Production Supervisor - Night Shift

Company 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.

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.

Production Supervisor - Night Shift

Florence, KY

Overview

The position is responsible for actively managing the performance of people and processes in a manufacturing setting. Key performance areas include safety, quality, overall equipment effectiveness, and operator productivity. The plant operates 24/7, on 12 hour shifts. To effectively coordinate and supervise production activities on the assigned shift, utilizing equipment, materials, people and support services, so that the plant meets budgeted objectives in a safe and efficient manner, while achieving customer’s quality expectations.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities

• Supervision of Adjuster/Supervisors
• Monitor and maintain shift production staffing levels
• Enforce all safety procedures and policies on the shift
• Follow GMP in compliance with all food safety requirements
• Analyze downtime and determine corrective action
• Able to identify root cause of equipment or process failure using deductive reasoning and experience
• Provide direction to shift training needs and schedule training sessions to fill those needs
• Monitor the quality of the product being produced and shipped
• Ensure all production reporting is complete and accurate
• Monitor production schedule and use available employee equipment resources in the best way to meet that schedule
• Participate in plant projects, teams and committees
• Experience in leading people and teams in a manufacturing setting are required
• LEAN manufacturing background
• Exceptional problem solver with a strong drive for continuous improvement
• Metrics/performance oriented leader with strong communication skills
• Key attributes of the successful candidate include self-starter, organized, technical aptitude, great leadership skills, ability to learn quickly, team-player, and the desire to progress within manufacturing leadership positions

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/Associates Degree (Bachelor’s Degree a plus)
• 5+ years of Supervisory Experience in a Manufacturing Environment
• Strong Computer Skills (Excel, Word, ERP, Outlook, etc)

Compensation

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $66,000 - $80,000 + 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.

• 401(k) plan with company match
• comprehensive medical
• dental
• vision insurance
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• paid vacation and sick days
• paid parental leave
• paid holidays
• wellness program

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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.

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