The Safety Coordinator supports site safety excellence by helping build a strong culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement. This role partners closely with site leadership and employees to support safety programs, regulatory compliance, training, incident prevention, and employee engagement.
This is a developmental safety leadership role that provides broad exposure to many of the responsibilities of a Safety Manager. The Safety Coordinator typically reports to the site Safety Manager and works closely with regional or product-line safety leadership to support ongoing professional development and growth.
The successful candidate will be highly visible on the floor, build strong relationships across the site, and take an active role in identifying risks and implementing practical solutions that help ensure everyone goes home safely.
- Safety Programs & Compliance: Support the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of site safety and health programs while ensuring alignment with company standards and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Risk Assessment, Audits & Inspections: Participate in workplace inspections, safety audits, observations, and risk-based safety planning. Identify hazards, recommend improvements, and track corrective actions through completion.
- Safety Engagement & Floor Presence: Maintain a strong presence on the floor, build relationships with employees and leaders, address health and safety concerns, and intervene when unsafe conditions or behaviors are identified.
- Incident Investigation & Reporting: Lead or participate in incident investigations, identify root causes, support corrective actions, and maintain accurate safety records and reporting, including SEEDS documentation.
- Training & Onboarding: Support employee safety onboarding, compliance training, and contractor and visitor orientations. Help ensure safety training programs and materials remain current and effective.
- Safety Procedures & Industrial Hygiene: Support the development and maintenance of JSAs, SOPs, lockout procedures, and other safety documentation, as well as industrial hygiene programs such as hearing conservation, respiratory protection, chemical management, and air and noise monitoring.
- Safety Committee & Site Support: Play an active role on the Joint Health and Safety Committee and serve as a key site safety resource, including providing support when the Safety Manager is unavailable.
- Continuous Improvement & Development: Partner with site leadership to strengthen safety performance, employee engagement, and environmental compliance while pursuing professional development opportunities that build capability for future safety leadership roles.
- Support environmental compliance activities, including site inspections and program reviews.
- Assist with environmental testing and monitoring activities, including stack sampling.
- Help maintain and support site environmental programs and initiatives.
- Provide environmental support and coverage during the Safety and Environmental Manager’s absence.
- Assist with other environmental activities as required to support site compliance and operational needs.
Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent.
- Minimum 2 years of safety related experience
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, organizational skills, and accurate record keeping ability
- Proficient computer skills and knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite Products (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc.)
- Direct and empathetic communication style
- Ability to communicate with all levels of staff within the organization as well as external customers
- Manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously and prioritize work accordingly.
- Ability to understand and interpret data while drawing logical conclusions based on available inputs.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Relevant Degree/certificate preferred
- CPR and 1st Aid Certifications
- Familiarity with WSBC standards.
- Certified Safety Professional certifications
Compensation: This role is eligible for our annual merit-increase program, and we are targeting an hourly range of $40.00-$47.97 based on your level of skills, qualifications and experience. You will also be eligible for our Annual Incentive Program, which offers a cash bonus targeting 7% of base pay. Potential plan funding may range from zero to two times that target.
Benefits: When you join our team as a nonunion employee, you and your dependents will be offered coverage under our comprehensive employee benefits plan, which includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. We also support personal volunteerism, sponsor a host of diversity networks, promote mentoring, and provide training and development opportunities to help you chart your path to a fulfilling career.
Retirement: Nonunion Canadian employees are automatically enrolled in our Defined Contribution Pension Plan, which includes a paid company match up to 6%, in addition to a company contribution equaling up to 7.25% of your base salary. Employees are also eligible to enroll in the Retirement Savings Plan (Group RRSP).
About Wood Products:
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About Weyerhaeuser
We sustainably manage forests and manufacture products that make the world a better place. We’re serious about safety, driven to achieve excellence, and proud of what we do. With multiple business lines in locations across North America, we offer a range of exciting career opportunities for smart, talented people who are passionate about making a difference.
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Weyerhaeuser is an equal opportunity employer. Inclusion is one of our five core values and we strive to maintain a culture where all our people feel a sense of belonging, opportunity and shared purpose. We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and supporting an equitable and inclusive environment that inspires people of all backgrounds to join, stay and thrive with our team.
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