KRISTIN REITAN
EDMONTON,CANADA
Summary
Dynamic Operations Manager with a proven track record at Finning Canada, excelling in EH&S management and policy development. Expert in compliance auditing and data analysis, I foster cross-functional collaboration to drive safety culture and achieve significant risk reduction. Committed to delivering actionable insights that enhance strategic decision-making and operational efficiency.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager – Environment, Health & Safety
Finning Canada
Edmonton, Alberta
05.2023 - Current
- Successfully mentored and developed EHS Team Leads and Advisors, fostering a high-performance safety culture.
- Championed a collaborative leadership style, promoting open communication and cross-functional engagement.
- Played a key role in developing and executing new EH&S policy direction, aligning with Finning Canada’s corporate standards and regulatory requirements.
- Led the implementation of critical control health assessments and assurance activities across multiple regions.
- Partnered with operational leaders to operationalize EHS management system elements, ensuring alignment with business processes and simplifying system delivery.
- Delivered timely and actionable insights to senior leadership to support strategic decision-making and policy development.
- Ensured consistent compliance with provincial OHS regulations through proactive audits and inspections.
- Developed an understanding of Finning’s business operations, enabling tailored EHS support and customer-focused solutions.
- Acted as a liaison with external regulatory bodies, ensuring transparent communication and compliance alignment.
- High proficiency in EH&S data management systems, Power BI, Excel, & SharePoint.
Environment, Health and Safety Manager
OEM Remanufacturing
Edmonton, Alberta
09.2018 - 05.2023
- Directed the development and delivery of compliance communications, ensuring alignment with regulatory updates and internal standards.
- Oversaw the creation of safety meeting content and toolbox topics, ensuring relevance and consistency across operational teams.
- Led cross-functional collaboration between EHS Advisors and operational leaders to embed safety practices into daily workflows.
- Facilitated monthly leadership meetings to align safety priorities with operational goals and resolve systemic OHS challenges.
- Managed assurance programs including leadership walkthroughs, hazard reporting, and corrective action tracking.
- Provided strategic oversight for internal and external audits, ensuring readiness and continuous improvement.
- Promoted a culture of learning by sharing audit outcomes, success stories, and proactive safety behaviors.
- Directed emergency drill planning and execution and partnered with operations to analyze after-action reports and implement corrective measures.
- Oversaw the incident management lifecycle, ensuring timely investigation, root cause analysis, and regulatory reporting.
- Reviewed incident trends and analytics to identify systemic risks and drive injury reduction initiatives.
- Led the strategic planning and evaluation of EH&S training programs across operational teams.
- Monitored training effectiveness and compliance, reporting gaps and recommending improvements.
- Supported the development of onboarding and orientation materials to ensure consistent safety integration.
- Provided leadership in the deployment and optimization of EH&S Management Systems and toolkits.
Environment, Health and Safety Advisor
OEM Remanufacturing
Edmonton, Alberta
04.2015 - 09.2018
- Ensure compliance with all applicable provincial legislation governing safety and corporate loss control.
- Assist the EH&S Manager to develop policies and procedures that ensure compliance with regulations and company guidelines.
- Provide leadership and development direction for the Shift Safety Supervisor role.
- Provide health and safety leadership, and coaching to frontline production managers by conducting monthly EH&S focused one-on-one meetings.
- Work with the Occupational Health Nurse to manage the modified duty and/or return to work programs.
- Developed a strong working relationship with Human Resources to solve problems and oversee employee infractions.
- Implement and maintain the safety suggestions system to ensure monthly organizational targets are met.
- Respond and provide assistance for all emergency and non-emergency situations including after hours and weekends on occasion.
- Assist with the hazard assessment and guarding of 54 machines in the Salvage area and implementation of the Gold Standard binders for each machine.
- Deliver safety training for all levels of frontline production managers, supervisors and employees.
- Conduct hazard assessments and use data to create preventative measures that mitigate risks/hazards.
- Attend monthly toolbox meetings, inspections and participate in hand focused observations.
- Develop and implement incident investigations, data analysis, and recurrence prevention programs and procedures using effective problem-solving methods such as Cause Mapping and TapRoot Investigation.
- Conduct on-site safety inspections and audits of operations and facilities with all levels of management, employees and Joint Health and Safety Committee.
- Lead industrial hygiene, occupational and general safety programs to ensure a safe environment and comply with safety standards.
- Investigate and evaluate new engineering, equipment, process and PPE changes.
- Attend conferences, meetings, and workshops to keep up-to-date on new safety methods and procedures to applicable codes and regulations or to maintain required level of certification.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Health, Safety and Environment Program Coordinator
OEM Remanufacturing
Edmonton, Alberta
05.2014 - 04.2015
- Developed and executed EH&S Management System program improvement initiatives.
- Ensured program compliance with audit protocols (i.e. COR, Finning Cold Eyes Audit).
- Coordinated and implemented management of system changes initiatives.
- Updated and published the EH&S manual with assistance of the Program Administrator.
