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Production Planner

Novolex

Florence, KYFull-time$23.44–31/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$23.44–31/hr
Location
Florence, KY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Manufacturing Production Planner assists Scheduling personnel with filing, label printing, order preparation and verification, and plate and label inventory. The role supports the Master Scheduler, Label/Plate and Scheduling Coordinators, and Scheduling Manager. The position is based in Florence, Kentucky, with a Monday–Friday 7 a.m.–3 p.m. shift. Novolex manufactures food, beverage, and specialty packaging.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Microsoft Excel, requiredMicrosoft Word, requiredMRP/ERP, nice to have

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED, requiredManufacturing Environment Experience, required

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

Manufacturing Production Planner

Florence, KY

Available Shift

  • Monday - Friday 7am - 3pm

Compensation Includes

  • Starting pay rate $ 23.44 - $31 /hour

Overview

Assist Scheduling personnel with filing, label printing, order preparation & verification, plate inventory, label inventory and other duties. This position will support Master Scheduler and Label/Plate & Scheduling Coordinators, along with Scheduling Manager.

Responsibilities

  • Handle administrative/clerical duties in Scheduling department as assigned and directed

  • Handle department filing

  • Print labels as needed

  • Handle order preparation and verification

  • Handle plate and label inventory

  • Continuously perform all required tasks in a safe manner, adhering to all established safety rules and procedures. Must take immediate action to correct and/or report any unsafe conditions and hazards

  • Keep work area clean and organized

  • 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

  • Follow all applicable procedures

Qualifications

  • High school diploma or GED

  • Experience in a manufacturing environment is needed

  • Must have basic Excel and Word skills

  • Experience with MRP/ERP

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] .

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Job Locations US-KY-Florence

ID 2026-36773

Category Manufacturing

Position Type Full Time

Pay Type Hourly

How this job compares

Set against the 503 open Production Planner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$23.44–31/hr
  • US median$30–35/hr38 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $27.22/hr, is 14% below the US median midpoint ($32/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Production Planner hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 503 open Production Planner jobs across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Production Planner postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 5 years (370 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 184 of the 503 open Production Planner jobs (37%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 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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