Manufacturing Process Optimization & SPC Manager

Novolex Corporate • Florence, KY

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About The Position

Are You Wired for Systems Thinking? Do you spot waste before the metrics do? Can you turn a Process Flow Diagram into breakthrough plant performance? At Novolex—where packaging innovation meets sustainability across food, retail, health, and industrial markets—we’re looking for a builder of lean systems and a guardian of quality. The Challenge Lead continuous improvement and quality management with a dual mandate: unlock immediate productivity and embed long-term quality capability. You’ll design scalable processes, standard work, and documentation that make excellence repeatable.

Requirements

• BS in Engineering (Industrial preferred).
• 3–5 years running quality in a lean manufacturing environment with rapid CI delivery.
• Strength in standard work creation and quality systems documentation/management.
• Hands-on command of VSM, visual management, 5S, variation reduction kaizen, material pull, total production maintenance (TPM), and error proofing.
• Expert-level SPC knowledge with supporting software experience.
• A true “working manager” who partners with plant leadership and hourly teams.
• Ability to “see the big picture” and act as a business partner.
• Proficiency in: Continuous Improvement; 5 Why; Food & Beverage Manufacturing; Kaizen; Electrical/Electronic Systems; Lean Manufacturing Principles; Six Sigma; Root Cause Analysis; Process Development.

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma Black Belt preferred; strong practitioner of Six Sigma methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement systems that optimize all phases of manufacturing while advancing multi-year quality plans.
• Install quality procedures and governance across the production process.
• Own technical readiness for proposals and execution, including: PFDs with plant pressure profiles and mechanical design pressure/temperature Heat and material balances P&IDs and process data sheets for major equipment Technical review of vendor offers and vendor print reviews Verification of process data completeness Relief valve and header sizing confirmation Defining process heat exchanger requirements with vendors Safety reviews to protect people and performance
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions; support quality reporting and responses to customer complaints (CIR’s).
• Keep technical documentation organized and accessible.
• Work with the Manager and GM of Production Equipment to ensure all RFQ elements are aligned prior to application activity.
• Coordinate and expedite information flow between engineering and the Applications Engineer; track in-house proposal status.
• Proactively prevent quality non-conformances across products, processes, and systems.
• Produce CRM, Syteline, statistical, and ad hoc reports that inform decisions.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, vision (with Telehealth), plus programs supporting mental, physical, and financial well-being; offerings may vary by location.
• Community Impact: We prioritize giving to organizations focused on sustainability and food/hunger relief and encourage facility-level community involvement.
• Career Development: Advance via Novolex University—industry training, a Learning Management System, tuition reimbursement, and ongoing development pathways.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees