Production Manager

Position Summary

The Operations Manager will support Converting and Extrusion Production teams, assisting with planning, directing, and coordinating production activities.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities

• 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.
• Willingly undertake and perform other duties and tasks as assigned.

Job Specific Requirements

• Develop, implement, and maintain quality assurance protocols.
• Ensure that production activities remain on time and within budget.
• Track staffing needs, hiring new hires as needed.

Candidate Requirements

• High school degree required, secondary education and/or leadership training preferred.
• Requires individual with thorough knowledge of production processes in order to oversee bag making process.
• A minimum of 5-10+ years of experience in a production environment.
• Demonstrated competence to work with minimum supervision effectively with all levels in the organization.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people at all levels of the organization.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with the willingness and ability to learn new systems.
• Willing and able to work overtime.

Company Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance.
• A variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health.
• Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs.
• Training and Development opportunities through MyLearning.

Community Engagement

• Supports organizations promoting sustainability initiatives or addressing food and hunger needs.
• Encourages facility-level support of activities in the communities where employees live and work.

Training and Development

• Constant opportunities for advancement through company and industry training curricula.
• Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union) for formal education.
• A Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.