Plant Manager

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

The Plant Manager for our facility in City of Industry, California will be responsible for leading daily operations of this site. S/he will lead a cross-functional team to deliver on, customer commitments, operational transformation, and plant financials. This role will be hands-on in ensuring focus and delivery of key metrics related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and Morale.

This role will also assist the broader Bagcraft Operations leadership team by developing principles, defining processes, and scorecards to improve performance. S/he will help us build capabilities and competence across the operating unit. The incumbent must be able to lead multiple high-priority projects to support operational transformation at the site.

The Plant Manager will report to Sr. Director, Operations for the Bagcraft operating unit. Reporting to the Plant Manager will be functional leaders at the site level.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Partners with Operations leadership to identify and drive the facility strategy on a short-and-long term with a 1–3-year time horizon, including operational transformation
• Manages daily production needs by aligning production associates, technical resources, machinery and equipment, and materials to meet customer orders
• Provide directions to a cross-functional leadership team to deliver on customer commitments, financials, and other key performance indicators daily
• Analyses plant, department, and cell performance to identify bottlenecks and performance to generate improvement opportunities and projects
• Champions continuous improvement with the team, at all levels, including frontline associates, supervisors, and managers to drive operational improvements
• Owns the facility budget and financial performance, to include influencing the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes, capital expenditures, etc.
• Evaluates the skill set of the plant leadership team, frontline leadership, and associates to identify development needs, building bench strength across all departments
• Drives Novolex transformation across the site by fostering knowledge transfer and collaboration across all teams – sharing and celebrating successes
• Manages projects across the Bagcraft operating unit from inception to delivery, creating, and managing detailed project plans, budgets, and schedules
• Provides timely and regular status reporting to senior leadership and project stakeholders

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, supply chain or a related field
• 7+ years’ progressive responsibility in a manufacturing environment
• Strong working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, TPS, and Continuous Improvement systems
• Experience driving productivity gains through standard work, waste elimination, and process discipline
• In-depth knowledge and experience in maintenance and leading maintenance programs
• Experience implementing and sustaining 5S, visual management, and tiered meetings
• Ability to effectively delegate and lead through others to deliver on commitments
• Ability to communicate with individuals at all levels within the organization
• Change agent skills must motivate and inspire others to accomplish goals
• Experience with an ERP system; SAP, AS400, BAAN experience is preferred
• Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, program management, and leadership skills
• Experience creating functional strategies that align with overall business goals
• Demonstrated ability to drive continuous improvement to improve KPI performance
• Experience championing change management to drive cultural acceptance of programs
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills with a production workforce
• Track record of developing leaders and building bench strength in operations and maintenance
• Ability to drive results through influencing and coaching others
• Ability to travel as necessary
• Bilingual Spanish a plus

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $150-205K + 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, paid parental leave, paid holidays and wellness program.

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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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