Health and Safety Student

Why Join Our Team?

Sofina Foods is one of Canada's leading manufacturers of primary and further processed protein products for retail and foodservice customers as well as international markets. Join our family of diverse, talented, and dedicated people and become part of an industry leading company as well as we strive to be the most successful food company in the world.

What We Can Offer You:• Health and Safety Student Opportunity: From April 1 - August 31, 2025

What is the Job About?

• Support incident investigations, determine root cause, develop corrective actions, and perform closure verification activities. Including developing and preparing incident shares.
• Be a champion of the Health and Safety program on the floor by performing Safety Walks, TBSO (Task Based Safety Observations) and Behavioral Based Safety Observations.
• Participate in Company health & safety initiatives (such as strategic meetings, conference calls, audits, special projects, etc.) to ensure site representation, inclusion, and consistency.
• Collect and analyze statistical data including leading and lagging data to help prepare the focus for the plant's safety initiatives.
• Administrative functions to include filling, data entry and quiz corrections to ensures full understanding by our builders.
• Ability to partner with other GTA sites Health and Safety Students to network and collaborate on H&S project to be presented at the plants.
• Monitor and assist in the delivery or coordination of health & safety training requirements for the facility.

What You'll Bring:

• Currently enrolled in a Diploma/ Degree program in Occupational Health & Safety or Kinesiology or Ergonomics,
• Knowledgeable in OHSA and relevant regulations.
• Strong computer proficiency including MS Office, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Strong leadership and communication skills with a proven ability to collaborate across many functions.
• Energetic self-starter who is passionate about workplace Health and Safety and able to multitask between projects.
• A team player who is also able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Physical activities include sitting, standing, computer work, lifting, driving, and wearing PPE (safety boots, bump cap and hearing protection) in the plant.

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