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.

Overview

The Scheduler focuses on the high-level management of production schedule for the plant. It is the main contact between the plant and corporate planning and is essential for corporate planning and plant operations alignment. Daily interdepartmental communication required to help the entire plant achieve established goals and KPI’s. Key performance includes but not totally limited to safety, quality, and productivity, efficiency, on time shipments, inventory levels and financial results.

Essential Functions and scope of responsibility:

• Create and maintain master production schedule on daily basis.
• Communicate with corporate planning frequently for high-level planning of plant, production timing, and maintenance.
• Ensure that every employee involved in the production process has a clear understanding of what is required to meet the order and needs of customers.
• Work hand-in-hand with other employees to make sure that all issues that are related to scheduling are properly handled and resolved.
• Use labor and resources in the most cost-effective manner.
• Facilitate MRP process and manage inventory levels.
• Work closely with vendors to make sure that the company’s supply needs are adequately met in a timely manner.
• Help rectify and/or reconcile output & financial differences and inaccuracies.
• Maintain master data for packaging components, work-in-process, and finished goods.
• Analyze production floor status through input/output control reporting.

Production Scheduler Requirements:

• Associate’s degree in supply-chain or related field, bachelor is preferred.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to relate respectfully, cordially, and freely with people (customers, employees, and vendors inclusive)
• At least 3 years of related experience.
• Ability to handle and prioritize multiple tasks.
• Proficiency with computers and applications.
  • Microsoft Office Suite.
  • SAP Experience preferred.
  • Blue Yonder experience desired.
• Strategic thinking, strong analytical skills, able to synthesize considerable amounts of complex data.
• Change agent – skill with enabling, change, strong influencing abilities.

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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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