Machine Helper Jobs in Hammond, IN (NOW HIRING)

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.

Machine Operator|Grant Park, IL|HIRING IMMEDIATELY

Starting Pay Rate

• $19.37 per hour (+1.00 shift differntial)

Available Shift: 

• Monday-Friday  3:00 pm - 11:00 pm 

TEXT TO APPLY NUMBER:

• 928-668-6539 (928-NOVOLEX)

• To set up and change over plastic rolls on each line in a manner that ensures continuous operation and minimal down time.
• Diagnose machine problems
• Make minor repairs or adjustments to machine and/or process.
• Notify supervisor and mechanic if major problems result in excessive scrap and/or downtime.
• Keep accurate shift production records.
• Maintain clean and safe work area.
• Assist Packers as needed.
• Obtain skills to move through the Operator Skills Development.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.
• QC/A and Traceability Management – ensure date codes for all items are verified hourly during required QC audits, verify First Part Approval Work Order (WO) numbers are correct on carton labels.
• Support plant product food safety management programs, initiatives, and objectives.

Qualifications:

• Lock out/tag out
• Knowledge of machine operation or mechanical skills
• Reading, writing, and computation skills normally acquired through the completion of high school or GED program

• Manual dexterity, lifting up to 50 pounds frequently, ability to stand for extended periods of time (length of shift), ability to withstand seasonal temperature extremes and frequent bending, pushing and reaching.

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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