EHS Manager I

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 Purpose of the job: The EHS Team Leader position exists to provide leadership and technical guidance in managing the EHS responsibilities for the Plant City Facility. This position develops strategies and programs aimed towards continuous improvement of EHS performance in alignment with EHS objectives. The Plant City EHS Team Leader’s key customers are the facility manager and production level team leaders and managers.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities: 1. Responsible for maintaining world class safety EHS Program the Plant City facilitya. Maintain and improve EHS programs consistent with corporate and OHSA VPP guidelines. b. Complete timely and thorough Incident Investigation and Corrective Action Planning c. Maintain Star Status in the Voluntary Protection Program and actively participate in the VPP Participants Association.d. Communicate program results to the plant team through creative presentations in the bi-weekly team meetings.e. Create sustainable systems that integrate EHS functions into the daily activities of the facility.f. Develop EHS Coordinator 2. Maintain facility’s history of Environmental Excellence a. Operate facility free of NOVs through continuing environmental education of both plant and EHS team. b. Review all processes and chemicals for environmental impact prior to their use. Maintain strong working relationship with all regulatory agencies. 3. Manage Workers Compensation reporting and costs. a. Maintain low WC costs by eliminating injuries, closing open cases in a timely manner, reporting injuries to TPA by deadlines and auditing system costs. b. Develop strong relationship with company doctor and local TPA adjuster. 4. Facilitate Safe Behavior Observation Processa. Reduce injuries by maintaining a highly effective peer-to-peer behavioral observation process. b. Encourage 100% quality participation through stimulating and rewarding programs. c. Create and maintain databases to provide relevant and timely information to the facility. d. Focus crews on trends of unsafe behavior in their area to highlight and correct, prior to an incident.5. Annual EHS Training a. Provide stimulating and effective training for all facility team members. b. Ensure information is retained through post-training quizzes and continued education in team meetings.c. Develop and maintain databases to document and report facility attendance.6. Direct Safety and Satellite Teams towards the facility’s strategic goals and objectivesa. Utilize EHS/Lead Team meetings to set the facility goals and report on corrective action plans from incidents and the annual Key Element Surveyb. Develop effective teams that identify, track and resolve issues pertinent to their team function 7. New & modified equipment review and commissioning a. Ensure EHS Team is involved in the front end of all new/modified equipment planning. This ensures that the equipment will meet all expectations for safety and environmental performance. b. Ensure delivery of product to customers in a timely manner. 8. Meet corporate, business, and team