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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.

Palletizer Material Handler- Novolex- Woodridge, IL 

Compensation:

• Pay Range is $21.21-$22.05 

Shift: Mutiple Shift Openings (Days and Nights) The site works a 2,2,3 rotating 12 hour shift. 

Palletizer Material Handler:

Position Summary

The Palletizer Material Handler plays a key role in the container printing operation. Palletizer Material Handlers move pallets of materials throughout the Print operation, unload boxes of raw materials, load finished goods onto the pallets (palletizing) and coordinate material changes with the operators and team leads. The equipment used for this position includes pallet jacks, stationary clamp-style pallet lifts and stretch wrappers. In addition to palletizing and material handling tasks, other duties may be assigned to support the manufacturing operation. Candidates must always adhere to our safety and quality requirements. OJT Training will be provided and tracked. Skills development and advancement opportunities will be provided and is encouraged.

Key Responsibilities

Safety

• Follow all company safety policies, GMP requirements, and PPE standards.
• Complete all required safety training and participate in all monthly meetings.
• Report safety concerns and incidents immediately. Be proactive.
• Follow safe lifting procedures, forklift safety/awareness rules, report all incidents and near misses immediately to the supervisor.
• Proactively engage coworkers and respond to feedback regarding safety concerns.
• Maintain clear access to emergency equipment, exits, and electrical panels.

Quality & Inventory

• Verify the products and labels are correct using pre-printed SAP documentation.
• Count materials and write quantity on labels to maintain inventory accuracy.
• Verify correct pallet build structure using PDF specification sheets.
• Equipment Operation and Production Support
• Operate pallet jacks, stretch wrappers, stationary pallet lift, cardboard baler, cup grinder.
• Move materials throughout the processes manually and with pallet jacks.
• With the team and as directed, perform basic preventive maintenance and cleaning on equipment.
• Load, straighten, store, and inspect pallets; remove damaged pallets from service.
• Provide break relief to coworkers.
• Must learn other roles in the department such as packing, grinding, bailing cardboard and other tasks.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Fast-paced manufacturing experience.
• Experience working in a similar environment is preferred but not required.
• Experience working 12-hour shifts is preferred but not required.
• Basic communication, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to lift, carry, and move materials as required.
• Respectful demeanor, positive attitude.
• Successful Candidates will:
• Work safely and consistently.
• Remain open to receiving feedback and instructions from leadership and peers.
• Ask questions when you don't know or don't understand the task.
• Work with peers as one team. Help coworkers. For Woodridge to be successful, we need everyone to succeed.
• Work all scheduled shifts and request absences in advance whenever possible.

Working in the Woodridge facility means working as a team. It means having Respect for each other, the facility, the products. Working here will provide opportunities to learn and grow.

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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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