Are you ready to lead uptime, cost, and capital in a high-impact packaging plant?
At Novolex, we power food, beverage, and specialty packaging for foodservice, delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial customers. From resin and paper to molded fiber and aluminum, our breadth spans 120 product categories, 250 brands, and more than 39,000 SKUs.
Your mission
Own the technical heartbeat of the site across Maintenance, Engineering, Printing, Production partnership, and Facilities. Deliver volume at target cost, protect equipment health, and build a capable team.
How you will make it happen
- Lead Maintenance and Engineering to achieve production volume goals while meeting cost targets.
- Direct and develop maintenance employees; set clear standards for performance, safety, and craftsmanship.
- Keep facilities and production assets in peak condition through preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
- Steer the capital agenda: manage the capital budget and engineering expense budget, surface deployment opportunities, and prioritize the portfolio.
- Create and submit CARs; coordinate project execution from scope and design through installation, commissioning, and handover.
- Provide timely engineering support to sustain output; orchestrate communication and implementation of manufacturing and technical initiatives.
- Own the AOP budget elements for technical salaries, building and grounds, maintenance materials, and utilities.
- Meet site environmental compliance requirements and champion plant safety programs.
- Lead hiring, salary administration, performance management including disciplinary actions, employee development, and compensation decisions.
What you bring to the team
- BA or BS preferred in Industrial Management, Engineering, or Business.
- 5+ years in manufacturing with 3+ years supervising; paper or consumer packaging background preferred.
- Working knowledge of statistical methods and process improvement techniques.
- Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills; credible with technicians and executives alike.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Proven team builder and decisive leader.
Our sustainability north star
We organize our sustainability efforts around three pillars: products, operations, and people. These pillars guide our initiatives and support our long-term growth and responsibility as a business.