Job Purpose and Summary:

• Lead organization on Environment, Product Safety (PS) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues, in Poland as well as 4CE/CCEE region
• Responsible for creating & executing local strategies and action plans
• Responsible for local legal compliance with environmental legislation,
• Responsible for the implementation and daily operation of sustainability activities and administering the Environment Management Systems.

What we give

With Canon, you'll get the support and encouragement you need to grow, from people who share your ambition. We'll invest in your professional development to help you learn and progress in your role with us. You'll find leaders who give you the freedom to explore new things and a team where knowledge is shared openly.

At Canon we have a clear vision: to be committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable culture where employees are valued and can thrive personally and professionally.

Canon also has a strong commitment to sustainability, encompassed by our Kyosei philosophy of living and working together for the common good, focused on reducing our environmental impact and creating opportunities to make positive social contribution.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

1. Legal Compliance:  to ensure the company complies with any legal requirements in terms of environmental or product legislation.
2. Standards: to ensure that the organization achieves and maintains standards as a part of the organization strategy e.g. ISO14001; maintain environmental management systems, including necessary process descriptions, instructions for the daily operations, internal and external audits, addressing of non-conformities, communication, preventive and corrective actions, documentation and management review.
3. Environmental Performance: engage with and advise senior management to deliver continued improvements to environmental performance; deliver objectives, waste and emission management.
4. Business development: work closely with wider EMEA team and with colleagues in other countries to develop pan-EMEA policies, initiatives and projects; deliver sufficient training to all staff to support ISO14001; support sales and marketing, support customer requests and responses to tenders.
5. Reporting: to provide accurate and timely data and reports to regulatory authorities, Canon Europe, and Canon Inc in line with reporting requirements.
6. Finance/Budget: Develop, agree with HQ and manage the organization’s local budget for sustainability, control of sustainability costs.
7. Projects and Activities: lead and organise environmental and social activities as required as part of Canon’s strategy and objectives.

What we ask

Qualifications

• Degree in environmental science and/or
• Environmental management qualification and/or relevant experience     

Languages

• Polish language required (fluent/native) and  English ( B2/C1). 

You will need

Qualifications

• Degree in environmental science and/or
• Environmental management qualification and/or relevant experience               

Languages

• Polish language required and English (B2/C1). 

Experience

• Background in environmental or CSR project management experience preferred
• Ability to handle data, statistical analysis and reporting.
• Ability to understand and interpret legislation and apply it to business context. 

Personal qualities

• Commercial awareness
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Good analytical skills
• Good communication skills

Further Information

• This job may require occasional travel (Europe). High level of efficiency of working in a virtual/geographically dispersed team and under minimal supervision is a must.

Canon is an equal opportunity employer. Canon recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status or other protected status as required by law.