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Team Lead

Novolex

Covington, GAFull-time$32.71–39.81/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$32.71–39.81/hr
Location
Covington, GA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Team Lead supervises a 12-hour production shift and oversees safety, quality, cost, delivery, and productivity for at least 25 hourly employees. The role supervises production staff, monitors production lines, addresses equipment and process issues, supports training and team development, and manages daily execution and continuous improvement activities for a product-family value stream.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft OfficeEnglishHands-on LeadershipLarge-Group CommunicationReliabilityMechanical AptitudeAnalytical SkillsDesignProblem SolvingProject ManagementTechnical SkillsCustomer ServiceInterpersonal SkillsOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationTeamworkJudgmentMotivationPlanningOrganizingProfessionalismQualitySafetyAdaptabilityAttendancePunctualityDependabilityInitiativeInnovationLean ManufacturingStandingWalkingHand and Arm UseStoopingKneelingCrouchingLiftingPushing and PullingClimbing

Qualifications

5+ Years ExperienceSupervisory Manufacturing ExperienceWork 12-Hour Rotating ShiftsWork Overtime

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

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

Team Lead|Covington, GA| Now Hiring

Compensation:

  • $32.71 - $39.81 per hour -depending on experience

Available Shifts:

  • 7AM-PM

  • 12 hours

  • 2-2-3 schedule

TEXT TO APPLY NUMBER:

  • 928-668-6539 (928-NOVOLEX)

Summary:

Supervises day-to-day operation of a 12-hour production shift by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate employees: Oversee entire shift for Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and Productivity results for a minimum of 25 hourly employees.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

  • Troubleshoots complex/critical processes or equipment and provides a hands-on approach to resolve.

  • Responsible for the safety of all employees within the department.

  • Support activities to increase safety awareness, boost morale.

  • Supervise Operators and monitor run conditions of production lines.

  • Assess training needs and administer training as necessary.

  • Assess talent and ensure the development of the team.

  • Communicate effectively with all levels of operation.

  • Responsible for ensuring all production capacities are met.

  • Responsible for ensuring that only quality products are produced and distributed.

  • Maintains good housekeeping of the production facility.

  • Assists with employee performance evaluations and may counsel employees as needed.

  • Completes daily attendance reports for the department.

  • Manages problem-solving and continuous improvement for 1 Value Stream of product families. Responsible for the daily execution of the Pactiv Production System, including leader standard work, hour-by-hour reporting, Tier 1 and Tier 2 meetings, and participation in kaizen improvement activities.

  • Supervisor of technicians, operators, and material handlers.

  • Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of experience (supervisory role within a manufacturing facility preferred)

  • Basic Microsoft skills (Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, etc).

  • Proficient in the English Language (read, write, talk).

  • Hands-on leadership

  • Capable of communicating in front of large groups and interacting with peers and site leaders.

  • Reliable/Dependable as it relates to completing work assignments.

  • Mechanical aptitude, analytical, design, problem solving, project management, strong technical skills, customer service, interpersonal, oral communication, written communication, teamwork, judgment, motivation, planning, organizing, professionalism, quality, quantity, safety, adaptability, attendance, punctuality, dependability, initiative, innovation, lean manufacturing.

Physical Requirements/ Environmental/ Working Conditions:

  • Must be able to constantly stand, walk, use hands, and arms

  • Must be able to occasionally stoop, kneel, or crouch

  • Frequently required lifting and/or moving up to 70 pounds

  • Frequently required to push or pull items using force up to 95 pounds.

  • Must be able to frequently climb 10-40 steps and occasionally climb 5-10 ladder rungs.

  • Able to work in differing temperatures.

  • Must be able to work 12-hour rotating shifts and overtime as required.

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 [email protected] .

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen

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Job Locations US-GA-Covington

ID 2026-36531

Category Manufacturing

Position Type Full Time

Pay Type Hourly

How this job compares

Set against the 1,114 open Manufacturing Supervisor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$32.71–39.81/hr
  • US median$28–33/hr76 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $36.26/hr, is 21% above the US median midpoint ($30/hr) — in the middle half of Manufacturing Supervisor hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 26 open Manufacturing Supervisor jobs in Georgia and 1,114 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Georgia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Manufacturing Supervisor postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (810 postings).
Education
60 of the 1,114 open Manufacturing Supervisor jobs (5%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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