Job Details

Operator Associate I

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.

Responsibilities

Maintain a safe, clean and friendly work environment

Ensure that customer requirements are met or exceeded

Perform quality measurements following SPC guideline

Interpret data and make necessary machine adjustments within the process control limitations

Operate and adjust machines within process limitations as directed that will produce various plastic parts, maintaining optimum machine operating efficiency and uptime

Identify and troubleshoot needed repairs of machinery and utilize follow-up procedures of reportingEffectively generate breakdown work orders and document other related downtimes

Work closely with process technician and other support staff to assure maximum quality levels and machine up time. Other duties as necessary

Qualifications

High school diploma or equivalent

Three to five years of previous mechanical and/or technical experience in a related manufacturing setting.

Basic computer skills

Work an 8 to 12-hour shift, standing and walking for extended periods

Climb

Heed safety warnings, devices and alarms.

Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing

Lift and carry products weighing up to 50 lbs. Occasional lifts up to 75 lbs. All lifts over 75 lbs require 2-person lift or mechanical assistance.

Possess an adequate ability to do problem solving and establish cause and effect relationships in an office and/or manufacturing environment.