- Developed working relationships within OEM and Finning Canada.
- Coordinated the development, implementation, and maintenance of the EH&S management system in compliance with local statutory and corporate requirements.
- Managed functional interfaces with Finning International corporate EH&S Management System.
- Implemented and communicated all EH&S strategies, programs and processes.
- Provided leadership on EH&S matters to all personnel.
- Monitored EH&S performance of project workforce, including contractors.
- Developed and implemented EH&S training programs.
- Worked with contractors to implement their EH&S programs within OEM’s system.
- Developed and implemented contractor and supplier EH&S strategies including contractor selection, audit and surveillance programs.
- Developed and implemented EH&S orientation programs for staff and contractors.
- Provided input on contractor’s safety programs and safe work practices.
- Tracked and reported EH&S performance metrics.
Health and Safety Performance Coordinator
Tervita Corporation
Edmonton, Alberta
06.2013 - 05.2014
- Conducted health and safety audits, workplace inspections, and employee behavior observation sheets.
- Conducted incident investigations with other Safety Advisors, provide clear findings and recommendations.
- Ensured health and safety orientation, for all new employees and/or subcontractors.
- Ensured health and safety job specific training for all new employees and transferred employees.
- Trained employees in TDG, WHMIS, CSTS, and Flag person.
- Monitored monthly records and statistics and annual reports.
- Maintained personnel and safety files in accordance with Employment Standards.
- Scheduled Drug and Alcohol pre-access testing.
- Facilitated joint worksite health and safety meetings.
- Attended contractor safety meetings and kick-off meetings.
- Posted and maintained safety bulletins and distribution of safety materials to various sites.
- Updated MSDS binders on site.
- Provided ongoing support to management in culturing employees into the Company Health and Safety program.
- Respirator Fit Testing of all company employees.
- Maintain and update pre-qualification safety requirements for clients.
- Developed Site Specific Safety Plans (SSSP’s) for all job sites to ensure safety measures are in place prior to kick-off.
- Ordered safety supplies as needed.
- Fire warden for ERP procedures.
- Conducted mock emergency drills at various facilities to ensure ERP compliance.
Health and Safety Administration Coordinator
General Recycling Industries Ltd.
Edmonton, Alberta
05.2010 - 06.2013
- Maintained and assessed internal safety statistics to develop Safe Work Procedures (devised 30 procedures in 2012/2013).
- Responsible for all incident investigations.
- Implementing, delegating and tracking corrective actions stemming from incident investigations, audits, inspections and hazard assessments.
- Administered orientations for new employees and contractors.
- Coordinated and scheduled all employees training, documentation and maintained database for past and future training.
- Conducted multiple site inspections.
- Trend analysis for policy development (co-developed Orientation Manual, Health & Safety Manual, H2S Policy).
- Scheduled safety training for various departments; track and maintain training certificates for all employees.
- Coordinated and performed safety meetings for all departments.
- Collaborated with WCB and Millard on reintegration planning for injured employees.
- Maintained MSDS binders for both locations.
- Developed a critical task list for JSA’s, completed risk assessments and developed JSA’s for all tasks.
- Monitored safe work practices and procedures through daily site inspections/visits to ensure compliance.
- Completed weekly inspections of safety equipment and fire extinguishers.
- Ensured accuracy of all Field Level Risk Assessments (FLRA’s) completed by reviewing and investigating all at risk items.
- Identified hazards and implemented corrective actions to eliminate hazards in the field.
- Administration of ISNetworld account.
- Conducted health and safety audits and prepared and assisted with external audits.
- Monitored environmental field tasks such as pond water testing and spill clean-up and tracking for Alberta Environment.
Education
Canadian Registered Safety Professional -
Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals
Mississauga, Ontario04.2016
Business Administration, Management Diploma -
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Edmonton, Alberta04.2006
Skills
- EH&S management
- Policy development
- Data analysis
- Risk assessment
- Compliance auditing
- Cross-functional collaboration
Training
- SLII: A Situational Approach to Leadership
- Leading with Finning
- Safety Intervention and Communication – Leadership Edition
- Lean Training
Certificates And Training
- Energy Based Hazard Recognition and the Energy Wheel
- I-100 Introduction to Incident Command System
- Workplace Ethics Training
- Mental Health First Aid
- TapRoot Advanced Root Cause Analysis Team Leader Training
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Operations Manager – Environment, Health & Safety
Finning Canada
05.2023 - Current
Environment, Health and Safety Manager
OEM Remanufacturing
09.2018 - 05.2023
Environment, Health and Safety Advisor
OEM Remanufacturing
04.2015 - 09.2018
Health, Safety and Environment Program Coordinator
OEM Remanufacturing
05.2014 - 04.2015
Health and Safety Performance Coordinator
Tervita Corporation
06.2013 - 05.2014
Health and Safety Administration Coordinator
General Recycling Industries Ltd.
05.2010 - 06.2013
Canadian Registered Safety Professional -
Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals
Business Administration, Management Diploma -
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
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