Safety Coordinator

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

Safety Coordinator

Monroe, GA

Compensation Includes

• Starting Pay Rate of $28.50/hour

Safety Coordinator

The Safety Coordinator is responsible for leading site-level safety execution and ensuring compliance with all corporate safety programs, policies, and regulatory requirements. This role serves as the facility's primary safety resource, proactively identifying hazards, implementing effective risk reduction measures, and fostering a culture where employees can perform their jobs safely every day. The Safety Coordinator is responsible for auditing safety systems, driving corrective actions, enforcing safety standards, responding to emergencies, and managing occupational injury and illness cases.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct routine safety inspections, behavioral observations, and compliance audits to identify hazards and verify adherence to corporate safety programs.
• Recognize workplace hazards and develop practical, sustainable corrective actions that eliminate or reduce risk through engineering controls, administrative controls, and safe work practices.
• Ensure employees are equipped with and consistently comply with required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) standards.
• Administer and enforce Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), machine guarding, hot work, contractor safety, and other critical safety programs.
• Lead incidents, injury, and near-miss investigations utilizing root cause analysis methodologies and ensuring effective corrective actions are implemented.
• Maintain all safety records, audits, training documentation, and regulatory compliance records.
• Coordinate and conduct employee safety training, new hire orientation, and ongoing safety education programs.
• Partner with supervisors and managers to improve safety performance and drive accountability throughout the organization.
• Participate in safety committee activities and promote employee engagement in hazard identification and risk reduction efforts.
• Serve as a site medical responder and provide first-response assistance during workplace medical emergencies.
• Maintain required responder certifications and emergency response readiness.
• Remain available 24/7 to respond to significant safety incidents, injuries, medical emergencies, environmental events, or regulatory concerns.
• Manage workers' compensation and occupational injury cases from initial treatment through return-to-work.
• Coordinate with medical providers, employees, supervisors, and insurance representatives to ensure appropriate treatment plans and timely return-to-work opportunities.
• Develop and administer modified-duty programs designed to minimize OSHA recordable injuries and lost-time cases while supporting employee recovery.
• Monitor industry best practices and regulatory requirements and recommend improvements to site safety programs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in occupational safety, Industrial Hygiene, Environmental Health & Safety, or a related field preferred.
• Three to five years of manufacturing safety experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to identify hazards and implement effective risk-reduction measures.
• Strong working knowledge of OSHA regulations and manufacturing safety practices.
• Experience administering PPE, LOTO, machine guarding, ergonomics, and injury prevention programs.
• Experience conducting investigations and root cause analysis.
• Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Occupational Health and Safety Technologist (OHST), Certified Safety & Health Official (CSHO), or equivalent certification preferred.
• First Aid, CPR, and AED certification required or ability to obtain upon hire.
• Experience managing workers' compensation claims, return-to-work programs, and medical case management strongly preferred.
• Ability to influence behaviors and hold employees accountable for safe work practices.
• Strong communication, coaching, and leadership skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and safety management software.

Critical Success Factors

• Proactively identifies and addresses hazards before incidents occur.
• Holds all levels of the organization accountable to safety standards.
• Demonstrates sound judgment during emergencies.
• Builds strong relationships with employees, supervisors, and healthcare providers.
• Focuses on creating fail-safe systems that protect employees from injury.
• Drives continuous safety improvement through auditing, coaching, and corrective action follow-through.

Company Benefits

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 [email protected].

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen