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Five questions with Lucas Soshycki

a Facility Assistant 1 at the Lloydminster, What do you like best about working at
SK facility. Before coming to Viterra I was Viterra?
working in the spray foam industry in The thing I like the most about working at
Victoria, BC and island area as well as near Viterra are the co-workers and producer
Kindersley, SK. customers I get to interact with every day.
What are some of your responsibilities? My co-workers are an awesome, hard-
Some of my job responsibilities include working group that also like to have fun in
loading and receiving trucks, transferring the process while achieving fast and safe
and blending grain, rail car loading, which results.
includes locomotive operation, flipping car What do you like to do in your spare time,
lids and loading the cars as well as grain and what is a fun fact about you?
grading and elevator housekeeping. In my spare time I love to workout, take
What work accomplishment are you my dogs on adventures, and occasionally
most proud of? travel. An interesting fact about me is
What is your role with Viterra and how I’m most proud of receiving my that when I work out I enjoy listening to
long have you been part of the team? Locomotive Engineer License while classical and jazz music.
I’ve been with Viterra for nearly 2 years as working at Viterra.
Five questions with Lynelle Peters

compliance and quality management in me to learn, grow and to take on new
the mining and oil and gas industries for challenges.
both the private and public sector. What do you like best about working at
What are some of your responsibilities? Viterra?
Environment, Health & Safety is a support Being back in the agriculture industry as
function, and our team is involved with a team member for a world class global
compliance of several regulations, codes, company. Viterra has a positive EHS
and standards. My role is to ensure we culture that is evident at all levels of the
recognize and manage compliance risk organization and after working for other
while protecting people, the environment, global and large-scale companies, this
and property. Our goal is to provide the is rare and something to be celebrated.
best support possible to our operations I also get to travel in my role, and I enjoy
and provide the necessary tools and the opportunity to visit new places, meet
systems to lessen the impact on people, new people and experience all aspects of
What is your role with Viterra and how reduce our waste and emissions, and the business.
long have you been part of the team? remain accountable to our EHS legal What do you like to do in your spare
obligations. Our team supports operations
My role at Viterra is Director, Environment, throughout Canada and locations in the time?
Health & Safety in the Regina office, US. I love travelling and enjoying the outdoors.
and I have been a part of the team for 6 Fishing, golfing, snowmobiling, and hiking
months. My career started in agriculture What work accomplishment are you are a few of the activities I wish I had
research as a canola breeding technician. most proud of? more time for.
I was part of the field, greenhouse and Contributing to a $4.1B project for a
laboratory teams working with scientists greenfield potash mine and gaining
and plant breeders developing new experience in the project and contractor
varieties of canola and mustard. I moved management side as well as operations We want to hear from you!
into analytical chemistry testing where readiness. The other accomplishment
I performed the analysis on oilseeds that came through my years of We want to make this a quality
for both food and biodiesel research. experience, is providing input and newsletter that is engaging and
I started taking interest in regulatory leadership and the privilege working informative. If you have comments
compliance and quality management for alongside others that are equally as to share on this issue or if you have
biocontainment, chemical management passionate about EHS and operations. a story idea for an upcoming edition,
and EHS regulations and transitioned I have had the privilege of working please reach out to us anytime at
from a research position to compliance. with amazing people throughout my viterra.communications@viterra.com.
From there I worked in EHS roles for career and had leaders that encouraged

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