Extrusion Operator

About the Role

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging supporting multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. We provide 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.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Consistently and safely operates machines at or above standard levels of operation including waste, quality, efficiency and utilization
• Trouble shoot, identify and correct machine related problems through proper adjustments to various parts of the machine
• Provides innovative solutions for production issues
• Provides support and guidance to less experienced personnel
• Completes appropriate end of shift paperwork, accounting for crewing time, machine time, and production quantities
• Able to inspect and recognize defective product and make machine adjustments to correct cause of defects
• Observes all housekeeping, standard work and safety guidelines
• Mechanical aptitude, demonstrated problem solving skills and effective communication skills - written and verbal are required

Requirements

• 1+ years' working in a manufacturing environment as an Extrusion Machine Operator
• Experience and willingness to work 12 hour rotating schedules including every other weekend
• Ability to show up for work prior to shift and be prepared to get the day going on time
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting experience working with Extrusion Machines
• Excellent communication skills, detailed record keeping per the prescribed frequency
• Analytical and math skills
• Ability to perform quality checks and have an understanding of production measurement tools
• Knowledge of product quality standards
• Comfortable wearing PPE such as hairnets, beard-nets, steel toed shoes/boots, ear protection and bump-caps when required
• Manual dexterity

Compensation

Starting rate of $21.85 - $27.60 an hour

Available Shift

7:00am - 7:00pm and 7:00pm - 7:00am

Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health
• Community engagement opportunities through our Focused Giving Program prioritizing organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs
• Training and development opportunities through MyLearning including skills development, advanced education programs, and company and industry training curricula
• Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union)
• Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization