Human Resources Manager

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

Reporting to the Sr. Human Resources Director, the Human Resources Manager will play a key role in driving HR solutions and identifying customer needs. 

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:

• Partner effectively with employees, managers and corporate contacts to handle general HR demands.
• Strategically manage employee development and improvement plans including goal development, coaching, training, rewards and recognition.
• Administer benefits programs for all employees at the manufacturing plant.
• Create, improve and administer human resource policies and procedures.
• Manage onboarding process for newly hired salaried employees.
• Perform exit interviews in order to help improve employee relations.

• Responsibility for food safety and GMP’s

Candidate Requirements:

• 5-10+ years of Human Resources experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Union experience is a must.
• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field is preferred or a combination of relevant experience and education is a plus.
• Excellent critical thinking and decision-making skills
• Ability to listen well, comprehend and analyze situations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to develop effective working relationships within all areas of the company
• Experience with union/labor relations, hourly recruiting, employee relations and engagement, benefits administration, payroll, policy communication and administration, HR compliance, etc.
• Past experience in safety management and handling workers compensation a plus.

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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 myHRservices@novolex.com.

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Responsibilities

Reporting to the Sr. Human Resources Director, the Human Resources Manager will play a key role in driving HR solutions and identifying customer needs. 
Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities:
- Partner effectively with employees, managers and corporate contacts to handle general HR demands.
- Strategically manage employee development and improvement plans including goal development, coaching, training, rewards and recognition.
- Administer benefits programs for all employees at the manufacturing plant.
- Create, improve and administer human resource policies and procedures.
- Manage onboarding process for newly hired salaried employees.
- Perform exit interviews in order to help improve employee relations.
- Responsibility for food safety and GMP’s
Candidate Requirements:
- 5-10+ years of Human Resources experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.
- Union experience is a must.
- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field is preferred or a combination of relevant experience and education is a plus.
- Excellent critical thinking and decision-making skills
- Ability to listen well, comprehend and analyze situations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to develop effective working relationships within all areas of the company
- Experience with union/labor relations, hourly recruiting, employee relations and engagement, benefits administration, payroll, policy communication and administration, HR compliance, etc.
- Past experience in safety management and handling workers compensation a plus.
 
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#INDSalaried