Production Manager
Novolex · Plant City, FL
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Production
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 2 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management production role at Novolex (packaging) in Plant City, FL. Scheduling: Responsible for scheduling equipment to meet customer orders, Preventative Maintenance, equipment rebuilds, and process improvements to ensure machine utilization meets or exceeds budget and customer satisfaction is exceeded.
- They ask for
- 4+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Internal audits, PLC, Painting / coating
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Production Engineer roles in Florida: typical posted base $118k–$174k.
Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 39 production engineer openings in Florida, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 38 other live production postings in Florida.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Typical $98k–$135k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Lean 41%
- Root cause 41%
- Team leadership 38%
- New product launch 33%
- EHS / safety 26%
- Six Sigma 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Internal audits, PLC, Painting / coating, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Novolex in Plant City
2 other open roles at this site.
- Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
- Plant Engineer · Production
Production Manager at Novolex in other locations
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Full description from NovolexAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Essential Functions/Responsibilities
- ◆Purchasing: Manage the capital and repair process to include five-year planning, justification, submittals and implementation. Review and approve all purchases for the facility, from spare parts, varnish, rollers, to office supplies to meet or exceed budget.
- ◆Printing: Manage five high speed Komori Chambon offset printing presses with automatic splicers, six print units, a coating unit, a gravure unit, electron beam dryer, rotary die scoring and cutting and automated deliveries. Lead and support the three printing Team Leaders in hiring, training, and developing the printing in order to print quality product in a safe manner. Ensure that standards are met or exceeded in waste, safety, quality and utilization. All crews are required to conduct weekly crew meetings and observations. - Sealing: Manage six high-speed flame sealers with automatic feeders, skivers, packers, palletizers and stretch wrappers. Lead and support the Sealing Manager with hiring, training and developing the sealing team and three hourly Process Leaders in sealing quality product in a safe manner. Ensure that standards are met or exceeded in waste, safety, quality and utilization. All crews are required to conduct weekly crew meeting and observations. - Scheduling: Responsible for scheduling equipment to meet customer orders, Preventative Maintenance, equipment rebuilds, and process improvements to ensure machine utilization meets or exceeds budget and customer satisfaction is exceeded. Work with the Production Scheduler, Customer Service, and Maintenance to facilitate all activities to meet or budgeted goals. - Maintenance: Work directly with the Maintenance Manager on interviewing, hiring, planning, scheduling and training in support of the Maintenance Team. Ensure that equipment is inspected biweekly and repaired on a biweekly schedule. Manage the in plant stores spare parts contractor to ensure availability of critical spares. - Human Resources: Determine the staffing levels and ensure that all required teams are hired, trained and developed to support the manufacturing operation. Ensure that the monthly plant Team Meetings are planned, scheduled, and conducted on a timely manner. Work effectively with HR to maintain union-free status - Ensure that all
requirements
of the SQF Code are administered and adhered to. Responsible for duties listed on GP-PLC-FRM-0005, as required - Ensure adequate resources are available to support the development, implementation, maintenance, and ongoing improvement of the SQF system - Ensure the integrity of the SQF System - Communicate to relevant personnel all information essential to ensure the effective implementation and maintenance of the SQF system - To undertake operational duties as required to meet deadlines and/or cover for staff absence, filling gaps in resources in all areas - Checking the suitability and quality of materials and all printing and sealing operations during the production process through to the final quality check and dispatch. - To review and make recommendations to ensure that operations run effectively. - To work closely with HR to produce and review individual/team performance. Providing information and commentary on a regular basis. - Oversee the evaluation, training and development of all Production Team Members to enhance career goals, retention, succession planning and performance improvement. - Ensure effective implementation and on-going compliance with Pactiv Evergreen Quality Management System (QMS) - Provide products and services that consistently meet the mutually agreed upon specifications of both our internal and external customers. - Involve team members in continuously improving the quality of our products and services, and the efficiency of operations and staff activities throughout the business. - Responsible for providing resources and tools necessary for the development and implementation of quality and food safety systems. - Provide leadership and direction for achieving quality improvement by interpreting policy, recommending strategies, organizing resources, and assisting leaders in the development and implementation of improvement plans. - Produce safe, quality products that comply with all applicable federal, state, and international laws, regulations, and guidelines. Compliance will be assured by internal and external, third-party audits and product testing. - Participate in the yearly HAACP review - Participate in monthly food safety internal audits - Participate in required safety GEMBAs and audits
Qualifications
- ✓4 year degree in Bus Admin, Manufacturing, Engineering, Paper Science or related field and/or equiv
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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
Purpose of the job: The Production Manager is responsible for all Manufacturing processes, to include Purchasing, Printing, Sealing, Scheduling and Maintenance Support to ensure a safe environment, efficient operations, and quality product meets customer needs. Facility Leadership: the Production Team Leader is also the acting Facility Manager in the absence of the Manager
