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:

The Director of Continuous Improvement – Distribution Operations will lead operational excellence across our distribution network, including Regional Distribution Centers (RDCs) and local warehouses.  This role is fully accountable for CI governance, standard work, execution discipline, and sustained performance improvement.  The Director will champion the Novolex Operational Excellence Program, develop CI capability across the network and will partner with the operation to eliminate chronic issues.

Responsibilities:

• Own Continuous Improvement governance for Distribution Operations across all RDCs and warehouses
• Direct ongoing refinement and sustainment of Standard Work and Leader Standard Work across all Distribution Operations, ensuring disciplined execution across all sites.
• Audit tiered management processes and execution discipline
• Establish and enforce Root Cause Problem Solving standards, holding leaders accountable for applying methodology, Ensuring operational issues are thoroughly understood and permanently resolved.
• Lead CI audits, operational assessments, and loss elimination initiatives
• Eliminate chronic execution losses and ensure long term sustainment of improvements,
• Develop CI capability through training, coaching, and leadership development.

Qualifications:

• BA/BS Degree Preferred in logistics related field
• 10+ years of experience in distribution, warehousing, or supply chain operations.
• Strong expertise in lean methodologies, standard work, tiered management, and problem solving.
• Experience with warehouse management systems and automation preferred
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt preferred

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $150k-$200k + bonus + benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. At Novolex, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

The benefits for this role include 401(k) plan 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 and wellness program.

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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