Baler Operator

Location: Brookshire

Company 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.

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.

Job Description

Baler Operator

Brookshire, TX

Compensation Includes

* Starting Pay Range of $16.00 - 18.75/hour - depending on experience

Available Shift

* 3:00pm - 11:00pm

* Monday - Friday

Overview

The baler operator is responsible for coordination of removal of materials from the plant, maintaining the baler machine, cleaning the area and bringing potential maintenance issues to Manager.

Responsibilities

* Responsible for loading packed bales on to trucks

* Safely operate standard warehouse equipment, including forklifts, high reach, and riding pallet jack

* Work with production team to empty all full recycling bins throughout the day

* Separate recyclable materials from non-recyclables and separate different types of materials to maximize value of materials

* Work with baling team to ensure all bales are groomed and free of contaminants

* Weigh and record bales of product and keep accurate records of what is recycled and scraped

* Clean machine at the end of every day using a variety of tools including air compressor

* Effectively communicates as required with supervisor

* Assures that the necessary tools, settings and supplies are ready prior to production

* Maintains constant attendance to the machines and prevents other employees that are not trained on that machine from improper use

* Assists supervisor in maintaining the production floor and areas are in a clean and safe manner

* Makes minor machine adjustment, and informs the supervisor and the maintenance department when major repairs are required

* Records all down time due to machine malfunctions and reports them to the supervisor at the end of the shift

* All other duties assigned by management

Qualifications

* High school diploma

* 1-2 years of experience in manufacturing

Company Benefits

What You'll Get From Us

Benefits

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.

Community Engagement

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.

Training and Development

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

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Responsibilities Baler Operator Brookshire, TX Compensation Includes - Starting Pay Range of $16.00 - 18.75/hour - depending on experience Available Shift - 3:00pm - 11:00pm - Monday - Friday Overview The baler operator is responsible for coordination of removal of materials from the plant, maintaining the baler machine, cleaning the area and bringing potential maintenance issues to Manager. Responsibilities - Responsible for loading packed bales on to…