EHS Manager

Novolex; North Vernon (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Novolex in Indiana, USA, is seeking an experienced EHS Leader to advance safety, health and environmental programs across the facility. You will supervise safety initiatives, ensure compliance with federal, state and local requirements, and support root-cause analyses of incidents.

The role requires a BS in safety/engineering, relevant certifications, and at least 5 years in manufacturing. You will guide training, drive cultural change toward a zero-incident mindset, and collaborate with HR on

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Occupational Safety and Health or related field.
• CIH, CSP, CPEA, or CHMM certifications preferred.
• 5+ years of experience implementing EHS standards in manufacturing.
• Ability to lead cultural change across a facility.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Advance safety, health, security, and welfare initiatives.
• Develop and monitor EHS programs and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Lead tactical safety teams and drive hazard assessments.
• Conduct root-cause analysis for incidents and near misses.
• Prepare environmental reports and performance metrics.
• Collaborate with HR on workers' compensation and reporting.

Skills

EHS leadership

Safety program development

Regulatory compliance

Root cause analysis

Training & development

Microsoft Office

Education

BS Degree in Occupational Safety and Health or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Company Overview

Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

Our Sustainability Commitment

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Job Description

How You’ll Perform the Role

• Advance initiatives which promote and sustain the safety, health, security, and welfare of all personnel.
• Develop, deploy, and monitor all EHS programs, procedures, policies, and standards in a manner that ensures compliance to Federal, State, Local, Customer, and align with Corporate EHS requirements.
• Provide focus, direction, leadership, and technical expertise to the various tactical teams (Plant Safety Lead Teams; High Risk Teams - Ergonomic, Electrical Protection, Fall Protection, Mobile Equipment, Guarding; Storm/Waste Water Pollution Prevention, SPCC, Behavioral-Based Safety Training Team.)
• Implement and administer an internal EHS hazard/risk assessment and compliance auditing process designed to validate adherence to ‘best known’ standards and practices.
• Implement and administer a root cause analysis procedure/process design to reveal and capture intellectual wisdom from all near miss and/or failure occurrences.
• Communicate post incident / near miss findings (written/verbal: Incident Flash; Detailed Incident Investigation; and phone / net conferences).
• Develop, implement, and institutionalize a process to identify and eliminate high risk occurrences through review of historical incident data; leading/warning indicators; plant, process, and equipment audits; job and activity observations; and highly specified JSA’s and SWI’s.
• Stimulate and cultivate “a zero-incident mentality” throughout the facility.
• Provide applicable management/agency notification, oversight, interface, and coaching.
• Proactively work with the HR Manager in the administration of Workers Compensation case management.
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness of all environmental reports (Air Emission Summary, TRI, Tier II, SWPPP, deviation reports, and waste disposal both hazardous and non-hazardous, etc).
• Develop, report, and ensure the accuracy and timeliness of all related leading and lagging performance and success measures.
• Assess and evaluate plant EHS connections and make recommendations to the Plant Manager regarding strategies to remedy training, skills, or performance deficiencies.

What We Need From You

• BS Degree in Occupational Safety and Health, Mechanical/Chemical Engineering, Business/Organizational Management or related field preferred.
• Related post-education training, certifications such as CIH, CSP, CPEA, or CHMM preferred.
• 5+ years of experience implementing EHS standards, training and legal compliance in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
• Self-motivated, organization skills, and ability to multi-task.
• Demonstrated experience in leading cultural change across a facility; experienced in leveraging multiple approaches to helping people adopt and implement sustained change in a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated experience in leading continuous improvement activities and programs, leveraging processes, tools, and best practices in a manufacturing environment.
• Excellent “soft skills” in communicating effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Effective in influencing change across functional and demographic boundaries.
• Budget/cost management; strategic planning and leadership experience preferred.
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Microsoft Teams, etc).

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Company Benefits

What You'll Get From Us

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact [e-mail].

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen