Team Leader

Production Team Leader

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.

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

Prodution Team Leader|Franklin Park, IL|HIRING NOW

Compensation:

• Starting rate of $22.46-$53.26 (per hour)

Available Shift:

• Day Shift 7:00am - 7:00pm

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Hourly Team Leader will guide the overall team's mission in productivity, safety, quality, operations, continuous improvement, and team effectiveness. This position will be required to work overtime.
• Ensures that lines are running well, following line conditions, standard operating procedures, proper settings, etc.
• Monitors scrap generation and line downtime and line efficiency.
• Resolves non-poly issues with the warehouse and PIC.
• Ensures Bill of Material compliance.
• Ensures troubleshooting process is consistently followed and monitors on-going repairs. Supports preventative maintenance.
• Enforces safety rules, GMP and the use of proper PPE.
• Helps to collect information regarding investigations on safety incidents (Accidents, Fires, Spills, Near Misses) and notifies management of all safety incidents.
• Coordinates training for new employees and cross-training personnel.
• Verifies quality checks are completed by operators as required.
• Assigns housekeeping duties to all operators.
• Report personnel issues; help with documenting all issues, and assist with conflicts between employees. Recommends necessary disciplinary actions to Production Supervisor.
• Handles operator performance issues, counseling employees as needed.
• Performs other job duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Prior PC skills and leadership experience preferred.
• Must be able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with all levels of employees within the organization. Ability to work with associates at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to provide effective formal/informal coaching & training.
• Ability to set priorities and cope with several problems simultaneously.
• 1 or more years work experience in manufacturing production within plant or a related field preferred.
• Familiar with current plant work process flow

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Company Benefits

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.

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