Palletizer

Novolex • Kinston, NC

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The person who occupies this position is responsible for unloading cases from conveyors and stacking them onto pallets according to carton specifications.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED required
• Must be able to speak, read and write English
• Must be flexible: able to work other shifts, overtime and Saturdays when needed
• Standing, walking, lifting (up to 50 lbs.), carrying (up to 50 lbs.), pushing, pulling, twisting (re-piling loads), kneeling, bending, reaching, talking, hearing, visual acuity (near and far)
• Requires lifting packed cases (weighing up to 50 lbs.) from the rollers (3 feet high), carrying them approximately 5 feet to pallet and stacking them onto correct pallet. Cases are stacked as high as 7 feet
• Job requires lifting empty pallets (approximately 50 lbs.) from stack of pallets and sliding them to end of conveyor approximately once very hour
• Requires physical ability to pull full pallet (1500 - 2000 lbs.) with handtruck. The distance of pulling is approximately 30 feet
• Inside Conditions, extremes of heat, humidity, noise (helpers are to wear ear plugs), vibration, hazards, dust

Nice To Haves

• No experience needed (entry-level)

Responsibilities

• Retrieves packed cases from conveyors and stacks them onto pallets according to customer specifications
• Palletizer wraps top of loaded pallet to prevent higher boxes from falling when load is moved
• Pulls loaded skid with handtruck to area where skid is retrieved by forklift (approximately 70 ft)
• Constructs cardboard tops to cover boxes that do not have folding flaps

Benefits

• medical, dental and 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