Bag Catcher

About the role

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. The company has a sustainability vision built upon three pillars: products, operations, and people.

This role is for a Bag Catcher in Florence, KY, with a starting pay rate of $19.02/hour and available shifts of 7am - 7pm and 7pm - 7am.

Responsibilities

• Continuously perform all required tasks in a safe manner, adhering to all established safety rules and procedures.
• Take immediate action to correct and/or report any unsafe conditions and hazards.
• Keep work area clean and organized, per standards.
• Ensure that work is being performed in a manner to produce quality products, according to quality requirements and specifications.
• Follow all applicable food service policies and procedures.
• Follow all PPE policies, wearing steel toed shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, hair nets/beard nets, etc. as required.
• Catch bags as they come off machine and inspect bags for flaws in quality, assembly, print or other problems, and reject those that do not meet standards.
• Place proper number of bags into sleeve in the press.
• Report machine adjustments and repairs to be done to Collator Tender/Adjuster Supervisor.
• Inspect bales to ensure they are sealed properly and meet quality standards before banding together and placing on skid and banding bales together.
• Place labels on bales, making sure they are marked correctly, neatly and are upright.
• Spot check bales to make sure correct number of bags are enclosed.
• Place acceptable bales on skids by using proper lifting techniques.
• Assist Collator Tender, if needed, while he/she performs work on machines during downtime, assisting in stripping and changing rolls and in clean-up.
• Keep accurate production and quality reports, ensuring all required forms are filled out completely, accurately and legibly.
• Safely clean print when needed while machine is not running.
• Maintain adequate ink levels, adding ink and or PH Buffer as required.
• Perform roll changes as necessary.

Qualifications

• Reading, writing and basic math skills are needed to complete paperwork.
• Ability to discern detail and make decisions about bag quality.
• Ability to keep up with pace of machine.

Benefits

Novolex offers 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.

• Community Engagement: Novolex prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs.
• Training and Development: constant opportunities for advancement, skills development, and education programs are available.