Site Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) Program Leader

Lead EHS Excellence at Novolex Chelmsford MA

Step into a role where each day starts with a purposeful walkthrough of our manufacturing floor in Chelmsford MA. Youll check leading indicators speak with operators and surface improvement ideas. By mid-morning youre guiding the Safety Committee aligning actions that reduce the afternoon you might facilitate a lockout/tagout refresher close the loop on a near-miss root-cause analysis or prepare an OSHA submission. Youre the catalyst who turns compliance into culture and data into safer outcomes.

What Youll Do

• Champion and chair the site Safety Committee scheduling and running meetings that elevate awareness and engagement.
• Design deliver and track safety training tailored to facility needs and corporate standards to keep our workplace secure.
• Lead investigations for injuries illnesses incidents and near misses; identify root causes and verify corrective and preventive actions.
• Own emergency response planning and coordinate site drills to ensure readiness.
• Create refine and maintain EHS policies and procedures that meet corporate and regulatory requirements including Safe Operating Procedures Lockout/Tagout Hearing Conservation and Powered Industrial Trucks.
• Prepare and submit OSHA and other required governmental reports accurately and on time.
• Develop and circulate safety metrics and dashboards including leading indicators and incident rates for key stakeholders.
• Conduct regular plant audits; partner with operations and maintenance to eliminate hazards and close improvements promptly.
• Receive maintain and organize site Safety Data Sheets (SDSs).
• Take on additional EHS duties as needed to support the site.

What You Bring

• BS degree (safety industrial hygiene or environmental field preferred) and 35 years of relevant experience.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Proficiency with office software (word processing and spreadsheets) and strong data organization skills.
• Exceptional problem-solving prioritization and time management under competing deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills; proven ability to drive change across teams.
• Flexibility to support non-traditional hours as needed; the facility operates 24/5 with occasional weekends. Presence during off-hours may be required for training meetings and incident investigations.
• Ability to stand walk bend stoop reach push pull climb and occasionally lift up to 30 lbs.
• Comfort in a manufacturing environment with seasonal heat/cold and machinery noise; ability to wear required PPE.

Compensation & Benefits

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $100000$125000 bonus benefits. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for this position across all US locations. Within the range individual pay depends on job-related skills experience and education/training. At Novolex it is not typical to hire at the top of the range; compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each case.

Benefits include a 401(k) 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; a wellness program; life AD&D and disability insurance; education support (tuition reimbursement Chairmans Scholarship 529 College Savings Plan); a Broad-Based Employee Award Program (value sharing for employees with one year of service); an Employee Assistance Program; and more.