Production Supervisor

Overview

Why Choose Us? Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including food service, 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 Duties:
Rotating Shift - 7a-7p every 5 weeks

• Leads, assists, motivates, and evaluates shift employees in daily operations, problem resolution, and promotes culture of continuous improvement.
• Promotes and trains on consistent and proactive safety, including audits for compliance, incident reports, investigation on “close calls”.
• Ensures quality specifications are met and procedures are followed.
• Trains team in executing proper company procedures, focusing on safety, quality, and meeting production goals.
• Cross-functional teamwork with HR for payroll processing, personnel or labor issues, and staffing. Cross-functional work with peers to inform on important issues at shift changeover.
• Manages shift to attain production and scrap goals.
• Troubleshoots and resolves process, equipment, and material issues in conjunction with support personnel.

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S. in Industrial Management) not required but preferred.
• 5+ years of successful production supervision experience preferably in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with the willingness and ability to learn new systems.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision to complete job tasks.
• Resourceful analytical person with proven ability to bring quick resolution to challenging situations.
• Collaborator with ability to build lasting productive business relationships with hourly employees, management, and peers.
• Ability to effectively communicate information both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees, customers, or suppliers.

• Company Benefits (as applicable per location)