Case Sealer Helper

Novolex • Stockton, CA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

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. 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.

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.

This role involves piling cases from a conveyor to pallets, sorting by product description. Occasionally, the position drives a forklift to move full pallets into the finished goods warehouse and performs miscellaneous sanitation duties.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED or equivalent experience.
• Ability to perform simple calculations (additions, subtraction, multiplication, and division) to determine daily production figures and to ensure number of pallets put into inventory correspond to production figures. Calculations may include 7 digit numbers. Accuracy required to avoid inventory adjustments and corrections.
• Sufficient knowledge of applicable machines to operate, troubleshoot and conduct minor repairs. Will be required to clear jams, change tape. May be required to perform or assist with preventive maintenance.
• Able to read, write and speak English in order to receive instruction and communicate problems. Courtesy and tact in communications required to respond to multiple requests for services.
• Must be able to understand machine specific operating instructions and processes. This is necessary to ensure quality standards are met and the employee’s own personal safety is maintained (as well as the safety of co-workers).
• Employee is required to stand while performing the essential duties of this job.
• Pile down handfuls of blanks weighing between 10 and 20 pounds on a consistent basis.
• Requires hand and finger dexterity to keep pace with the speed of the press as it produces blanks.
• Repetitive movement of hands, fingers, arms and shoulders.
• Repetitive twisting.
• Frequent bending to stack blanks on a pallet.
• Lift and handle press equipment dies weighing up to 100 pounds with the assistance of other members of the press crew on an occasional basis.
• Lift and carry 5-gallon ink pails weighing up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Assist in lifting cylinders weighing up to 150 pounds using mechanical hoists on an occasional basis.
• Assist in lifting press rollers and stripper shells weighing up to 100 pounds on an occasional basis with help from the press crew.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment helpful but not necessary.

Responsibilities

• Piles cases of finished product onto the proper pallets.
• Records all pallets on daily production reports for inventory use.
• Prepares paperwork for incoming coworker.
• Operates forklift to move full pallet to shrink wrap machine and to place wrapped pallets into finished goods storage.
• Operates shrink wrap machine.
• Performs daily, weekly and monthly sanitation functions to ensure plant compliance with ASI standards.
• Completes LOTO as required by procedures.
• Performs other related duties to contribute to the success of the operation as assigned by supervision.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health
• Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED