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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.

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.

Bag Machine Operator - 3rd Shift (11pm-7am)

Brookshire, TX

Compensation Includes

• Starting Pay Rate of $18.75/hour + $1/hr shift differential

Reporting to the Shift Supervisor, Adjuster and Team Lead, the Bag Machine Operator will operate the machine, visually inspecting outgoing products to ensure quality and pack/stack bundles of bags dispensed from the machine. The Operator will ensure production efficiency and quality output.

• Continuously perform all required tasks in a safe manner, adhering to all established safety rules and procedures
• Check bags for quality defects off the machine, do all quality checks and paperwork as per Quality Policy
• Follow all quality policies and procedures. Must comply with all good manufacturing practices
• Must comply with all safety practices and guidelines including PPE requirements
• Safely and efficiently:
  • Change roll, make splice by hand, maneuver roll into position, adhere roll to web on machine, and adjust paper rolls
  • Start, stop and monitor bag machinery and ensure it is running at the budgeted machine speed
  • Thread paper through machine smoothly as required
  • Package bags as specified
  • Ensure correct quantities of bags are placed on the press
• Report machine adjustments and repairs that are required to Machine tender, Adjuster and/or Supervisor
• Submit accurate production reports daily and timely
• Meet/achieve safety, quality, production waste and housekeeping goals set forth by management

• Prefer to have a High School Diploma or GED
• Minimum 1 year of experience working in a manufacturing environment
• Capable of communicating with all levels of internal and external customers
• Must be able to think on your feet, work with limited supervision and make sound decisions
• Should possess basic mechanical skills and troubleshooting abilities
• Must be capable of standing for long periods of time
• Ability to frequently lift and carry 50 lbs
• 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.

Physical Requirements

Requirements include, but are not limited to (all times are approximate):

• Standing (Constantly - 8 hours or more)
• Walking (Constantly 8 hours or more)
• Lifting (Regularly/Constantly)
  • 0-10 lbs. (8 hours)
  • 10-20 lbs. (8 hours)
  • 20-50 lbs. (8 hours)
  • 50-100 lbs. (8 hours)
  • 100 lbs. or more (never)
• Carrying (Regularly/Constantly):
  • 10-20 lbs. (8-10 hours)
  • 20-50 lbs. (8-10 hours)
• Pushing (Often - 8 hours or more)
• Pulling, Twisting, Climbing (Often - each 8 hours)
• Balancing (Regularly/Constantly)
• Stooping, Kneeling, Crawling (Often - each 1-3 hours)
• Reaching, Grasping, Repetitive Motions (Regularly/Constantly each 8 hours)

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 (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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