Shift Supervisor

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.

 

 

• Salaried Exempt Position Grade P08 Range = $83,600.00 - $139,300.00 USD Annual*
• Medical, dental and vision options
• Wellness rewards to fund your HRA or HSA
• Paid holidays, time off, parental and other leaves
• Financial protection benefits such as life, AD&D and disability insurance, and 401(k) Plan with employer matching contributions
• Education Support (for example, tuition reimbursement, Chairman’s Scholarship, 529 College Savings Plan)
• Broad Based Employee Award Program—value sharing plan for all employees with one year of service
• Employee Assistance Program and much more!

 

 

This position is available on a unique shift schedule of Wednesday through Saturday from 9pm to 7am with occasional fluctuation as needed based on business need. Training will be conducted on a schedule that combines our Day Shift (Monday through Friday 7am to 3pm) and Swing Shift (Monday through Friday 3pm to 11pm) work schedules.

 

 

*The range provided is based on cost of living/geography and what we believe is reasonable in the market at the time of posting. This role may be eligible for annual bonus and annual merit increase. Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements. Actual base salary pay will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, and other job-related factors.

 

 

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

Supervise all functional areas of production, train staff on proper packaging to assure meeting the production schedule requirements. Makes recommendations for improvement, performs performance reviews, and recommends hires.

 

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:

• Supervise, train, review, promote, discipline, and terminate employees in the production group.
• Provide personnel with necessary paperwork affecting an employee’s status.
• Utilize available personnel to meet the needs of the production schedule.
• Follow production schedule priorities, revisions, and changes.
• Comply with and enforce company rules of conduct and safety.
• Communicate with other supervisor’s and departments.
• Maintain weekly time reports.
• Prepare daily attendance reports and timecards for computer entry.
• Report and investigate all accidents, injuries, and/or near misses promptly.
• Advise and assist employees as needed.
• Ensure packers, operators, and/or contractors have the proper equipment to do their job as easily and efficiently as possible.
• Must be on the production floor for a minimum of 6 hours per shift.
• Must review packaging labor daily and make changes to ensure that we are using the lowest amount of labor necessary.
• Be responsible for the safe evacuation of shift in an emergency.
• Schedule labor daily.
• Oversee proper use of the WMS system used by the utilities and to understand the process.
• Order corrugated materials for all shifts as needed.
• Arrive 30 to 60 minutes prior to shift start for handoff meetings.
• Ensure that the correct packaging is being used as per the production schedule.
• Responsible for food safety and GMP’s.
• Additional duties as needed.

                                                             

Candidate Requirements:

• High School or equivalent, some college a plus
• Two (2+) plus years’ experience managing people, additional experience a plus
• General computer knowledge of MS Office systems required
• Knowledge of packaging equipment a plus
• Sitting at workstation approximately 20 percent of work time and standing and walking approximately 80 percent of work time is required
• Ability to work overtime or occasionally on weekends with sh