Shipping Supervisor

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.

Florence, KY

• Days: 5:00am - 5:00pm

Responsible and accountable for monitoring and supervising the work of bargaining unit employees in the Shipping department. This position includes standard supervisory functions such as, but not limited to, 1) overseeing new employee training and evaluation, 2) ensuring employee performance standards are met, 3) administering corrective actions and disciplinary actions.

• →Understand, administer and enforce all corporate and plant safety and compliance rules to employees under direct supervision
• →Monitor and ensure employees have a safe work environment
• →Reinforce PPE policies, requiring all employees to wear steel toed shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, hair nets/beard nets, etc.
• →Ensure assigned work area is kept clean and organized
• →Monitor and ensure that all employees in assigned area are following all applicable food safety policies and procedures
• →Coordinate and facilitate all shipping and receiving of finished goods, raw material, and other miscellaneous items
• →Serve as first line supervisor for shipping employees to ensure all company goals and objectives are met. Hold employees accountable for performing all job assignments
• →Oversee placement of incoming trucks
• →Work in conjunction with Finished Goods and Roll Stock Cycle Counters to maintain inventory control of finished goods for plant
• →Maintain warehouse area for finished goods by completing weekly zone audits and addressing issues
• →Communicate with Production, Maintenance and Scheduling in coordinating shipping responsibilities
• →Understand labor agreement and company policies and procedures and hold employees on shift accountable according to the guidelines set forth in the agreement and by management
• →Evaluate employee performances, and administer counseling and/or disciplinary action, making sure that recurring problems are brought to the attention of the Shipping/Receiving Manager
• →Evaluate newly hired employees and make recommendations to Shipping/Receiving Manager and/or Human Resources Manager as to retraining and retention
• →Train new employees or assign them to workers to be trained
• →Listen to and report any grievances to manager; must be present at first step grievance meeting with Shipping/Receiving Manager
• →Ensure proper supplies are kept for the department while keeping costs to a minimum
• →Meet/achieve safety, quality, production, waste, housekeeping and cost goals set forth by management
• →Follow all applicable food service policies and procedures
• →Follow all PPE policies, wearing steel toed shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, hair nets/beard nets, etc. as required
• →Other miscellaneous duties as assigned by management

• 3-5 years of experience in a distribution center, traffic, or a warehouse environment is needed
• High school diploma is preferred or equivalent work experience
• Strong math skills and a basic knowledge of computers
• Excellent communication skills required
• One year supervisory experience preferred

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.

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.

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen