Environmental, Health and Safety Manager - EHS

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

Environmental, Health and Safety Manager

This position is for Novolex.

GENERAL SUMMARY:

The EHS Manager reports directly to the Plant Manager at the facility and be responsible for providing focus, definition, and technical expertise for the development of a proactive Environmental, Health, and Safety plan that is consistent with Novolex’s (PTVE) corporate policies, vision, and values; and is in compliance with local, state, and federal EHS regulations.

DESCRIPTION OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Drive the development and implementation of EHS policies, procedures, and programs.
• Maintain updated OSHA and EPA required written programs and develop/conduct training as necessary.
• Oversee the reporting and investigations of any potential injury, accident, and/or environmental health and safety related issues.
• Oversee the necessary environmental, health and safety training to support and enhance the organization’s safety culture.
• Provide leadership and direct supervision for the site EH&S Coordinator.
• Develop and deploy policies, procedures, programs to support best-practice and identify best-practices with the PTVE system.
• Provide communication and training to plant management, establish and maintain communications, reporting, assessments, training programs, and guidance
• Work with the Corporate EHS departments and provide prioritized direction and technical expertise to the engineering organizations or contractors in implementing EHS projects
• Be capable of sharing best practices to assist in driving change across the multiple locations
• Have a relentless pursuit for injury prevention, compliance, and risk reduction
• Drive the Zero Harm culture.
• Develop and/or maintain an effective EH&S Committee.
• Be capable of aligning the local team and influencing others to achieve the desired EH&S performance objectives outlined by corporate initiatives, business unit initiatives, and local/site initiatives
• Review and analyze data to determine the next opportunity to improve EH&S performance
• Bring experience with innovative EH&S compliance and risk reduction techniques via employee engagement, behavior based safety programs, risk assessments, and understanding of implementing, managing, and sustaining EH&S programs in a manufacturing environment

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education:

• BA/BS degree in Occupational Safety & Health, Environmental Engineering or technical discipline or related field.
• Environmental Health and Safety Certifications (CIH, CSP, CHMM) preferred.
• MBA or Masters level degree a plus.

Experience

• 7+ years of progressive and related professional environmental health and safety experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Proficient in MS Office.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and the ability to communicate and influence at all levels within the organization.
• Self-directed with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple accountabilities and multiple internal customers.
• Strong analytical skills as well as organizational skills.
• Solid project management capabilities with the ability to organize and manage multiple projects simultaneously from origin through execution.
• Well-developed leadership and motivational skills with proven ability to influence and motivate others to quickly achieve results.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule during key business deadlines.
• Ability to travel (5% – 10%).
• Must be team oriented with the ability to work on high collaboration and performance teams.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

• Results Driven - Ability to focus on organizational growth, financial performance and achieving results.
• Critical Decision Maker – Clear, critical thinker that engages in thoughtful, data-driven decisions and has the ability to summarize and draw appropriate conclusions from complex data.
• Customer Focused – Understands customers’ needs and places the highest priority on delighting customers.
• Teamwork & Collaboration – Builds rapport and collaborates effectively across the organization and fosters an environment of open and transparent communication.
• Integrity & Trust – Demonstrates honest, respectful and trustworthy behaviors when engaging with stakeholders and achieves stated work obligations.
• Compelling Communication – Effective written and verbal communicator that clearly and succinctly conveys information across all levels.
• Leadership Courage – Exudes confidence and is a driven, assertive and decisive individual that manages conflict towards mutual solutions but also maintains composure during difficult situations and channels emotions effectively.
• Strategic Orientation – Ability to balance short-term goals with long-term organizational and functional strategic priorities.
• Innovative Thinking – A forward thinker who offers new, creative and often unconventional thoughts, opinions and methods for solution generation and problem solving.
• People Leadership – Ability to develop employees through coaching and feedback and holds team members accountable through modeling appropriate behavior.

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• REASONING ABILITY Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 5 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

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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 [email protected].

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