Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Specialist

Our client is an ambitious Canadian space systems company in the Greater Toronto Area building rockets, satellites, and space robotics. Their R&D and manufacturing environment includes energetics, cryogenics, high-pressure systems, reactive metal powders, and controlled goods. The Environmental, Health, Safety and Security Specialist owns the environmental, health, safety, and security programs across their facilities.

You will develop, implement, and maintain EHS and security programs, ensure regulatory compliance, reduce workplace risk, and foster a strong safety culture while protecting people, flight hardware, and intellectual property. The role splits time between the office and the manufacturing floor, with occasional travel between sites.

• →Develop and continuously improve EHS policies and programs under Ontario OHSA and its regulations (O. Reg. 851, O. Reg. 297/13, WHMIS 2015)
• →Conduct routine workplace inspections, job hazard analyses, and risk assessments
• →Lead incident investigations including critical injury reporting to MLITSD, maintain injury and illness records, support WSIB claims and return-to-work planning
• →Support and/or chair the Joint Health and Safety Committee
• →Coordinate emergency response planning, fire drills, evacuation procedures, and spill response
• →Manage Environmental Compliance Approvals and reporting under the Ontario EPA and CEPA, including hazardous waste handling, storage, and disposal per O. Reg. 347
• →Deliver EHS training including WHMIS 2015, Working at Heights, Lockout/Tagout, Confined Space, and Forklift, and coach frontline supervisors
• →Conduct internal audits, support MLITSD and MECP inspections, maintain SDS, permits, and compliance documentation
• →Maintain the physical security program, access control, visitor management, surveillance, badge management, and after-hours protocols
• →Administer the Controlled Goods Program registration and compliance, and manage personnel security screening for employees, contractors, and visitors

• Diploma or degree in Occupational Health and Safety, Environmental Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 3 to 5+ years of EHS experience in an Ontario manufacturing or industrial environment
• Solid working knowledge of Ontario OHSA, WHMIS 2015, WSIB processes, and environmental legislation (EPA, O. Reg. 347, CEPA)
• Experience conducting incident investigations, risk assessments, and internal audits
• Effective communicator who can deliver training, coach supervisors, and engage with regulatory and law enforcement bodies
• Legally authorized to work in Canada and eligible for registration under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program

• EHS experience in aerospace, defence, energetics, or chemical manufacturing
• Prior CGP administration experience
• Background in physical security, access control, and personnel screening

A competitive base salary and broad ownership of the EHS and security function at one of Canada's most ambitious space companies, with real influence on safety culture from the ground up.