Field Health & Safety Officer

Health & Safety Officer is responsible for administering, communicating, promoting, and evaluating on-site programs and customer initiatives. If you enjoy working outdoors, physical activity, problem solving, and a company that promotes a strong safety culture, this opportunity is for you!

Cando provides specialized rail operating services. We provide a wide range of rail services including short line operations, industrial switching, material handling, terminal & transload services, and more. With over 80 operations, we are the 3^rd largest locomotive fleet in Canada and growing!

Cando Advantages

• Work Life Balance with Fixed Schedules


• Cando’s Technical and Leadership Training Programs


• Award Winning Safety Culture


• Employee Ownership Program


• Group Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Long-Term Disability Insurances


• Flexible Health & Dental Benefits


• Canada’s Best Managed Company for 9 years!

The Health & Safety Officer is responsible for administering, communicating, promoting, and evaluating on-site programs and customer initiatives. The Safety Officer will be a point of contact with the customer on all safety and continuous improvement initiatives.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Communicates the corporate safety philosophy that promotes and supports a safe and healthy workplace


• Sits as a member of the customer’s safety and qualities teams ensuring the customer’s interests are understood and translated into the company’s procedures where practicable


• Performs regular site audits with respect to safety and quality along with assisting with Cando’s efficiency testing program


• Prepares all reporting required at the site related to activities including a safety performance scoreboard


• Ensures they are accessible on site to answer employee questions and provide support and direction on Safety initiatives


• Ensures all employees on site are kept up-to-date on relevant changes to the various applicable provincial Safety and Health legislations and customer programs


• Provides coaching and support to Supervisors and Managers regarding policies, practices and programs to ensure that work is performed in a safe manner


• Ensures incidents, injuries, and near misses are reported and investigated, and appropriate recommendations are implemented


• Assists with the management of WCB claims and return to work initiatives


• E testing focus testing


• Boots on the ground 80%


• Schedule Monday-Friday, change as needed for onsite


• Put on monthly safety meetings/participate in the meetings. At tool-boxes when able to be


• Sit through Customer safety meetings when available

Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including ability to extract pertinent information and present diplomatically


• Critical thinking skills to identify and understand the issues, generate a number of different approaches for resolution, identify the strengths and weaknesses of approaches, and anticipate ramifications of decisions in consideration of variables


• Information gathering skills used in researching legislative and customer safety and reporting requirements


• Demonstrated initiative to independently plan, organize, and prioritize workload


• Proficient use of computer equipment, operating systems, word processing, spreadsheet, and database software


• Extensive knowledge of Workplace Safety and Health legislation, policies, and practices


• Ability to work independently and as part of a team, to plan and resolve issues in a timely manner


• Exercise discretion and good judgement regarding sensitive or confidential issues and in providing information


• Ability to work on a rotating basis including days, evenings and weekends


• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time

Education & Experience

• Completion of an accredited Occupational Safety and Health Program is preferred


• A minimum of five (5) years combined experience in the field of Workplace Safety and Health, Program Development; and Training


• Experience working in an industrial environment with knowledge of oil and gas (asset) and rail operations (Must)


• Hold and maintain a valid Standard First Aid and Basic Rescuer CPR certificate


• A valid driver’s license

Note: This description is not intended to limit the assignment of work or be construed as a complete list of the many duties to be performed by the incumbent. The qualifications are provided so interested candidates understand the level of expertise required in this position.