Machine Operator

Job Overview

This position reports to the Shift Supervisor. The position is responsible for monitoring and assisting in the operation and maintenance of production lines to ensure the efficient and continuous flow of product through the line.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• To set up and change over plastic rolls on each line in a manner that ensures continuous operation and minimal down time.
• Diagnose machine problems
• Make minor repairs or adjustments to machine and/or process.
• Notify supervisor and mechanic if major problems result in excessive scrap and/or downtime.
• Keep accurate shift production records.
• Maintain clean and safe work area.
• Assist Packers as needed.
• Obtain skills to move through the Operator Skills Development.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.

QC/A and Traceability Management

• Ensure date codes for all items are verified hourly during required QC audits.
• Verify First Part Approval Work Order (WO) numbers are correct on carton labels.
• Support plant product food safety management programs, initiatives, and objectives.

Qualifications

• Lock out/tag out
• Knowledge of machine operation or mechanical skills
• Reading, writing, and computation skills normally acquired through the completion of high school or GED program
• Physical Demands: Manual dexterity, lifting up to 50 pounds frequently, ability to stand for extended periods of time (length of shift), ability to withstand seasonal temperature extremes and frequent bending, pushing and reaching.

Company Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance.
• A variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health.

Community Engagement

• Prioritize support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs.
• Encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

• Constant opportunities for advancement.
• From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning.
• 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.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.