Packer Feeder

Novolex • Stockton, CA

12d • 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.

Requirements

• Grade 10 or equivalent education; up to and including 3 months of related training or experience.
• Ability to add and subtract 4 digit numbers.
• Basic knowledge of machinery or process required. May be required to stop machine, shut off glue lines, clear jammed cartons
• Must be able to read, write & understand basic English. Able to communicate effectively, positively interact with coworkers and management and deal effectively & professionally under pressure
• Job requires the use of established guidelines that are well defined or detailed with little or no choice of action. Must make decisions regarding product quality and acceptability.
• Required to stand & walk continually.
• Constant lifting up to 10 pounds, occasionally will lift & carry up to 40 pounds.
• Frequently pushes cases of cartons weighing up to 40 pounds.
• Job requires high level of manual dexterity. Good hand-eye coordination is critical to produce high speed work.
• Constant repetitive movement of hands, fingers and wrists.
• Good color vision required to distinguish printed shades/colors.

Responsibilities

• Feeds unglued cartons into high speed gluing machines
• Packs sleeves of glued cartons into cases, may be required to bag sleeves or place in packing trays prior to cases
• Inspects cartons for defects and notifies operator or supervisor if defects are found
• Completes quality paperwork
• Follows LOTO and alternative LOTO procedures
• Keeps work area clean
• The feeder will feed a maximum of 21 lanes; if catching lines the feeder will feed 18 and catch 1
• Performs other related duties to contribute to the success of the operation as assigned by supervision

Benefits

• medical, dental and vision insurance
• 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: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED