepreneurial spirit which encourages all our team members to use their own creativity and out of the box thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.

Wonderbrands, now part of the FGF Brands Group of companies, is unlocking an incredible opportunity for growth through a focus on production innovation capabilities, through a leading-edge supply chain practice and investing deeply in communities where we bake. We are heavily focused on embracing an entrepreneurial drive and a highly collaborative start up culture with an emphasis on cross-functional collaboration.

Disclaimer: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.

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