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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.
Responsibilities
What You'll Get From UsBenefits
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, 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 .
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.
Responsibilities
- Strategically partner with plant leadership to develop and implement retention, training & development, and compliance initiatives.
- Assist employees with day to day inquiries pertaining to HR related matters
- Create, improve and administer human resource policies and procedures.
- Monitors and oversee all recruitment-related activities including, but not limited to; posting/communicating open positions, screening candidates, conducting interviews, updating job descriptions, etc.
- Conduct orientation and manage onboarding process for newly hired employees.
- Perform exit interviews.
- Conduct workplace investigations and assist with employee relations counseling.
- Compile and report HR metrics to management.
- Analyze local labor & wage trends and develop initiatives to maintain competitiveness in the labor market.
- Assist with annual performance review process.
- Conduct weekly staff review and retention meetings with plant leadership.
- Administrative duties to include: employment verification requests, process Unemployment claims, track and maintain attendance and vacation schedules, process employee benefits paperwork, maintain employee personnel files, etc.
- Ensure legal compliance – ADA, EEO, FMLA, FLSA, etc.
- Accurately reconcile Kronos time sheets, prepare and submit for weekly payroll processing.
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources or a related field; or in-lieu-of a degree an equivalent combination of education and related work experience
- HRCI or SHRM Certification preferred.
- Minimum of 3 years of related work experience; experience in a manufacturing environment is preferred
- Experience with Kronos, ADP or similar HRIS and Applicant Tracking Systems.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent critical thinking and decision-making skills.
- Team player with ability to build lasting productive business relationships with hourly employees, management, and peers.
- Must possess a high degree of professionalism in handling confidential information.
- Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends when required.
- Strong ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- Strong analytical, organizational and auditing skills required.
- Critical decision maker with the ability to work independently.
What You'll Get From UsBenefits
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, 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 .