Forklift Operator

Overview Why Choose Us?

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including food service, 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.

Compensation

• $18.00 per hour

Available Shift

• 7am-7pm (rotating days and nights every 63 days, 2-2-3 schedule)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Must be able to operate forklift and perform daily inspections
• Must be able to fill forklift battery with water on a regular basis
• Must be aware of and follow all safety policies, including use of personal protective equipment, housekeeping, hazardous materials, etc.
• Must be able to interface with all departments concerning the timely distribution of materials to production and movement of materials from production such as all boxes, polybags, etc.
• Must be able to load and unload trucks
• Any paper work must be prepared timely and accurately and turned into the shift supervisor at the end of the shift
• Load and put away product safely and efficiently
• Operate forklift safely
• Supply all necessary materials to all running lines for continuous production
• Remove regrinds from production areas as needed
• Remove cardboard and any other materials from production to staging area after a changeover
• Operate Compactor, bailer, shrink wrap machine
• Assist in coverage of breaks

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

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 My Learning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program, 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