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About the Role
The Facilities Management and Space Planning office manages a complex set of facilities for the Temerty Faculty of Medicine (TFOM). As a Health and Safety Technician, you will support safe and compliant lab operations in TFOM during routine inspections, lab relocations, and facility transitions, working closely with EHS to ensure alignment with institutional safety standards and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities
- Monitor observance of health and safety/security regulations for TFOM laboratories.
- Probe for information with laboratory staff and management to understand safety requirements for new laboratory setups.
- Coordinate with facility management and Health and Safety Officers to ensure new laboratory spaces meet required specifications and comply with University of Toronto requirements.
- Develop and maintain procedures for relocation plans, including timelines and resource allocation.
- Ensure all necessary safety protocols are followed during the packing, moving, and unpacking of hazardous materials or chemicals.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field (e.g., science, life sciences) or acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience.
- Minimum four (4) years' relevant experience supporting health and safety inspections, safety operations, and laboratory relocations.
- Experience assessing compliance during visits in permitted labs using a predefined checklist.
- Experience working with and providing reports to compliance inspectors within a large academic setting.
- Knowledge of lab design and experience with lab set up, performance testing, and decommissioning.
- Professional Certification such as Safety Engineering/Industrial Hygiene/Occupational Health and Safety/Biosafety (one or more of CRSP, CIH/ROH) or in the process of obtaining.
- Professional Memberships/Affiliations in one or more of: Association of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals, Occupational Hygiene Association of Ontario or in the process of obtaining.
- Demonstrated experience monitoring and maintaining laboratory equipment, consumables, and supplies.
- Advanced proficiency with M365.
- Experience with Environmental Health & Safety databases and database management.
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a larger team.
- Ability to develop strong working relationships with faculty conducting a wide range of research.
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to follow established processes.
- Experience working in a large University or public sector environment.
Skills
- Chemical safety
- Biological safety
- Radiation safety
- M365 proficiency
- Environmental Health & Safety databases
- Database management
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
Location
- St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Work Type
- Full-Time
Experience Level
- Minimum four (4) years' relevant experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or equivalent education and experience
- Professional Certification (CRSP, CIH/ROH) or in process
- Professional Memberships/Affiliations
Salary/Compensations
- $79,640 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $101,845
About the Company
- Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.
- The Facilities Management and Space Planning office manages a complex set of facilities for the Temerty Faculty of Medicine (TFOM), on campus and off – and is responsible for consultation, planning, design and implementation of sophisticated, complicated projects for highly specialized research and academic needs.
- The Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) resides within The Division of the Vice-President Research & Innovation (VPRI) with the broad mission to ensure that an environmentally responsible, safe and healthy work, research and study environment exists at the University of Toronto.
Equal Opportunity
- Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.