Forklift Driver

Novolex • Carrollton, TX

2d • 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 is for a Forklift Operator in Franklin Park, Park, IL. The compensation starts at $18.00 an hour, with a $1.50 shift premium for nights. Available shifts are Day Shift (7:00 am - 7:00 pm) and Night Shift (7:00 pm - 7:00 am).

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Eligible to work in the United States.
• Successful completion of pre-employment background and drug screen.
• Stable work history; six months experience in a manufacturing environment or other physical labor job is strongly preferred.
• Ability to work 12-hour day and night rotating shifts
• Work overtime as required.
• Satisfactorily completes training courses as determined by management.
• Ability perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation.
• The commitment to stay safe and to continue to learn and develop.
• Satisfactorily completes training courses as determined by management.

Nice To Haves

• six months experience in a manufacturing environment or other physical labor job is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the receipt of all finished products
• Safely operate all material handling equipment including forklifts and pallet movers
• Support the materials handling process for production related materials
• Maintain an orderly and organized warehouse
• Develop, revise, and review documentation for all materials related activities
• Weighs pallets and scrap when applicable
• Shrink wrap finished products and setup floor warehouse pickup
• Examines finished pallets before pickup and distributes materials

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health
• constant opportunities for advancement
• skills development
• advanced education programs
• training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning
• company and industry training curricula
• support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union)
• a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization

What This Job Offers

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