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.

The Operations Manager will support Converting and Extrusion Production teams, assisting with planning, directing and coordinating production activities. This position is responsible for the overall day-to-day operation, leadership and management of the manufacturing plant. This position reports to the Plant Manager and regularly reports on plant performance.

Direct reports to this position include salaried staff including but not limited to Scheduling Manager, Extrusion Manager, and Shift Supervisors. Indirect reports include all hourly employees at the plant.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:

The Operations Manager is accountable for inspiring and executing strategies which achieve optimum safety, quality, service, productivity, and profitability.

• Advance initiatives that promote and sustain the safety, health, security, and welfare of all employees.
• Maintain safe, clean, orderly and environmentally compliant production operations.
• Inclusive oversight of all production and production support activities of the facility ensuring all are conducted in accordance with Company policies, principles, procedures, values, and standards.
• Perpetually assess current strategies, systems, procedures, performance, capabilities, equipment, facilities, and employees for opportunities to optimize safety, flow, service, quality, and profitability.
• Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance protocols.
• Ensure that production activities remain on time and within budget.
• Track staffing needs and partnering with HR when hiring new hires as needed.

• Ensure product quality and customer satisfaction with order fulfillment
• Monitor and maintain KPI’s on productivity, budget management/cost management.
• Implement continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and management methods to generate improved plant performance and workflow optimization and efficiencies
• Assesses and manages the salaried staff and hourly employees within the plant
• Other duties and tasks as assigned.

 Job Specific Requirements:

• Leads Daily GEMBA Walks
• 24/7 Operation, requires flexible hours
• Standard Work days: Monday through Friday
• Perform daily audits for Standard Work, Housekeeping and Inventory Management
• Assists with attendance and performance write ups
• Assist with Monthly completion of safety trainings
• Oversees Overtime Management process
• Offers support to shift supervisor on the floor daily.
• Lead, motivate, and support production team, including career development, problem resolution, and succession planning.
• Manage data collection for the updating of metrics to achieve productivity targets, reduce costs per unit, eliminate errors, and deliver excellent customer service.
• Oversees materials and inventory counts.
• Conduct budget reviews and report cost plans to corporate leadership team.

Candidate Requirements:

• High school degree required, secondary education and/or leadership training preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with the willingness and ability to learn new systems.
• A minimum of 5 years of production/operations management experience in manufacturing and operations.
• Well-rounded operations management experience includes a deep understanding and experience with operations tactics, lean manufacturing, and continuous improvement, strategies and best practices and process discipline.
• Knowledge of production processes, raw materials, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Track record of excellent judgment and decision-making ability.
• Ability to successfully work to reach company goals in an environment in which a wide degree of creativity and latitude is required.
• Ability to effectively set and communicate expectations & directives to manufacturing staff.
• Results driven, analytical, self-motivated and detail oriented with the ability to logically identify alternative solutions or approaches to complex problems.
• Must have demonstrated accountability at the plant management level and have a strong track record of successful execution.
• Demonstrated success as an innovative manufacturing leader.
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently and effectively manage operations with excellent communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills.
• Availability to work a flexible schedule as needed for 24/7, 365 Operations. 

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.

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen