Material Handler

Material Handler

Walton, KY

Starting Pay Rate: $19.76/hour

Handle laborer duties for plant, operate baler for shift waste, deliver inks to preprint department, and ensure paste is being prepared to the specifications with minimal waste.

• Continuously perform all required tasks in a safe manner, adhering to all established safety rules and procedures. Must take immediate action to correct and/or report any unsafe conditions and hazards
• Keep work area clean and organized, per standards
• Follow all applicable food service policies and procedures
• Follow all PPE policies, wearing steel toe shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, hair nets/beard nets as required
• Safely execute daily job activities including, but not limited to, complete pre‑shift truck inspections, perform lockout/tagout for baler equipment, and follow confined space procedure for entering baler pit area
• Travel from machine to machine, taking finished product and stacking it on pallets in the correct pattern
• Put bags through shrink tunnel, if necessary, and stack off at the other end
• Change plastic rolls for shrink tunnel
• Deliver ink to presses, read schedule, get ink out of barrels or off shelves, and stock machines per schedule
• Remedy any minor issues on Strapper, Shrink Tunnel, Labeler, Robot, or Stretch Wrapper
• Other miscellaneous duties as assigned by management

• High school diploma, GED, or applicable work experience
• This is an entry level position
• Must have basic PC knowledge
• Will need to use hammers and socket wrenches
• Must be able to operate forklift, attachments, and hoists
• Must have basic reading, math, and communication skills
• Ability to lift a maximum of 50 lbs

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.

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through My Learning. 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  .