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.

Position Summary

The Regional Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Manager is responsible for leading and driving environmental, health, safety, and regulatory compliance performance across a designated operating unit(s). This role partners with plant leadership, operations, engineering, maintenance, human resources, and corporate EHS teams to establish a strong safety culture, ensure regulatory compliance, reduce risk, and support operational excellence.

The Regional EHS Manager serves as both a strategic leader and hands-on resource to ensure all facilities maintain compliance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations while advancing continuous improvement initiatives in safety and environmental performance.

Key Responsibilities

Safety Leadership & Culture

• Lead the development and execution of OU EHS strategies aligned with company objectives.
• Drive a proactive safety culture focused on injury prevention and employee engagement through Human and Organizational Performance (HOP) principles. 
• Coach and influence plant leadership teams on EHS accountability and ownership.
• Facilitate safety leadership training, audits, and risk reduction initiatives.
• Promote employee involvement through safety committees, observations, and engagement programs.

Regulatory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and applicable state and local regulations.
• Maintain and oversee environmental permitting, reporting, and compliance activities across assigned facilities.
• Monitor regulatory changes and communicate impacts to plant leadership and corporate teams.
• Lead or support interactions with regulatory agencies and external auditors.

Risk Management & Incident Investigation

• Lead investigations for serious injuries, environmental incidents, near misses, and significant property damage events.
• Ensure root cause analysis and corrective actions are completed effectively and sustainably.
• Identify high-risk activities and implement mitigation plans.
• Monitor leading and lagging indicators to drive continuous improvement.

Audits & Continuous Improvement

• Conduct and support EHS audits, inspections, and assessments at assigned facilities.
• Develop corrective action plans and ensure timely closure of findings.
• Benchmark best practices and standardize EHS programs across the region.
• Support implementation of company EHS management systems and standards.

Environmental Management

• Partner with environmental compliance team to monitor programs including air emissions, stormwater, wastewater, waste management, hazardous materials, and sustainability initiatives.
• Ensure accurate and timely completion of required environmental reports and documentation.
• Support environmental improvement and waste reduction initiatives.

Training & Development

• Ensure effective EHS onboarding and recurring training programs are implemented.
• Mentor plant-level EHS professionals and operational leaders.
• Support development of site-specific emergency response and preparedness programs.

Operational Partnership

• Collaborate with operations and engineering teams on new equipment, process changes, capital projects, and facility modifications to ensure EHS considerations are integrated.
• Participate in operational reviews and strategic planning activities.
• Support workers’ compensation and return-to-work programs in partnership with HR.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Engineering, Environmental Science, Industrial Hygiene, Occupational Safety, or related field required.

Experience

• Minimum of 4-7 years of progressive EHS experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Multi-site manufacturing experience required.
• Experience supporting high-speed manufacturing, packaging, plastics, paper, or converting operations preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing OSHA and environmental compliance programs.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong knowledge of OSHA, EPA, and state regulatory requirements.
• Proven leadership and influencing skills across multiple organizational levels.
• Strong incident investigation and root cause analysis capabilities.
• Excellent communication, coaching, and presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and travel extensively within assigned region.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and EHS management systems.

Certifications Preferred

• CSP (Certified Safety Professional)
• CIH (Certified Industrial Hygienist)
• CHMM or other relevant environmental certifications

Travel Requirements

• Approximately 50–70% travel to manufacturing facilities within the assigned region. 

Leadership Expectations

• Demonstrate visible safety leadership and accountability.
• Build strong relationships with plant teams and corporate partners.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Lead with integrity, urgency, collaboration, and accountability.

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $105-135k + 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.

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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 myHRservices@novolex.com.

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