Katie Croft
Human Resources and Health and Safety Manager at Owen Sound Ledgerock Ltd.- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certified Human Resource Professional
HRPA - Human Resources Professionals AssociationNov, 2013- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Owen Sound Ledgerock Ltd.
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Canada
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Human Resources and Health and Safety Manager
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Sep 2018 - Present
*Lead organizational structuring, leadership meetings, and strategic goal setting and performance auditing for management *Direct liaison to Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, Ministry of Environment, WSIB, ESA, TSSA, WSIB safety group, WSIB, and Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium *Incorporate legislative changes into policies and procedures; ensuring modifications are planned, executed, trained and audited *Drive performance through goal setting, mentoring, development plans, coaching, discipline, performance management, and incentive programs *Oversee all Human Resources functions, such as: Employee Relations – Complaints, Discipline and Termination, Recruitment and Selection – Interviewing, Reference Checks and Hiring Process (Posting Internal and External) Training and Development – Orientation, Training, and Organizational Development, Absenteeism Management – Vacation Requests, Time Off Requests, and Employment Standards Act Leaves Company Policies and Procedures - Creation and maintenance, Job Descriptions, and Benefit management. Staff Planning - restructuring of departments, job design, updated job descriptions, recruitment *Oversee all Health and Safety functions, such as: Joint Health and Safety Committee –Approve Meeting Minutes, Meeting Agenda’s and Inspections, create and perform Monthly Safety Talks at all locations/departments, Update the Safety Continuous Improvement Plan, Accident and Incident Investigations - corrective action initiatives, WSIB claims and Early and Safe Return to Work programs, Claims of harassment, Monitor overall health and safety of organization Health and Safety Compliance – Meet Occupational Health and Safety Acts and Regulation requirements for both Industrial and Mining programs Show less
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Bruce Power
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Canada
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Utilities
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700 & Above Employee
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Personal Assistant to the Plant Manager of Bruce A
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Jul 2017 - Sep 2018
*Providing confidential, high level, administrative support to the Plant Manager of Bruce A*Managing division requests and pressing staff issues during Plant Manager absences with a high level of internal customer service and professionalism. *Monitoring all Plant Manager communications to better assist while providing a high level of confidentiality*Managing executive calendar, booking meetings, prepping material, organizing for delegate meeting coverage when required in a high paced, changing environment*Processing all approvals for technology coming into Bruce A*Reviewing time sheets in Tempus ensuring accuracy*Entering and reconciling expenses in Workday and submitting receipts to finance. *Data entry and submission of spend authorizations in Workday*Upon request completing administrative tasks in Passport*Created a Senior Leadership Team OneNote including a collaborative action tracking sheet and continue to act as administrator Show less
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Personal Assistant to the Vice President of Nuclear Oversight and Regulatory Affairs
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Jul 2016 - Sep 2017
Maternity Leave Coverage until July 2017*Providing confidential, high level, administrative support to a Vice President. *Managing division requests and pressing staff issues during VP absence with a high level of internal customer service and professionalism. *Organizing and booking detailed travel itineraries; including updating the travel log, informing the CEO, and updating media travel security packs requiring a high attention to detail*Managing executive calendar, booking meetings, prepping material, organizing for delegate meeting coverage when required*Reviewing time sheets in Tempus ensuring accuracy*Entering and reconciling expenses in Workday and submitting receipts to finance. *Data entry and submission of spend authorizations in Workday*Filtering and directing CNSC correspondences, MOE correspondences, and CNSC invoices. *Reminding, tracking, scheduling and assisting in the timeline management of PPR’s*Updating the NORA internal web page on the Bruce Power Site using the Content Management Server*Scheduling coverage for the Emergency Response Organization as required*Helping to organize, and take minutes for the quarterly Nuclear Safety Review Board visits*Scheduling, processing, distributing and monitoring official designations*Arranging visitor security passes and escorting them on site*Training coordinator for the division using the TIMS software. *Monitoring COGNOS reports ensuring proper completion of required action items for the division. Show less
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Owen Sound Ledgerock Limited
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Canada
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Building Materials
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1 - 100 Employee
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Human Resources and Health and Safety Coordinator
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Oct 2012 - Jul 2016
* Update equipment pre-start sheets and standard operating procedures, changing and developing on the job training, completing workplace hazard inspections, monitoring PPE use. * Primary contact for all safety inquiries from management, supervisors, subcontractors and workers requiring great interpersonal skills and strong ability to communicate verbally and in writing. * Solely responsible for all safety training, safety testing, and safety report, while acting as a liaison for the Ministry of Labour Inspector and WSIB auditors. Experience in critical incident investigations, orders, and Workwell audits * Annual safety summary to Senior Management including a summary of all of the safety data, an analysis of trends, and recommendations on future improvements. * Perform safety inspections and workplace testing and sampling to ensure hazards are properly monitored and controls are in place and functioning at engineering, administrative, and worker levels * Health & Safety program including: act as the Joint Health and Safety Committee management representative, perform safety inspections, manage return to work, investigate all accidents, update and create company polices, create and present monthly safety talks, plan and create or book all training, and complete all required forms for WSIB and the Ministry of Labour * Technical safety resource ensuring ongoing compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act as well as others such as the Designated Substance Act and the Fire Protection Act. *Staff Planning, including: restructuring of departments, job design, updated job descriptions, recruitment and selection of over 100 employees seasonally, and managing extensions and layoffs. *Emergency Safety Coordinator: In charge in case of emergencies including annual drills *Staff Management including: attendance management and progressive discipline and coaching. *Training and Development including: tracking legally required training Show less
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The Business Enterprise Centre
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Owen Sound, ON
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Office Adminstrator and Youth Programs Coordinator
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May 2011 - Oct 2012
*Promoted, planned and executed educational business seminars and conferences *Mentored six students in starting and running successful businesses and audited weekly activity logs and monthly financial statements. *Researched government legislation and requirements to answer customer enquiries regarding business start-up and operations in different industries. *Promoted, planned and executed educational business seminars and conferences *Mentored six students in starting and running successful businesses and audited weekly activity logs and monthly financial statements. *Researched government legislation and requirements to answer customer enquiries regarding business start-up and operations in different industries.
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County of Grey
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Canada
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Government Administration
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100 - 200 Employee
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Human Resources and Payroll Co-op Student
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May 2010 - Aug 2010
*Researched comparator Collective Agreements and created a detailed summary of benefit comparisons for labour auditing process *Calculated OMERS buy back pension amounts for leave of absences *Inputted all collections and payouts for multiple benefits in a spreadsheet summary *Researched comparator Collective Agreements and created a detailed summary of benefit comparisons for labour auditing process *Calculated OMERS buy back pension amounts for leave of absences *Inputted all collections and payouts for multiple benefits in a spreadsheet summary
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Reid's Heritage Homes
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Canada
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Customer Care Representative
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Oct 2007 - Jul 2009
* Managed customer complaints, diagnosed problems, and scheduled repairs * Trained customers on new home systems, warranties, and condo processes * Approved invoices, tracked trends, and compiled reports for Vice Presidents and Executives * Managed customer complaints, diagnosed problems, and scheduled repairs * Trained customers on new home systems, warranties, and condo processes * Approved invoices, tracked trends, and compiled reports for Vice Presidents and Executives
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Education
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2002 - 2006
Wilfrid Laurier University
Bachelor’s Degree, Geography -
2015 - 2016
Durham College
Certificate, Health and Safety in the Workplace -
2009 - 2011
Georgian College
Diploma, Business/Commerce, General
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