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Novolex Feeder Packer

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 vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

Feeder Packer

Compensation includes a starting pay rate of $20.16/hour. Available shifts include 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.

While working in a safe, effective manner, keeping quality in mind at all times, working in a cooperative team environment to feed, remove and package products. Completing the entire finishing process through date coding, case taping and palletizing of all finished cases, including accurate paperwork throughout the entire forming process and inventory control. Performing all quality and food safety checks and has authorization to release finished product based on successful quality and food safety checks. Considers food safety and consumer safety while performing work. Participates in GMP and food safety training. Follows GMP policy. Reports all food safety concerns with urgency.

Responsibilities include:

• Knows and comprehends basic start-up/shut down of all related equipment (i.e., formers, tape machine stretch wrapper, computers, etc.)
• Inspects/loads F-Flute or other blanks into former hoppers
• Removes completed boxes from discharge end of former
• Performs quality checks on completed boxes to verify conformance to customer specifications, discarding all non-conformance materials
• Shuts down any equipment when malfunctioning or producing non-conforming materials
• Wraps completed, inspected product in bags if required, or other required packaging material
• Able to feed any former and pack finished product into shipping container for shipment
• Date codes each case with the proper manufacturing date/shift on which product is produced, making sure all codes are legible
• Stacks/palletizes finished cases on appropriate pallets, according to customer specifications
• Fills out finished goods tickets with all the required information, in a neat and accurate manner and using the computer and SAP software to maintain accurate inventory records
• Stretch wraps finished loads to secure for warehousing storage/final shipment
• Moves finished pallets of product to the identified storage area with hand truck
• Keeps all work areas and machines in good manufacturing housekeeping condition at all times
• Performs all duties with minimal supervision requirements
• Informs shift forming operators, shift manager or shift assistant of problems that may arise
• Performs all other duties or tasks as required by supervision

Qualifications include:

• Must have a High School Diploma or GED
• Should possess basic mechanical skills
• Capable of working in hot environment
• Must be capable of standing for long periods of time
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 60 lbs., to a height of 7 to 8 ft. when stacking finished product
• Must have basic troubleshooting abilities, good communication skills, and basic computer and math skills
• Must be able to read and comprehend Basic English
• Regularly required to stand, sit, move about facility, climb stairs, bend, twist, kneel, crouch or crawl, use hands and fingers to touch, handle, or feel objects, tools and controls, grasp, push, pull, reach with hands and arms, lift above shoulder level
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
• Must be able to operate an electric pallet jack

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. 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. 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, and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.