Operations Manager

Operations Manager

Novolex is a leader in packaging innovation, choice, and sustainability. We manufacture products in paper, plastic, and sustainable materials for the food, retail, health, and industrial markets. Our 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.

How You'll Perform the Role : The Operations Manager is accountable for inspiring and executing strategies which achieve optimum safety, quality, service, productivity, and profitability. They will perpetuate the following responsibilities, either personally or through subordinate supervisors and subordinate connections :

• Advance initiatives that promote and sustain the safety, health, security, and welfare of all employees.
• Maintain safe, clean, orderly, and environmentally compliant production operations.
• Follow GMP in compliance with all food safety requirements and maintain a facility that is always 'audit' ready.
• Inclusive oversight of all production and production support activities of the facility ensuring all are conducted in accordance with company policies, principles, procedures, values, and standards.
• Perpetually assess current strategies, systems, procedures, performance, capabilities, equipment, facilities, and employees for opportunities to optimize safety, flow, service, quality, and profitability.
• Coordinates with Maintenance Manager, Process Engineers, and Maintenance Planner to support a predictive and preventative maintenance program.
• Provide technical recommendations and implementation for continuous improvement in plant production process.
• Supervise the installation and repair of all machinery / equipment in conjunction with the day-to-day activities of maintenance technicians.
• Execute supervisory responsibilities in accordance with all policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Willingly undertake and perform other duties and tasks as assigned.
• Will have supervisors and lead personnel as well as the hourly production workforce as direct reports.

What We Need From You :

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 (including Telehealth options) 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 Novolex University. 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 an Equal Opportunity Employer.