Operations Manager

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.

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for the overall day-to-day operation, leadership of direct reports, and management of the manufacturing plant. This position reports to the Plant Manager and regularly reports on plant performance.

Direct reports for this position include salaried staff including but not limited to Production Supervisors and other production employees. Indirect reports include all hourly employees at the plant.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:

1. Drive efficiencies and identify opportunities to achieve production targets while maintaining cost controls and compliance

2. Design and implement plans for the effective use of labor resources to achieve manufacturing targets

3. Drive continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and management methods to generate improved plant performance and workflow optimization and efficiencies. Document and train to new process.

4. Partner with Human Resources to implement talent strategies to include goals and objectives, performance and development, succession planning, interviewing and selection, and administering corrective actions for direct and indirect reports

5. Collaborate with production supervisors to implement strategies to foster positive employee engagement ensuring a motivated and satisfied workforce

6. Directly responsible for leading a team of first-line production supervisors and indirect reports.

7. Collaborate with the quality department to ensure product quality and specifications are consistent

8. Routinely oversee inspection of QA Hold area to determine root cause of non-conforming products then implement process controls to prevent recurrence

9. Oversee the procurement of raw materials and related processes required for manufacturing including the efficient offloading of raw materials, inventory counts, BOM adherence, and optimal usage of resin to positively impact cost

10. Partner with the Maintenance Manager to coordinate maintenance of production equipment and ensure efficient operation

11. Partner with all support functions (internal and external to plant) in the execution of meeting the production schedule to ensure all product is shipped to target

12. Maintain effective communications with scheduling, safety, sales, customer service and external customers (as needed)

13. Actively support and drive a safe and healthy work environment by establishing safety standards and procedures holding all accountable to work safe

14. Using data, compile production reports showing key metrics of plant performance such as (not all inclusive) scrap, lbs./labor hour, time to execute changeovers and screen changes, downtime minutes and reasons for each line and total plant for various views (day, week, month, by product, by shift, etc.), actual lbs. per hour per line vs engineering capability (show where we have upside in throughput), quality complaints (various views), etc. to drive improvement opportunities

15. Actively take part in Plant wide communication meetings and other employee related events as scheduled

16. Other essential duties as assigned

Candidate Requirements:

1. Bachelor’s degree preferred.

2. A minimum of 5 years of production/operations management experience in manufacturing or related production processes. Prefer experience in a 24/7/365-day manufacturing operation.

3. Well-rounded operations management experience including a deep understanding and experience with operations tactics, lean manufacturing, and continuous improvement, strategies and best practices and process discipline.

4. Knowledge of production processes, raw materials, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.

5. Excellent judgment and decision-making ability.

6. Ability to successfully work to reach company goals in an environment in which a wide degree of creativity and latitude is required.

7. Ability to effectively set and communicate expectations & directives to manufacturing staff.

8. Results driven, analytical, self-motivated and detail oriented with the ability to logically identify alternative solutions or approaches to complex problems.

9. Must have demonstrated accountability at the management level and have a strong track record of successful execution to achieve results.

10. Demonstrated success as an innovative manufacturing leader.

11. Demonstrated ability to manage operations efficiently and effectively with excellent communication (verbal and written) and presentation skills.

12. Proficient in Microsoft suite applications (Teams, Word, Excel, etc.) as well as some type of ERP system.

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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

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen