Machine Operator - Thermoforming Operator

About the role

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging serving foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. The company works with a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum, and more, offering over 120 product categories, 250 brands, and 39,000 SKUs. Novolex’s sustainability vision focuses on products, operations, and people.

Position: Thermoforming Machine Operator – Franklin Park, IL (hiring immediately).

Responsibilities

• Complete all required training (procedures, equipment, safety)
• Perform basic operator PM and/or equipment cleaning
• Conduct visual inspection of products; identify attributes to quality in thermoform product
• Willing to work other duties or tasks as needed
• Create shipping labels
• Wrap palletized load
• Lift and install roll shaft into roll
• Use hoist to put roll onto unwind stand
• Feed material through thermoformed and trim press
• Make simple adjustments (heats, cycle time)
• Identify and fix jammed material in grinder and return line to production

Qualifications

• Three (3) years of manufacturing or related experience operating and/or running plastics processing equipment (thermoforms)
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong mechanical aptitude and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to read and operate micrometer(s)
• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• Proven track record of good attendance

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well‑being, 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. Specific benefits and well‑being programs may vary depending on location.

Community engagement: Novolex’s Focused Giving Program supports organizations promoting sustainability initiatives or addressing food and hunger needs, and encourages facility‑level support of local community activities.

Training and development: Constant opportunities for advancement through skills development, advanced education programs, MyLearning, company and industry training curricula, tuition reimbursement, and a learning management system that enhances employee skills at all levels.

Pay

Starting rate of $21.85 – $27.60 per hour.

Schedule

Available shifts: 7 am–7 pm and 7 pm–7 am.