Safety and Quality Coordinator

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.

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.

Brookshire, TX

The Safety and Quality Coordinator ensures all facility operations, products produced, and shipments meet strict customer specifications, food safety certifications, and corporate guidelines. Reporting to the Safety Manager, this role is responsible for driving a zero-injury safety culture, maintaining total regulatory compliance (OSHA/EPA), and auditing plant systems to guarantee maximum quality and operational integrity. 

• →Develop, implement, and ensure all corporate and plant safety policies and procedures are up to date and strictly followed
• →Continuously perform all required tasks safely, taking immediate action to correct or report unsafe conditions, hazards, and unsafe behaviors on the plant floor
• →Perform thorough accident and incident investigations in coordination with the Plant Manager, Human Resources, and Corporate EHS. Oversee the CLOSE CALL program to ensure correct reporting and documentation
• →Follow and enforce all PPE policies, including the mandatory use of steel-toed shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, and hair/beard nets
• →Act as the primary plant liaison for government agencies, regulatory inspectors, and emergency responders
• →Continually monitor all aspects of quality, ensuring all products produced or shipped meet strict customer specifications and corporate guidelines
• →Follow all Food Contact Packaging Safety requirements as outlined in the SQF Quality Manual and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
• →Organize and lead specialized food safety certification efforts (SQF, YUM!, Burger King, Havi, Wendy’s, etc.). Perform and record monthly Sanitation, Security, Glass and Brittle Plastics, and Master Cleaning Schedule audits
• →Manage the facility’s Pest Control Program and maintain all corresponding compliance documentation to meet strict food safety standards
• →Investigate and analyze customer complaints to resolve quality issues. This includes performing root-cause analysis, issuing formal corrective action responses, and filing claims against carriers
• →Manage the GEMBA program schedule, ensure monthly audits are completed, and immediately address reoccurring or severe plant floor problems
• →Perform, document, and record required internal facility inspections and Mobile Inspections, ensuring all updates are logged in the appropriate safety systems
• →Maintain a clean, highly organized, and efficient personal work area per established 5S principles
• →Prepare for, steer, and lead both union and non-union safety committee meetings, ensuring plant safety goals and objectives are met
• →Design, conduct, and document safety training updates, new hire orientations, and specialized training for shipping/receiving employees (including lift and clamp truck safety rules)
• →Lead projects and cross-functional teams focused on continuously improving a safe, environmentally friendly, and efficient work environment
• →Use Microsoft Excel to compile detailed reports, track metrics, and document test or audit results
• →Maintain regular, clear communication regarding safety and quality updates with all levels of the organization—from floor-level operators up to Corporate Safety, Quality, and the Corporate EHS Manager
• →All other duties assigned by management

• High school diploma or GED required; Associate degree is preferred
• Minimum of 3 years of direct experience as a Safety Coordinator, preferably in a food manufacturing or food-contact packaging environment
• OSHA 10-hour certification is required (OSHA 30-hour is highly preferred). Strong working knowledge of EPA and GMP standards
• Strong reading, writing, and basic math skills. Intimate knowledge of Duro quality standards is highly valued
• Must be highly computer literate with intimate knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook); ability to operate media equipment including projectors, personal computers, and cell phones
• Exceptional organizational, time management, leadership, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent public speaking and communication skills with a proven ability to confidently present to groups
• Strong ability to work effectively within a team environment, handle multiple assignments simultaneously, and analyze complex data with sharp attention to detail
• Confident communicating with all levels of internal and external customers
• Self-managing professional able to think on your feet, work productively with limited supervision, and make sound, logical decisions under pressure
• Capability to walk the plant floor daily and wear comprehensive food safety PPE

Ability to:

• Lift and carry at least 50lbs without assistance
• Move light to moderately heavy objects
• Understand written and printed material and verbal information
• Actively exchange ideas/thoughts with others
• Detect, recognize and judge differences or changes in print and color
• Pay strict attention to quality detail to spot quality flaws and take immediate action
• Work under conditions such as heat, cold, and have mobility to grasp small objects and do repetitive bending, pulling, pushing, reaching above shoulders, kneeling and twisting
• Stand and or sit for 8 or 12 hours
• Handle tools or equipment
• Work under tight schedules in high pressure situations
• Tolerance to seasonal temperature variations (heat in summer, cold in winter), regularly exposed to dirt, dust, noise; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; ink; glue; paper; cold and heat, and the noise level in the work environment is usually very loud

The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and are not to be construed as a detailed description of all work requirements that may be inherent to the position. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 

Following GMP in Compliance with all food safety requirements 

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.

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.

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen