IPEX is one of North America’s leading providers of advanced plastic piping systems. Our mission is to shape a better tomorrow by connecting people with water and energy.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Health, Safety and Environmental Specialist based in Edmonton, Alberta
Do not miss the opportunity to join a diverse group of people-centric professionals, thought leaders, and status quo challengers.
You will play a key role in strengthening health, safety, and environmental practices across the site.
In this hands-on role, you’ll have the opportunity to shape safety programs, influence behaviours on the floor, and partner with teams to continuously improve how work is done From leading audits to coaching employees and driving compliance, your work will directly impact the safety and well-being of our people.
If you enjoy being visible on the floor, solving problems, and turning safety into a shared mindset—not just a requirement—this role will give you the platform to make a real difference.
Principal Responsibilities
Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of HSE programs, including adapting initiatives, developing site procedures, and driving engagement
Partner with site teams to identify risks, implement controls, and strengthen safe work practices, including reviewing changes to equipment, materials, and processes
Conduct safety observations, inspections, audits, and gap analyses, ensuring clear action plans and follow-up on corrective actions
Support and facilitate incident investigations, reporting, and claims management, ensuring root cause analysis and timely preventive actions
Ensure regulatory and corporate compliance, including audit coordination, environmental reporting, and KPI tracking
Deliver and coordinate HSE training programs, including new hire orientation and ongoing safety communications
Maintain HSE systems, documentation, and core programs, including PPE, hazardous materials, inspection tracking, and first aid readiness (supplies, certifications, and records)
Escalate critical HSE risks or issues to leadership as needed
Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of HSE programs, including adapting initiatives, developing site procedures, and managing associated documentation and processes
Partner with site teams to identify risks, implement controls, and strengthen safe work practices, including reviewing changes to equipment, materials, and processes
Conduct safety observations, inspections, audits, and gap analyses, ensuring clear action plans and follow-up on corrective actions
Support and facilitate incident investigations, reporting, and claims management, including accurate documentation and tracking, ensuring root cause analysis and timely preventive actions
Ensure regulatory and corporate compliance, including audit coordination, environmental reporting, and KPI tracking
Deliver and coordinate HSE training programs, including new hire orientation and ongoing safety communications
Maintain HSE systems, documentation, and core programs, including PPE, hazardous materials, inspection tracking, and first aid readiness (supplies, certifications, and records)
Escalate critical HSE risks or issues to leadership as needed
Qualifications & Experience
Technical diploma in Occupational Health & Safety (university degree considered an asset)
Minimum 5 years of HSE experience, working in a manufacturing environment is considered an asset
Professional certification (e.g., CRSP, CRST, CSP) is an asset
Strong understanding of Alberta OHS Regulations and Codes
Proven ability to build relationships, influence others, and deliver training effectively
Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
Comfortable working on-site and engaging directly with employees and leaders
Strong computer and reporting skills
IPEX is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for people with disabilities throughout the recruitment process and, upon request, will work with qualified job applicants to provide suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account the applicant’s accessibility needs due to disability. Accommodation requests are available to candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process for IPEX jobs. To request an accommodation, please contact HR at askhr@ipexna.com
Honesty, fairness, integrity, the golden rule: a customer-first culture. Customers want it- even demand it. And it’s so easy to promise.
This is ‘distance race’ thinking, and building a business on it is harder than you might think. It requires you to sacrifice many short-term opportunities for gain. It means spending whatever time it takes to help a client solve a problem on deadline. It means resisting the urge to cut corners on materials that, once in place, no one will ever see.
It means innovation: going beyond what your customers want or expect, and working restlessly to create new products and ideas to fill unmet needs. It means keeping your word, even when it’s inconvenient, and honouring relationships over transactions, even when it costs. And it means building a team with people who believe it, live it, and stand by it.
At IPEX we’ve long-since made a decision to embrace this long-term thinking, not just when it’s easy, but every day, in everything we do, for every customer and every employee. We don’t do it because we’re nice people, though we like to think we are. We do it because it’s good business, and that the reputation we’ve built over time, job by job, one customer at a time, pays the best dividends.
Alex Mestres
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
