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

Note: This is a hardware- and systems-focused controls and industrial automation engineering role (PLCs, SCADA, and automation platforms) — it is not a software development position,



and candidates from a pure software engineering background will not be considered.

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 cross‑functional efforts, and ensuring that projects are executed effectively. The role requires solid 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, Electrical, and Industrial Automation Engineering team, by establishing structure, talent strategy, performance expectations, and long‑term capability growth within Nordion

Drive service revenue to meet business objectives, develop new growth opportunities, and provide plans to meet those growth opportunities

Engage with customers to define the long‑term Controls and Industrial Automation Systems Roadmap, ensuring alignment with business needs, operational goals, and our innovation direction with customers to define the long‑term 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.

Champion industrial automation initiatives that improve process efficiency, reliability, and safety across facilities

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)

Experience with

industrial automation platforms and system integration

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 Canadia

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