Health and Safety Project Intern

Giant Tiger is looking for a Health & Safety Project Intern to join our team for a four-month full-time paid internship and support the delivery of a key initiative: our Health & Safety Store Excellence Program.

In this role youll work directly with more than 120 Giant Tiger stores across Ontario helping Store Owner/Managers navigate the program from application through completion. Youll process and track applications maintain information in our internal portal and provide responsive support to stores throughout the process.

This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on Health & Safety experience while taking ownership of work that has a real business impactthe program helps participating stores save thousands of dollars per location. Youll build experience in program coordination stakeholder support data and records management and working within a large Canadian retailer.

Workplace Arrangements:

This is a hybrid role wherein you can expect to be onsite 2-3 days per week. You can work out of our Ottawa Home Office on Walkley road or our Johnstown Ontario Distribution Centre on 1 Giant Tiger Boulevard.

What Youll Be Doing:

• Working in a team environment on special projects

• Learning about legislative requirements mostly Ontario but most provinces are included.

• Assisting stores with implementing occupational health and safety programs.

• Building and compiling occupational health and safety program content across the business.
  

What Youll Bring:

• Recent graduate or currently enrolled in a Health and Safety or Human Resource program

• Ability to work independently and/or as part of a team

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy

• Desire to conduct clerical and administrative tasks

• Ability to exhibit patience when performing repetitive tasks ensuring consistent quality

• Computers skills with Microsoft Office programs (Word Excel Power Point)

• Good communication skills

• Basic knowledge of occupational health and safety.