HR Generalist

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

Human Resources Generalist - Bilingual

The Human Resources Generalist will provide HR support to a manufacturing site and its respective leadership team. The incumbent's daily work will include ensuring our ability to attract, retain, and develop our workforce through community and employee engagement. S/he will also monitor and ensure processes and practices ensure fairness, consistency, and compliance with all Novolex HR policies and procedures.

This position normally reports to a Human Resources Manager and will partner with colleagues at other sites and across our centers of excellence such as talent acquisition, compensation, benefits, and employee experience.

Key Responsibilities

· Business Partner - Participates in the daily management of the site aligning functional strategies, projects, and initiatives to deliver business solutions; coaches and develops frontline leaders

· Engagement - Owns employee engagement for their respective site, to include regular, effective communications, recognition, and rewards at all levels; organizes community and local events

· Talent Acquisition - Leads full-cycle recruiting process for all hourly requisitions; partners with leaders to develop and deliver onboarding, immersion, and training for new hires

· Talent Management -Assists with talent management for the site including annual performance and talent reviews, workforce planning, development plans, learning & development opportunities, etc.

· Company Culture - Advises and provides guidance to frontline leaders regarding talent, organizational effectiveness, change management, and culture to align to Novolex's core values and strategic initiatives

· Operational Execution - Performs routine tasks employed with employee relations such as investigations and exit interviews; audits files, policies, and procedures to ensure adherence to defined standards

· Analytics - Regularly maintains dashboards and performs analytics to identify root cause and suggest appropriate countermeasures impacting performance for all People-related metrics

· Compliance - Ensures compliance with and adherence to all local, state, and federal laws for all aspects of human resources management; stays current on trends related to human resources

Critical Skills & Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field preferred

· Bilingual - Spanish required

· 2+ years HR business partner experience; manufacturing or distribution experience preferred

· PHR or SHRM-CP certifications or local equivalent preferred

· Experience with HRIS, Payroll, and Applicant Tracking systems

· Experience driving action plans to deliver desired outcomes

· Ability to effectively coach, communicate, and influence frontline leaders and team members

· Ability to travel less than 5% within the United States

A reasonable estimate of the current range is $65,000-$85,000 + 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 View email address on click.appcast.io .

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen

Job Locations US-MA-Chelmsford

ID 2026-34640

Category Human Resources

Position Type Full Time

Pay Type Salaried