Material Handler

Novolex•Knightdale, NC

18d•Onsite

About The Position

Novolex is hiring a Material Handler in Raleigh. The position involves operating a forklift and performing warehouse material-handling duties. The role requires working rotating 12-hour shifts on a DuPont schedule, alternating between 7 a.m.–7 p.m. and 7 p.m.–7 a.m. The schedule includes seven consecutive days off each month. Starting pay is $20.95 per hour. Novolex offers career growth and promotion opportunities, as well as annual and skills-based wage increases. The work includes frequent forklift operation and related activities, such as climbing on and off the forklift, sitting on it for extended periods, looking over both shoulders while reversing with a load, using right-handed controls, changing batteries with a hoist, placing pallets in racks, using stairs, and driving over ramps and dock plates. Infrequent duties include stacking and reworking cases on pallets, sweeping the warehouse, and cleaning outside the warehouse. Novolex provides a comprehensive benefits package, community engagement opportunities, and training and development resources. The company describes its sustainability vision as centered on its products, operations, and people.

Requirements

Ability to work 12-hour rotating shifts on a DuPont schedule, including 7 a.m.–7 p.m. and 7 p.m.–7 a.m. shifts.
Ability to perform the listed physical tasks, including climbing on and off a forklift, sitting on a forklift for 8 to 12 hours, looking over the shoulder, and using forklift controls.
Ability to handle infrequent case-stacking tasks involving cases weighing up to 45 pounds.

Responsibilities

Operate a forklift, including driving in reverse with a load and using controls.
Change forklift batteries using a hoist.
Pull orders and place pallets in racks.
Stack cases on pallets and rework pallets by removing and restacking cases.
Sweep the warehouse and clean outside the warehouse.
Navigate stairs, ramps, and dock plates as part of warehouse work.