Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Sandvik Mining is seeking a

Environmental Health & Safety Specialist

Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba

At Sandvik, we offer you a world of opportunities. Our diverse businesses and global network enable you to explore your potential and thrive. We recognize your performance and offer various ways to fuel your growth towards exceptional achievements.

Are you an EHS professional in Winnipeg looking for a role where you can see the impact of your work every day? Sandvik is hiring an Environmental Health & Safety Specialist to strengthen our safety culture, support regulatory compliance and drive practical improvements across our Winnipeg operations.

This is an excellent next step for a Winnipeg-area EHS Coordinator or Specialist with one to three years of experience who enjoys partnering with employees and leaders, investigating incidents and turning findings into safer work practices. You will help shape programs, training and continuous improvement while building your career with a global mining technology company.

Ready to make safety part of how work gets done? Bring your EHS knowledge, practical judgment and collaborative approach to Sandvik. You will build broad experience across programs, audits, investigations and training while helping create a safer workplace for everyone.

What you will be doing

• Design, develop, implement and oversee environmental, health and safety programs and procedures that protect employees and surrounding communities.
• Conduct studies, audits, inspections and investigations to support compliance with government laws, standards and regulations.
• Lead accident and incident investigations, complete root-cause analyses and help identify effective corrective actions.
• Promote safety-conscious work practices and support engaging EHS training programs.
• Develop, monitor and communicate meaningful safety performance measures.
• Monitor applicable EHS legislation and maintain accurate, current records in Sandvik's database.
• Recommend updates to policies and procedures when legislation, legal requirements or business needs change.
• Support the Joint Health and Safety Committee with on-site inspections and maintain complete audit and inspection records; perform other relevant duties as assigned.

Environmental Health and Safety

We are ethical and compliant, dedicated to health, safety, and sustainability. We put health and safety first!

• Comply with Sandvik safety policies and applicable government, customer, and industry regulations or requirements.
• Identify and report unsafe work habits, workplace incidents, and near misses. Perform risk assessments (Take Five) before each task.
• Maintain an orderly work area and ensure housekeeping requirements are met.
• Attend Environmental, Health and Safety related training.
• Wear the required personal protective equipment (PPE) assigned for each task.

What you will bring along

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Health and Safety or a related field.
• One to three (1-3) years of experience in environmental health and safety.
• Knowledge of and ability to conduct incident investigations and root-cause analyses.
• Joint Health and Safety Committee training or related experience.
• Knowledge of applicable environmental, health and safety legislation.
• Computer literacy and proficiency with Microsoft Office.
• Valid Class 5 driver's licence in good standing.
• Must be eligible to work in Canada.

In return for your passion and drive we will offer you...

• A Winnipeg-based opportunity where you can make a visible impact on workplace safety and business performance.
• The opportunity to work closely with employees and leaders and influence practical safety improvements.
• A collaborative role within an ambitious, global industry-leading company.
• Opportunities to broaden your EHS experience and grow your career.
• Ongoing development and training.
• An excellent comprehensive compensation package including a pension plan with matching, competitive health, dental, life and disability benefits.
• The annual salary range for this position is $77,440.00-$87,120.00, with the final offer determined by the candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, internal equity, and applicable local market conditions.

Our Culture

Our core values are the soul of the company. They guide us in our actions and daily business decisions. We are a company with an open-minded culture that encourages employees to share ideas and work innovatively. We embrace diversity and inclusion and inspire everyone to bring their authentic selves to work every day! We take pride in our agile customer-focused decision making. We empower our employees, providing strong performance management and opportunities to grow your career.

Do you want to learn more?

To learn more about Sandvik, our people and products, please visit our website: https://www.home.sandvik/en/about-us/

How to Apply

All qualified persons are encouraged to apply at www.sandvik.com/careers to the Environmental Health & Safety Specialist position, requisition # R0097351. While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those considered for an interview will be contacted. Candidates who participate in an interview will be informed of the hiring decision or receive a status update within the applicable timeframe, no later than 45 days.

Our recruitment process may involve the use of artificial intelligence to assist with application screening. AI tools support but do not replace human decision-making. Personal information collected during this process is handled in accordance with the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act.

This opportunity is intended to fill a vacancy following an employee departure or internal movement.

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from members of equity-seeking communities including women, racialized persons, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual orientations or gender identities/expressions. We are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free experience for applicants with accessibility needs; therefore, requests for accommodation can be made at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact [email protected] for more information.