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Safety Advisor - Regular Full-time
Municipality: Township of Langley This posting closed on

December 23, 2011
at 4:30 PM
Job ID: E010 (Please quote job ID on resume when applying)
Department: Human Resources
Job Description: Join a ???Community of Communities??? ??? The Township of Langley is a growing community that maintains a unique balance between state-of-the art manufacturing, retail and service sectors, and, vibrant agricultural and rural areas. The Township of Langley is totally committed to sustainability, customer focus, and providing our 100,000+ residents with outstanding services. A truly fun and beautiful place to work, the Township of Langley offers competitive salaries; excellent benefit packages; municipal pension plan; employee wellness programs; and, opportunities for professional development and career growth.

The Township of Langley is currently recruiting for a regular full-time Safety Advisor to join our team of professionals in the Human Resources Division.

In this exempt position reporting to the Director, Human Resources you are a recognized and skilled practitioner in the safety field, specifically holding a degree or diploma in Occupational Health and Safety, a CRSP designation and at least five years related experience. You are well versed and knowledgeable in all aspects of WorkSafeBC and a specialist in the area of workplace health and safety with specific emphasis on providing guidance and advice with respect to the Township???s OHS program. You must be able to interpret and provide advice to managers, supervisors and employees in matters pertaining to the application of WorkSafeBC regulations. You possess extensive hands-on experience in designing and implementing safety programs, conducting safety audits, coordinating disability management initiatives and delivering safety related training to diverse work groups.

You have been an integral part of many Corporate Health and Safety Committees in a unionized environment (preferably in the Municipal sector), and can readily demonstrate your ability in providing advice, direction and leadership in this arena as well as in the area of conducting accident investigation and follow up reporting. A demonstrated track record in working with a diverse group of employees concerning occupational health and safety is required. You are a perceptive, high energy individual with the ability to establish sensitive and productive relationships with managers, union officials, employees, contractors and WorkSafeBC representatives. You are computer literate and have exceptional interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.

A competitive salary commensurate with experience is available with this Exempt position.

If you wish to pursue this exciting career in a growing community, please send your r??sum?? quoting bulletin file #E010, along with a cover letter and copies of the applicable certificates/designations, in confidence to:

Human Resources Division, Township of Langley
20338 65 Avenue, Langley, BC V2Y 3J1
Fax #: 604.533.6129
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately we are unable to accept resumes via email at this time.

The closing date for this competition is by 4:30 pm Friday, December 23, 2011.

We appreciate all applications; however, only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Web Address: tol.ca
Address: Township of Langley
4th Floor Civic Facility
20338 65 Avenue
Langley, BC, V2Y 3J1
E-mail:
Fax: 604.533.6129
Opening Date: November 29, 2011 08:30 AM
Closing Date: December 23, 2011 04:30 PM

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