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Five Questions With enforcement officer. I am a resource for confined space rescue equipment and trained
information on safety regulations, safety a few fantastic volunteer employees to
programs, working with facilities and standby while certain entries were completed
workers to find safer ways to complete to make certain that we could extract the entry
ALAN CANNON tasks, dealing with external inspectors person if something went wrong.
and investigators, and purchasing of
What is your role safety equipment. In my role I complete What do you like best about working
with Viterra and how site visits and triennial assessments to at Viterra?
long have you been ensure that facilities, management and
part of the team? workers are completing their tasks safely I think that the best thing about working
at Viterra is the people. I have met and
I am a Business and according to the way that we say we worked with some really great people. My
Partner in the do them. I also conduct EH&S hands-on department is made up of some of the best
Environmental Health training for courses like Lockout/Tagout, safety people I have had the pleasure to work
and Safety (EH&S) Safe Work Permits and Confined Space with and they care a whole bunch about
Department and work Entry as well as other safety courses the people that complete tasks at Viterra,
in the Central Region. when required. employees and contractors alike.
I worked briefly for
Saskatchewan Wheat Pool in 2006 and What work accomplishment are
then rejoined Viterra in 2010. you most proud of? What do you like to do in your spare time?
I am most proud of the internal confined I have a lot of different hobbies including
What are some of your responsibilities? space rescue team that I developed for camping, photography, golfing and target
I view my role as a safety coach, entries where we cannot do them with our practice, but probably my favourite hobby is
investigator and sometimes as a safety normal entry procedures. We purchased motorcycling riding.

MATT BUECKERT What are some of your responsibilities? What do you like best about working
I am responsible for the execution of mid at Viterra?
What is your
role with to large construction projects. My duties I enjoy the vast array of different
Viterra and start at the design and budgeting phase experiences I get to immerse myself in
how long and continue through to the time the while managing my projects. And I really
have you project is in full operation. I also serve as enjoy the different people I get to work
been part of a technical resource for smaller projects with.
the team? and any problems that may arise at a
facility.
I am a What do you like to do in your spare
Project time?
Manager and What work accomplishment are I enjoy spending time with my wife and 2
Engineer. I you most proud of? daughters, spending time at the cottage
have been I would have to say the successful and playing hockey.
with Viterra execution of the 2 new facilities in Wadena
since 2000. and Vegreville over the last 2 years.

Viterra recognized for innovation in facility automation

Viterra was recently recognized by companies that use its products
AVEVA, a supplier that provides us with to help employees improve
the Wonderware software that we use to efficiencies within the workplace. Paul Bourlon
support our automation strategy at our Through Wonderware we’ve been (second from right)
facilities. AVEVA annually celebrates able to implement a solution and Tommy Kress
companies for their innovative use of that has standardized how our (second from left)
technology to achieve business value. facilities operate, to support accept the award of
more consistent and sustainable Viterra’s behalf.
Viterra won in the Workforce performance of our assets.
Empowerment category, focusing on

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