What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Supervisor position at Novolex?
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
Production Supervisor
The Production Supervisor is responsible for Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost for their assigned shift. They are responsible for managing labor staffing and fulfilling production orders as scheduled by the manufacturing facility planning team. Additionally, they must ensure all production data is reconciled and accurately reflects with assigned labor standards. They must be able to work in collaboration with employees, and the management team to enforce safety and quality policies and procedures as dictated by company’s handbook. Responsible for coordinating and completing the training for new employees when Production Supervisor is not available. The Assistant Production Supervisor will occasionally perform same labor functions as the workers being supervised.
Job Duties:
- Manage, direct and coordinate all activities related to a production shift to maximize productivity and minimize cost while maintaining quality
- Typically supervises 50 plus employees
- Coordinate with Scheduler to ensure daily production requirements are achieved
- Carry out supervisory responsibilities including interviewing, hiring & training employees
- Planning, assigning & directing work
- Appraising performance
- Rewarding & disciplining employees
- Addressing complaints & resolving problems
- Ensure all production data is gathered and reported correctly on a daily basis
- Support & improve upon Quality initiatives designed to meet plant goals
- Ensures safety programs are implemented effectively, reviewed regularly and revised as necessary
- Coordinate with on-site Human Resources team regarding staffing (i.e. new hires, terminations, and disciplinary actions)
- Responsible for submitting employee time and attendance actions as outlined by the company
- May perform other duties as needed
Qualifications:
Education:
- BA/BS degree preferred (business, engineering)
Experience:
- 2 years of manufacturing experience in Supervisory or shift lead role required
Skills:
- Good verbal & interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work well in group situations
- Ability to deal effectively with conflict resolution in a mature & consistent manner
- Good computer skills (ability to use Microsoft Office Suite programs)
- SAP experience preferred
Company Benefits
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.
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