Production Team Lead

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 39000 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.

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.

• Coordinatelunchand 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.

• Reviewdailymaster cleaning recordsfor 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 offinished goodslabelsproduct return labels and production materials.

Inventory Compliance & Support

• Audit employees for PPE Safety and GMP compliance. Providedirectionwhere needed.

• GenerateWorkorders for maintenancetasks needed.

• Ensure the productionlines arestaffed tostandard.

• Completeand send theEnd of Shift Production Reports.

• Close the shifts Productionin Insight.

• Ensure allsafety incidentsare reported to the Supervisor or Alternateimmediately.

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

• Provide backupSupervisorcoverage as required.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education

• High School Diploma or GED required

• Associate degreepreferred

Experience

• 35 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 andproductspecifications.

• Basic to intermediate math skills.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred but not required.

• Ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization.

• Flexibility to work overtime weekends and holidays as needed.

What Youll 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 Companys application process should contact .

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen