EHS Manager

Site EHS Manager

The Site EHS Manager leads Environmental, Health & Safety strategy for the Chelmsford, MA facility, ensuring legal compliance, driving continuous improvement in workplace safety and environmental performance, and embedding a strong safety culture across operations.

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $100,000-125,000 + bonus + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. At Novolex, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

The benefits for this role include 401(k) plan with company match, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending and health savings accounts, paid vacation, and sick days, paid parental leave, paid holidays and wellness program, financial protection benefits such as life, AD&D and disability insurance, education Support (for example, tuition reimbursement, Chairman's Scholarship, 529 College Savings Plan), broad Based Employee Award Program—value sharing plan for all employees with one year of service, employee Assistance Program and much more!

Ideal Candidate:

• Capable of driving change across the location
• Passionate for injury prevention, compliance and risk reduction
• Skilled at aligning teams and influencing others to achieve desired health and safety performance objectives
• Enthusiastic participant in site leadership team activities

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:

• Organize and direct the site's Safety Committee, holding meetings to increase employee awareness.
• Develop, facilitate and deliver safety training for employees based on facility needs and corporate requirements to ensure a safe and secure work environment.
• Oversee the investigation of work-related illnesses and injuries; investigating all accidents and near misses, determining the "root cause" and ensuring that corrective actions are implemented.
• Manage emergency response plans and coordinate drills.
• Develop, evaluate and maintain effective health/safety policy and procedures to comply with corporate and regulatory requirements, including but not limited to Safe Operating Procedures, Lockout/Tagout, Hearing Conservation and Powered Industrial Trucks.
• Prepare OSHA and other governmental reports as required.
• Prepare and distribute reports on safety metrics such as leading indicators and incident rates to stakeholders.
• Conduct periodic plant audits, identifying hazards and working with plant management and maintenance teams to ensure timely resolution of identified opportunities for improvement.
• Receive and compile plant SDS's.
• Other duties as assigned or as required.

Candidate Requirements:

• BS degree, preferably in safety, industrial hygiene, or an environmental-related discipline and 3-5 years of related experience
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred
• Demonstrated computer literacy with knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software
• Superior problem-solving skills and the ability to prioritize, organize and manage time effectively.
• Ability to function under pressure and to prioritize numerous tasks with conflicting deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility to work non-traditional business hours as needed; this facility currently operates 24/5 with occasional weekend staffing due to customer demand. EHS presence in the facility during non-traditional business hours will be required on occasion for training, meetings and incident investigations.
• This position requires standing, walking, bending, stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, climbing and occasional lifting up to 30 lbs.
• Must be comfortable working in a typical manufacturing environment with seasonal heat/cold and sound related to machine operation as well as maintenance and facility repair activities.
• Must be able to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) as required by the task at hand.