Night Machine Operator Jobs in Michigan (NOW HIRING)

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.

Machine Operator

South Haven, MI

Compensation Includes

• Starting Pay Rate of $20.00/hour for day shift or $22.00/hr for night shift 
• New Hire Incentive: $250 (paid at 60 days), $250 (paid at 90 days), and $250 (paid at 6 months) 

Responsibilities

• Load machines with rolls of paper, thread machines, and make splices as necessary
• Remove coils of twisted paper from machines and stack on pallets
• Monitor machines while in operation
• Adjust clutch to maintain coil integrity
• Verify proper width and thickness of paper
• Reporting defective or non-functioning test equipment
• Gauge dies to assure proper size according to production specifications
• Initiate production records
• Perform quality tests and report any non-conformities
• Load and set up machine to product specifications as required
• Remove slitted pads from machine and leveraging shaft and pads out of machine
• Stack cut pads on pallet or deliver them to Spinners as necessary
• Use and maneuver hand cart

• High School diploma or equivalent
• 3 years of factory experience is preferred
• Must have basic reading, math, and communication skills
• Eligible to work in the United States
• Successful completion of pre-employment background and drug screen
• Ability to work 12 hour days
• Work overtime as needed
• Satisfactorily completes training courses as determined by management
• Ability perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation
• Lifting and carrying a minimum of 60-70 lbs

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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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