Environmental Health and Safety Manager
About the Role
Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Canada Corporation (AKBSCA) is seeking an Environmental Health and Safety Manager to be a part of a new greenfield start-up based in Port Colborne, Ontario. The Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager provides strategic and handson leadership for all EHS programs for AKBSCA's Port Colborne facility. This role ensures compliance with regulatory requirements (MECP, OHSA/MLITSD, ECCC, CCOHS), drives a proactive safety culture, leads environmental compliance programs, and oversees the implementation and continual improvement of an EHS Management System consistent with Responsible Care and corporate expectations. The EHS Manager partners with site leadership, employees, and contractors to build a "Zero Harm" safety culture and ensure operational readiness for a new manufacturing facility.
Reporting Relationships
This position directly reports to the Plant Leader for AKBSCA with a direct link to the Sr. Environmental Health & Safety Director in our corporate North America office.
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Essential Duties and Responsibilities
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Monitor, measure, and communicate EHS performance, trends, and key metrics; implement corrective actions as needed.
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Lead all environmental compliance activities including ECAs, emissions, wastewater, waste management, hazardous materials, and associated monitoring and reporting.
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Conduct and lead incident investigations, ensure corrective actions are implemented, tracked, and verified for effectiveness.
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Support and oversee safety performance for construction contractors, including inspections, incident reporting, and training requirements.
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Develop, coordinate, and deliver EHS training programs for employees, supervisors, and contractors.
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Develop, maintain, and improve an EHS Management System to assign, track, and verify responsibilities across the organization.
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Ensure emergency preparedness programs are maintained, including hazard assessments, training, equipment readiness, and communication systems.
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Qualifications
Education Background:
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Minimum of a bachelor's degree in health, safety, environment, engineering or related field is required.
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Working Environment
This position will be based in a temporary office at on the site location in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada, until the permanent office is built in 2027. The final work environment will be at a 24/7 manufacturing operation. This position is in support of manufacturing and requires working in a production environment around chemicals. The manufacturing facility will be a state of the art in terms of automation and being temperature and humidity controlled. This will be a clean and comfortable environment due to the nature of the products being produced.
About Us
Asahi Kasei is a pioneer in battery technology and a long-trusted supplier of lithium battery separators, which are polymer-based microporous membranes that are key components of lithium-ion batteries (LIB) used in consumer electronics and electric vehicles.
Asahi Kasei is accelerating its next phase of global growth with proactive investment and capacity expansion in battery separators to meet increasing demand for electric vehicle applications with Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Canada Corporation in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada. AKBSCA will further build our LIB separator infrastructure for automotive applications and energyrelated uses like energy storage systems and data centers to meet growing demand in North America.
The company's Hipore™ brand of separators has been commercially available since the lithium battery market's inception in the early 1990s, and they are found primarily in electric drive vehicles (EDVs) as well as in consumer electronics (CE) such as smartphones, tablets and personal computers. Hipore™ membrane separators bring high porosity and excellent energy transfer, while contributing to battery safety and reliability, and they are especially well matched for the high-capacity batteries required for power plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and full battery (BEV) vehicles.
The Asahi Kasei Group is a diversified group of companies led by holding company Asahi Kasei Corp., with operations in the material, homes, and health care business sectors. With more than 49,000 employees around the world, the Asahi Kasei Group serves customers in more than 100 countries. We are Creating for Tomorrow!
For more information, go to www.ak-bsc.ca.
Location Information
Port Colborne, Ontario is a charming harbour town situated in the Niagara Region on the coast of Lake Erie. It offers a safe, small-town lifestyle with access to beach waterfront, affordable housing, easy commuting and one of the world's largest canal locks, Lock 8 of the Welland Canal. The town is a 60-minute drive to Hamilton, ON, 2-hour drive to Toronto, and 45-minute drive to Buffalo-Niagara International Airport in Buffalo, NY, USA. AKBSCA is located on the Welland-Port Colborne border.
The Niagara Region is made up of 12 municipalities and has a population of approximately 478,000. It is an international trade hub with industries ranging from agriculture, construction, manufacturing, technology, tourism. It is strategically positioned at the center of North America's rapidly evolving electric vehicle (EV) and battery supply chain. Home to Brock University, Niagara College, and the University of Niagara Falls Canada, as well as public and private schools, the area offers a selection of concentrations. Recreational attractions include Niagara Falls, Niagara on the Lake, world class wineries and dining, sporting and entertainment venues for concerts and festivals. Other amenities include the Niagara Health System, farmer's markets, ample parks, trails and outdoor activities.
Besides being Canada's main economic hub, the province of Ontario is also known for its natural diversity, including vast forests, beautiful provincial parks, and home to Canada's Capital, Ottawa Ontario.
Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Canada is an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity in the workplace and encourages applications from qualified women, men, visible minorities, aboriginal peoples, and persons with disabilities.
We are committed to providing accommodations throughout the interview process for needs that are made known in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If accommodation is required in the application process, please contact AKBSCA Human Resources at hr@ak-bsc.ca.
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