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The name Sotera Health was inspired by Soteria, the Greek goddess of safety, and reflects the Company's unwavering commitment to its mission, Safeguarding Global Health.

Sotera Health Company is a leading global provider of mission-critical sterilization and lab testing and advisory services for the healthcare industry. With a combined tenure across our businesses of nearly 200 years and our industry recognized scientific and technological expertise, we help to ensure the safety of millions of patients and healthcare practitioners around the world every year.

Across our 64 facilities worldwide, we have over 3,000 employees who are dedicated to safety and quality. We are a trusted partner to more than 5,800 customers in over 50 countries, including more than 40 of the top 50 medical device companies and 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies.

Nordion is seeking a Manager, Controls Engineer team who will provide strategic leadership and oversight for the electrical and control systems that support production irradiator facilities. This role is accountable for ensuring that all control systems operate safely, reliably, and in full compliance with regulatory and organizational standards. The Controls Engineering Manager is a working manager role and will also guide a team of engineers and specialists, setting priorities, managing resources, and driving continuous improvement across system design, development, implementation, and lifecycle support.

Key Responsibilities

This position is a leadership role working closely with the other Engineering and Design teams, responsible for building team capability, establishing processes, coordinating crossfunctional efforts, and ensuring that projects are executed effectively. The role requires strong understanding of safety, PLC control, SCADA systems, and system integration. Manager responsibilities include staffing, performance management, employee development and engagement, and succession planning.

• Provide people leadership to both internal and external development teams
• Manage external vendors, including contract management, external resources, and budgets
• Build and develop the Controls and Electrical Engineering team, by establishing structure, talent strategy, performance expectations, and longterm capability growth within Nordion.
• Drive service revenue to meet business objectives, develop new growth opportunities, and provide plans to meet those growth opportunities
• Engaging with customers to define the longterm Controls System Roadmap, ensuring alignment with business needs, operational goals, and our innovation direction.
• Partner with the Product Manager and Engineering leadership to shape product business cases and guide the innovation roadmap to support Nordion's strategic objectives.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and successfully

Qualifications

• Engineering degree, with P.Eng designation
• Management experience: minimum 3 years managing Technicians and Controls Engineers (people management)
• Technical knowledge: at least 10 years combined experience post-graduation in controls engineering
• Leadership: at least 8 years of experience (combination of people, project, and indirect supervision)

Skills and Competencies

• Experience with Allen Bradley/Rockwell PLCs (working/intermediate level)
• Experience with Aveva InTouch (working/intermediate level)
• Knowledge about virtual machines, networking, and cybersecurity
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Project management & budgeting skills
• Presentation skills
• Coaching and development skills
• Experience working in a regulated environment (preferred)
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities under pressure

Additional Requirements

This role includes occasional overtime to meet project requirements

Travel requirements (10-60 days international travel requiring valid Canadian passport)

Training Required

Must complete all required training and certification as a Nuclear Energy Worker.

Sotera Health goes to market through its three best-in-class businesses - Sterigenics, Nordion and Nelson Labs. Sterigenics is a leading global provider of outsourced terminal sterilization and irradiation services for the medical device, pharmaceutical, food safety and advanced applications markets. Nordion is the leading global provider of Co-60 and gamma irradiators, which are key components to the gamma sterilization process. Nelson Labs is a global leader in outsourced microbiological and analytical chemistry testing and advisory services for the medical device and pharmaceutical industries.