Conversion Manager

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.

POSITION PURPOSE

The Conversion Manager is responsible for the full management and performance of the Conversion Department which includes Conversion Flexographic Printing Security and Rewind. This position oversees all manufacturing activities within these areas ensuring customer requirements are met while maintaining high standards for safety quality food safety cost control and employee engagement. The Conversion Manager directs supervisors leads operators and support personnel and works closely with Production Planning Maintenance Quality Engineering Training and Human Resources to achieve plant objectives.

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $00 performance based bonus benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range individual pay is determined by job-related skills experience and relevant education or training. At Novolex it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

The benefits for this role include 401(k) plan with company match comprehensive medical dental and vision insurance flexible spending and health savings accounts paid vacation and sick days free onsite clinic paid parental leave paid holidays and wellness program.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES

FUNCTIONS:

Communicate and work under direction of Operations or Plant Manager to meet production and quality expectations in Conversion Flexographic Printing Security and Rewind. This position is backed up by a Conversion Supervisor or other management when needed.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

a. Communicates safety policies procedures and practices

- Ensure department personnel have completed Novolex safety training on time

- Ensure department personnel follow all safety standards

- Ensure department accident investigations and communications with Plant Manager Operations Manager Human Resources Manager and Safety Manager and others as assigned.

b. Communicates food safety and consumer safety policies procedures and practices

- Ensure employees are empowered and encouraged to take the correct actions and report events that could impact food safety of the product.

- Encourage a strong food safety culture and participate in GMP and food safety training and holds team responsible to follow all GMP policies.

c. Participate in audits corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives

d. Communicate with all levels of the organization

e. Operational leadership

- Manage daily operations of Conversion Flexographic Printing Rewind and Security departments

- Ensure production schedules are achieved while meeting quality and customer service requirements

- Monitor production performance using key metrics including:

1. Throughput

2. Waste and scrap

3. OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness)

4. Changeover times

5. Labor efficiency

6. Downtime

7. Coordinate staffing and resources to meet production demands

8. Lead daily production meetings and communicate plant priorities

f. People leadership

- Lead coach and develop supervisors and production teams

- Conduct performance evaluations and development planning

- Assist with hiring onboarding training and succession planning

- Drive employee engagement and accountability

- Foster a culture of teamwork respect and continuous improvement

g. Continuous Improvement

- Lead Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives

- Identify opportunities to improve productivity quality and cost performance

- Utilize root-cause analysis and structured problem-solving methodologies

- Support capital projects and equipment upgrades

h. Financial Responsibility

- Manage departmental labor and operating budgets.

- Control manufacturing costs through waste reduction and process improvements

- Monitor material usage variance (MUV) and other cost metrics

- Support annual budgeting and forecasting activities

i. Perform other duties required by management as necessary

Company policies procedures and practices are implemented via this position. Quality of products is directly related to the effectiveness of individuals in this job. A broad base of current technical knowledge is required to ensure that standards are met and efficiencies are maintained. Problem solving and decision-making abilities are essential for success.

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION:

- Bachelors degree in manufacturing engineering business or related field preferred

- 5 years of manufacturing leadership experience

- 3 years of managing production teams

- Experience in one or more of the following:

- Flexographic printing

- Film conversion

- Rewind operations

- Bag making

- Flexible packaging manufacturing

- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies preferred

- Must have experience handling deadlines scheduling and prioritization

- Strong leadership and coaching skills

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Strategic and operational decision making

- Conflict resolution and employee relations skills

- Strong organizational and planning capabilities

- Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting ability

- Data analysis and KPI management

- Proficiency with ERP systems (SAP) and Microsoft Office applications

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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 .

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