Environmental Compliance and Responsible Sourcing Engineer

Coherent; Chemor; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading environmental compliance firm in Malaysia is seeking a qualified candidate to ensure company-wide compliance with global environmental regulations. The role involves monitoring legislation, leading initiatives for sustainable design, and requires a Bachelor degree in a related discipline along with 2-3 years of relevant experience. Applicants must be analytical and critical thinkers eager to ensure compliance across various products and operations.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years industry experience in RoHS / REACH and environmental regulations.
• Experience in computer, telecommunications, optics or similar tech-industries a plus.
• Ownership of an issue or project to resolution.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with global environmental regulations.
• Monitor global environmental legislation and assess impact.
• Lead initiatives for sustainable product design.

Skills

Analytical approach to problem solving

Critical thinking

Understanding of global environmental directives

Education

Bachelor degree in Chemistry, Material Science, Environmental Engineering

Job description

Description

Responsibilities

• Environmental Compliance
  • Ensure company-wide compliance with global environmental regulations including:
    • RoHS, REACH, WEEE, Waste Framework Directive (WFD), PFAS, Prop 65, TSCA
  • Monitor and interpret evolving global environmental legislation and assess impact on products and operations.
  • Develop and maintain internal policies and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance.
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives to implement sustainable product design and material compliance strategies.
  • Collaborate with third‑party service providers to leverage their tools and services for acquiring required documentation and data to support compliance efforts.
  • Maintain and control environmental compliance documentation, such as certificates, product declarations and technical files and ensure files are current, accurate, and complete.
  • Create and/or revise product content material declarations as needed to support new product development and changes in worldwide environmental regulations.
  • Develop accurate and timely customer responses to inquiries regarding material contents and compliance for various applicable worldwide hazardous material regulations.
  • Partner with internal and external Coherent Corp. suppliers to obtain all required product, sub‑assembly, and component material content data, evaluate and interpret content declarations, and conduct confirming analysis and experimentation where needed.
  • Advocate environmental compliance requirements and processes (ROHS / REACH / Low Halogen etc…) to internal stakeholders.
• Minerals & Supply Chain Transparency
  • Oversee the collection, validation, and submission of responsible minerals reporting templates:
    • CMRT (Conflict Minerals), EMRT (Extended Minerals), AMRT (Alternative Minerals)
  • Collaborate with suppliers to ensure accurate and timely data submission.
  • Engage with RBA (Responsible Business Alliance) and RMI (Responsible Minerals Initiative) to align with best practices and industry standards.
  • Drive supplier education and engagement on responsible sourcing expectations.
  • Conflict mineral data consolidation and analysis.
• Others
  • Customer survey (BCP, ESH, CSR, SCV, RBA, Environmental Compliance, Cybersecurities and etc.) coordination.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Chemistry, Material Science, Environmental Engineering or related discipline.
• 2-3 years industry experience in RoHS / REACH and related environmental regulations. Experience in the computer, telecommunications, optics or similar tech-industries a plus.
• Analytical approach to problem solving. Critical thinker. Uses data to substantiate decision making.
• Understands the scope and applicability of global environmental directives and regulations.
• Ownership of an issue or project to resolution. Reliable follow‑up and follow‑through as needed.

Working Conditions

• This role is onsite

Culture Commitment

Ensure adherence to company’s values (ICARE) in all aspects of your position at Coherent Corp.:

• Integrity – Create an Environment of Trust
• Collaboration – Innovate Through the Sharing of Ideas
• Accountability – Own the Process and the Outcome
• Respect – Recognize the Value in Everyone
• Enthusiasm – Find a Sense of Purpose in Work

Coherent Corp. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.