Role Overview:
Myant is seeking an experienced Quality, Health & Safety (QHS) Manager to provide leadership across the company's complex research, development and manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for developing, implementing and continuously improving Myant's Integrated Management System (IMS), with a focus on quality, occupational health and safety, environmental compliance and operational risk.
The QHS Manager will work across a uniquely multidisciplinary facility that combines advanced R&D, chemical and materials processing, textile and electronics development, laboratories, controlled manufacturing environments and medical-device development and manufacturing. The role therefore sits at the intersection of occupational health and safety, environmental management, quality systems, process safety and regulated product development. The successful candidate will work closely with executive leadership, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality & Regulatory, Facilities and R&D to ensure that Myant's facility and operations meet applicable regulatory, safety, environmental and quality requirements. Myant's facility encompasses research and development, chemical processing, advanced materials/textile development, medical-device development and manufacturing, laboratories and controlled manufacturing environments. The successful candidate will therefore need to be comfortable working across both technical and operational environments and translating regulatory requirements into practical systems, processes and controls.
The QHS Manager will serve as a key facility contact for regulatory inspections, ISO certification audits, customer/supplier audits and internal compliance activities, while ensuring that risks are identified, addressed and communicated to leadership.
Key ResponsibilitiesIntegrated Management System & Quality- Develop, implement and continuously improve Myant's Integrated Management System (IMS), integrating applicable requirements of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
- Maintain appropriate alignment and interfaces with ISO 13485 requirements applicable to Myant's medical-device development and manufacturing activities.
- Establish and monitor QHS policies, procedures, standards, objectives and performance metrics.
- Lead internal audit, corrective action and continuous-improvement activities related to the facility's IMS.
- Coordinate facility readiness for ISO certification/recertification audits, regulatory inspections and customer/supplier audits.
- Support formal Management Reviews by providing consolidated quality, safety, environmental, compliance and risk metrics.
- Oversee CAPA activities relating to facility, environmental, safety and operational risks, including formal root-cause analysis and effectiveness verification.
- Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing on qualification and validation activities, including IQ/OQ/PQ, where applicable to equipment and processes.
- Support appropriate environmental monitoring programs for controlled manufacturing environments, including particulate monitoring and pest-control programs.
Health & Safety / Process Safety- Provide leadership and oversight for occupational health and safety programs across the facility.
- Supervise and provide directions to the Environmental Technologist and Safety Coordinator.
- Participate as a management representative on the Joint Health & Safety Committee.
- Identify, assess and mitigate workplace hazards associated with chemical processing, manufacturing, laboratories, equipment and facility operations.
- Lead or participate in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA), HAZOP studies and other formal risk assessments for chemical and manufacturing processes.
- Develop and maintain appropriate controls for hazardous chemicals, chemical processes, dust, vapours, physical hazards and other occupational exposures.
- Oversee industrial hygiene monitoring and exposure assessments and ensure appropriate engineering controls, administrative controls and PPE are implemented.
- Develop, test and maintain emergency response procedures, including chemical spills, containment, evacuation and other facility emergencies.
- Lead incident investigations, root-cause analysis and corrective actions, ensuring lessons learned are incorporated into relevant processes and controls.
- Maintain appropriate safety training, documentation and compliance records.
Environmental Management- Maintain and continuously improve the environmental management component of the IMS in accordance with ISO 14001.
- Oversee hazardous waste management, including identification, segregation, storage, tracking and compliant disposal of chemical and manufacturing waste streams.
- Monitor environmental aspects and impacts associated with facility operations and identify opportunities for risk reduction and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate applicable environmental monitoring, reporting and compliance activities.
- Oversee applicable permits and regulatory requirements relating to air emissions, wastewater, chemical storage and other environmental activities.
- Liaise with external consultants, contractors and regulatory authorities as required.
Audit & Regulatory Readiness- Maintain the facility's ongoing readiness for regulatory inspections and third-party audits. rather than preparing only immediately prior to an audit.
- Coordinate responses to audit findings, observations and regulatory deficiencies.
- Track commitments, corrective actions and required follow-up to closure.
- Maintain accurate and audit-ready QHS documentation, records and evidence of compliance.
- Work cross-functionally to ensure changes to processes, equipment, chemicals or facility operations are appropriately assessed for QHS impact.
Leadership & Continuous Improvement- Establish measurable QHS objectives and KPIs and report performance to senior leadership.
- Promote a proactive culture of quality, safety, environmental responsibility and risk management.
- Identify opportunities to reduce operational risk, improve processes and increase compliance efficiency.
- Provide technical guidance to leaders and employees on QHS requirements and best practices.
- Lead and support QHS-related training and awareness programs across the organization.
Qualifications & Experience- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Science, Occupational Health & Safety, or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 6-8+ years of progressive experience in quality, health & safety, environmental management, chemical processing, advanced manufacturing, medical-device manufacturing or a similarly regulated environment.
- Demonstrated experience developing or managing an Integrated Management System incorporating two or more of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001.
- Strong working knowledge of occupational health and safety, chemical safety, environmental compliance and risk management.
- Experience conducting or participating in PHA, HAZOP or other formal process-risk assessments.
- Experience with incident investigation, root-cause analysis, CAPA and corrective-action management.
- Experience supporting ISO certification audits, regulatory inspections and customer/supplier audits.
- Familiarity with ISO 13485 and the quality requirements applicable to medical-device manufacturing is an asset.
- Lead Auditor certification for ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or ISO 45001 is preferred.
- Occupational Health & Safety certification or formal training is preferred.
- Formal training or experience in Process Safety Management (PSM), industrial hygiene or hazardous materials management is strongly preferred.
- Experience with equipment/process qualification and validation, including IQ/OQ/PQ, is an asset.
- Strong technical writing skills, including the ability to develop and review SOPs, risk assessments, investigation reports, audit responses, validation documentation and compliance procedures.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with technical teams, operators, engineers, researchers and senior leadership.
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, evolving R&D and manufacturing environment where processes and technologies are continually developing.
What Success Looks LikeIn this role, success means that Myant's facility is:
- Audit-ready and consistently meeting applicable QHS requirements.
- Operating with clear, documented and effective risk controls.
- Proactively identifying and addressing chemical, occupational and environmental risks.
- Maintaining an effective and integrated management system rather than separate compliance programs.
- Supporting medical-device operations without duplicating or conflicting with the responsibilities of the Quality & Regulatory organization.
- Providing leadership with clear, actionable QHS metrics and risk information.
- Building a stronger culture of quality, safety, environmental responsibility and continuous improvement across the organization.
