EHS Leader

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Business Unit Overview

Novanta is a trusted technology partner to medical and advanced industrial OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), with deep proprietary expertise in photonics, vision and precision motion technologies. We engineer mission-critical core components and subsystems that deliver extreme precision and performance, enabling our customers to improve productivity, achieve breakthrough performance and enhance people's lives.

Job Summary

This job is responsible for Environmental, Health & Safety management at the Apex, NC and Los Angeles, CA facilities. This position reports directly to the ATI Operations Engineering Director and indirectly to the Novanta EHS Director.

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsibility for Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) Management at the site and compliance to all local, state, and federal regulations
• Support in the introduction, certification and re-certification of environmental management system in accordance with ISO 14001
• Support in the introduction, certification and re-certification of health and safety management system in accordance with ISO 45001
• Implementation of all tasks and measures within the scope of the responsibility of the EHS Management Representative in accordance with ISO 14001 / 45001
• Support the introduction of Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria
• Monitoring the effectiveness of the EHS management system
• Authority to issue directives to all employees in the implementation and maintenance of the management system
• Participation in the design and continuation of corporate sustainability guidelines, projects and organization
• Processing, analyzing and managing site incident reports
• Management of safety data sheets and chemical inventory
• Follow-up and annual revision of hazard and risk assessments
• Control, analysis and publication of EHS performance indicators
• Monitoring of control measures to achieve EHS objectives
• Planning of quarterly EHS meetings
• Contact person and coordinator of other personnel with EHS responsibilities at the site
• Contact person for the Novanta EHS Manager
• Administration and maintenance of EHS intranet/SharePoint

Training

• All locations: Together with HR and the EHS Manager, manage all trainings of new and current employees for the EHS initial training, annual repetition training and newly created hazards.

General tasks

• Maintain strict compliance with the quality, occupational safety and health, and environmental standards, and implementation of the instructions from the Corporate EHS Manager and GM

Required Experience, Education, Skills and Competencies

• Very good knowledge of environmental aspects/occupational health and safety
• Skills in methodical and management procedures
• Knowledge of industrial and/or medical technologies and devices
• Quality-conscious, trustworthy and reliable
• Process- and result-oriented, decisive and proactive
• Team-oriented
• Self-motivated
• Curious
• Strong communication and leadership skills

Travel Requirements

• 10%

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand or sit for prolonged periods; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

Novanta is proud to be an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, military and veteran status, disability, genetics, or any other category protected by federal law or Novanta policy.

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