Production Team Lead

Company Overview

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

 

Compensation: $24.14 to $30.11 an hour - paid weekly

 

Available shifts: Days 7am to 7pm and Nights 7pm to 7am 2-2-3 Schedule

 

Job Summary 

The Production Lead supports daily manufacturing operations by coordinating production floor activities while completing essential administrative and reporting functions. This role provides hands-on leadership to packing teams, ensures production readiness, maintains accurate documentation, and serves as a key communication link between production, warehouse, maintenance, and management.  Candidates must expect to work in a one-team environment, where the actual work needed sometimes falls outside the normal job scope.  One Team.  One Novolex. 

 

Key Responsibilities:

 

Production Floor Leadership 

• Assign packers and production lines based on staffing standards and schedules. 

• Coordinate lunch and break schedules. 

• Train new packers and support trainer development 

• Reassign work and manage staff during downtime. 

• Ensure production lines are clear and ready for setup. 

• Communicate with warehouse, setup, and support teams. 

• Review daily master cleaning records for completeness. 

 

Production Administration & Reporting 

• Print and distribute production orders, labels, WIP tickets, and specifications. 

• Compile, enter, and reconcile daily production reports. 

• Maintain accurate staffing file per shift. 

• Investigate and resolve production variances. (Ex. Locate missing printed LPNs at the end of a run) 

• Enter and maintain data in SAP and other systems. 

• Update, Print, and assemble all forms needed to support production. 

• Prepare additional production and efficiency reports as needed.  

• Maintain inventory of finished goods labels, product return labels, and production materials. 

 

Inventory, Compliance & Support 

• Audit employees for PPE, Safety, and GMP compliance.  Provide direction where needed. 

• Generate Work orders for maintenance tasks needed. 

• Ensure the production lines are staffed to standard.  

• Complete and send the End of Shift Production Reports. 

• Close the shift’s Production in Insight. 

• Ensure all safety incidents are reported to the Supervisor, or Alternate, immediately. 

• Perform weekly GMP/Product Safety Audits with packaging associates and communicate findings to the Supervisor and Quality Lead. 

• Provide backup Supervisor coverage as required.   

• Perform other duties as assigned. 

 

Qualifications:

 

Education 

• High School Diploma or GED required 

• Associate degree preferred 

 

Experience 

• 3–5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment 

• Prior packing and/or production experience 

• Team lead or lead worker experience preferred 

 

Skills & Abilities 

• Strong organizational and multitasking skills. 

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, SAP, and other systems. 

• Ability to read and interpret production reports and product specifications. 

• Basic to intermediate math skills. 

• Strong verbal and written communication skills. 

• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred but not required