Plant Manager
Novolex · Jackson, TN
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 4 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Novolex (packaging) in Jackson, TN.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Tennessee: typical posted base $114k–$151k.
Median of the low and high ends of 3 live postings that list pay, out of 30 production engineer openings in Tennessee, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Tennessee plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 29 other live production postings in Tennessee.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 63%
- ✓ Lean 60%
- Root cause 30%
- EHS / safety 27%
- New product launch 20%
- Six Sigma 20%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- 2
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- 3
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This plant: Novolex in Jackson
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Full description from NovolexAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Requirements
- ✓College degree in Engineering or Business typically required.
- ✓A minimum of 10 years of plant management level experience in high volume, fast-paced manufacturing and operations.
- ✓Well-rounded operations management experience including a deep understanding and experience with operations tactics, lean manufacturing, and continuous improvement, strategies and best practices and process discipline.
- ✓Knowledge of production processes, raw materials, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- ✓Track record of excellent judgment and decision-making ability.
- ✓Ability to successfully work to reach company goals in an environment in which a wide degree of creativity and latitude is required.
- ✓Ability to effectively set and communicate expectations & directives to manufacturing staff.
- ✓Results driven, analytical, self-motivated and detail oriented with the ability to logically identify alternative solutions or approaches to complex problems.
- ✓Demonstrated presentation skills, as this role will be interfacing with executive level management, along with large customers.
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.
Formerly Pactiv Evergreen
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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
This position is responsible for the overall day-to-day operation, leadership and management of a manufacturing plant. This position reports to the Director of Operations and regularly reports on plant performance.
Direct reports to this position include all plant salaried staff including but not limited to Operations Manager, Quality Manager, Engineer / Maintenance Manager, Process Improvement, etc. Indirect reports include all hourly employees at the plant.
- •Prioritize Employee Safety and Safety Compliance
- •Ensure product quality and customer satisfaction with order fulfillment
- •Continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and management methods to generate improved plant performance and workflow optimization and efficiencies
- •Responsible for plant engineering and maintenance (equipment and facilities)
- •Responsible for inventory and materials management
- •Capital planning and implementation
- •Overall budget, spending, and headcount
- •Assess and manage salaried staff and hourly employees within the plant