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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.

NOVOLEX MILESBURG ONSITE HIRING EVENT

Thursday, September 3, 2026
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT
Novolex
606 Old Curtain Rd
Milesburg, PA 16853

NOW HIRING: WINDER MACHINE OPERATORS

Earn up to $25/hour after training is completed!

Come meet with the Novolex recruiting team and learn more about the Winder Machine Operator opportunity.

If you're interested in joining the Novolex team, stop by anytime between 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM to speak with our recruiting team.

We look forward to meeting you!

Winder Machine Operator|Milesburg, PA|Now Hiring

Compensation:

• $22.00 per hour                                

 Available Shift:

• 12 hour swing shifts – 1 month 7:00am-7:00pm, rotating first Monday every other month to 7:00pm-7:00am

TEXT TO APPLY NUMBER:

• 928-668-6539 (928-NOVOLEX)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Understand and follow all JSA’s and safety procedures/policies
• Loads Cores and Journals on take-up equipment
• Webs, pulls and maintains resin material to produce quality film onto rolls
• Inspects quality of rolls before production begins and continuously checks quality of the line as it is being produced
• Properly documents quality inspections
• Checks all safety guards are in place and working properly according to procedure
• Cuts lines that have lost air or are of poor quality
• Removes rolls in a timely manner from lines that have gone down or finished runs
• Properly labels, packages and stages finished rolls
• Weighs scrap tubs, records weight and sends to be recycled

Qualifications:

• Eligible to work in the United States.
• Successful completion of pre-employment background and drug screen.
• Work overtime as required.
• Ability perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation.
• Some machine operating experience
• The commitment to stay safe and to continue to learn and develop.
• Satisfactorily completes training courses as determined by management.

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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.

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen