Safety Coordinator

Novolex is a leader in packaging innovation, choice and sustainability. We manufacture products in paper, plastic and sustainable materials for the food, retail, health and industrial markets.

• 10 Paid Holidays
• Affordable Benefits
• Paid Time Off
• 401K Retirement Plan and Match
• Competitive Pay

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.

• Continuously perform all required tasks in a safe manner, adhering to all established safety rules and procedures.
• Help implement and maintain all Safety policies and regulations.
• Ensuring compliance with OSHA and federal and state regulations.
• Organize and input all documentation pertaining to safety, audits, and training.
• Create a schedule for GEMBA inspections every month and ensure they are being completed.
• Gather information and investigate Close Calls/Near Misses, First Aid, and OSHA Recordable Incidents.
• Complete weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and yearly inspections. Create action plans for findings and non-conformances.
• Create a safety training matrix for all employees and conduct new hire orientation training.
• Assess safety in the workplace and inspect the plant floor daily. Looking for hazards, potential risks, and unsafe employee behaviors.
• Follow and enforce all PPE policies, wearing steel-toed shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, hair nets/beard nets, etc. as required.
• Lead the Safety Committee Meetings and update all Safety Boards.
• Manage the Safety Shoe Program, PPE cabinets, and safety supplies.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Safety Manager

While performing the duties of this job the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts. The employee occasionally is exposed to fumes or other airborne particles and vibrations.

Noise levels in the work environment are usually above 85 decibels therefore ear protection is required.

Foot protection is required steel toe or composite shoes, or boots will be acceptable.

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Minimum 3 years of experience as Safety Coordinator
• OSHA 10-hour (OSHA 30-hour is preferred)
• Excellent time management skills, public speaking skills, problem-solving skills, and both verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in word processing, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Ability to operate media equipment such as projectors, cell phones, and personal computers.
• Exceptional organization skills, leadership, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work with a team and have attention to detail
• Ability to handle multiple assignments and assess and analyze data
• Capable of communicating with all levels of internal and external customers.
• Must be able to think on your feet, work with limited supervision, and make sound decisions.
• Regularly required to stand, sit, move about the facility, climb stairs, bend, twist, kneel, crouch or crawl, use hands and fingers to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools, controls, grasp, push, pull, reach with hands and arms, lift above shoulder level. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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 (including Telehealth options) 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 Novolex University. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program, and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.