Environment, Health & Safety Coordinator
Lethbridge, ABFull time - SalaryPosted 3w ago
About the role
The EHS Coordinator supports a safe, healthy, and compliant workplace at Sunrise Farms by implementing, monitoring, and continuously improving EHS programs across the facility. This hands-on role involves partnering with production, maintenance, and management to identify and reduce risks, ensure regulatory compliance, promote employee wellbeing, and foster a safety-focused culture.
Responsibilities
- Promote a positive safety culture by engaging employees and leaders in health, safety, and environmental initiatives.
- Conduct regular inspections, audits, and observations throughout the facility to identify hazards and ensure safe work practices are followed.
- Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of EHS programs, procedures, and training.
- Lead or support incident investigations, root cause analyses, and corrective action plans.
- Track corrective actions and follow up to ensure timely completion and effectiveness.
- Maintain hazard assessments, safe work procedures, and other EHS documentation.
- Coordinate Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) activities, meetings, inspections, and reporting requirements.
- Monitor workplace injury claims and support return-to-work and modified work programs.
- Deliver new hire safety orientation and assist with ongoing employee training and awareness programs.
- Provide coaching and guidance to employees and supervisors on health, safety, and environmental requirements.
- Analyze EHS performance metrics and prepare reports for facility and corporate leadership.
- Support internal audits, regulatory inspections, and compliance initiatives.
- Partner with operations and maintenance teams to drive continuous improvement and reduce workplace risks.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Post-Secondary education in Occupational Health & Safety, Environmental Health & Safety, or a related field.
- 2-5 years of health and safety experience in manufacturing, food processing, distribution, or industrial environment.
- Working knowledge of Provincial OHS regulations and occupational health and safety best practices.
- Experience conducting incident investigations, hazard assessments, workplace inspections, and corrective action follow-up.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build positive working relationships across all levels of the organization.
- Excellent organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
Skills
Required:Occupational Health & SafetyIncident InvestigationHazard AssessmentsCommunication & Interpersonal SkillsTraining & Coaching
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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