EHS Coordinator

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.

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.

Novolex’s Innovation Center, Bedford Park, IL, is seeking an energetic and passionate leader to oversee safety responsibilities in addition to employee relations, continuous improvement and quality activities. The R&D shop at the Innovation Center works on a 24/5 schedule.

• Be capable of driving change whether continuous improvement or safety.
• Undertake specific continuous improvement initiatives and quality activities across a broad spectrum
• Have a passion for injury prevention, OSHA and risk reduction
• Be capable of facilitating and sponsoring employee led teams that solve problems and continue our World Class Safety record
• Be capable of aligning the local team and influencing others to achieve the desired performance objectives whether it be safety or continuous improvement initiatives.

Performs a variety of EH&S Tasks including but not limited to:  Leading the local OSHA Compliance activities,  initiating, driving, and managing key injury prevention activities, sponsoring employee led teams, engaging associates, and monitoring and managing our leading and lagging indicators.

• Develops, evaluates and maintains effective health/safety policy and procedures to comply with corporate and regulatory requirements, these activities include but are not limited to Safe Operating Procedures, Lockout/Tagout, Hearing Conservation, and Powered Industrial Trucks
• Administers environmental compliance activities including but not limited to: tracking, reporting and scheduling as necessary.
• Maintains effective relationships with external parties such as: regulatory agencies/governmental agencies, vendors, suppliers, customers, and local occupational health clinics.
• Conducts routine audits and inspections of our environmental procedures and controls. Recommends and facilitates corrective actions to maintain the effectiveness of the procedures and controls.

Performs a variety of continuous improvement tasks including but not limited to: Manage local continuous improvement activities including work flow systems, gauge inspection methodology, cost containment and new employee training.

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.

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 myHRservices@novolex.com.

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