Thermoforming - Process Technician

Novolex • Bridgeview, IL

5d • $39 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

Novolex is hiring a Thermoforming Process Technician for its Bridgeview, Illinois location. The hourly Process Technician guides the team’s work in productivity, safety, quality, operations, continuous improvement, and team effectiveness. The role requires extensive experience in thermoforming and extrusion, with expertise in sheet extrusion, forming, and trimming thermoformed products. The technician operates and troubleshoots equipment and processes, including complex issues in coordination with plant maintenance, automation, and tooling teams. The position is on night shifts from 7 PM to 7 AM on a 2-2-3 schedule, with a stated 12-hour COP shift requirement. Pay is $38.81 to $49.89 per hour, paid weekly, with an additional $1 per hour shift differential.

Novolex manufactures food, beverage, and specialty packaging for multiple industries, using materials including resin, paper, molded fiber, and aluminum. Its sustainability vision centers on products, operations, and people. The company also describes comprehensive benefits, community engagement initiatives, and opportunities for training, development, and advancement.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of relevant experience, or a similar combination of education and experience.
• Experience in plastics processing, including forming and extrusion.
• Experience working with machinery.
• Understanding of tooling, machining, and material flow practices for extrusion and thermoforming.
• Ability to work a 12-hour COP shift.
• Strong interpersonal skills for training, communication, and effective leadership.
• Expertise in sheet extrusion, forming, and trimming thermoformed products.
• Good understanding of mechanical and electrical principles and applications.
• Ability to operate thermoforming and extrusion equipment.
• Knowledge of company-specific products, materials, production technologies and procedures, and manufacturing machine and equipment capabilities.
• Advanced mechanical aptitude and ability to troubleshoot, identify issues, and select an appropriate course of action through problem-solving activities.
• Ability to comply with company policies and procedures and uphold safety programs and standards.

Nice To Haves

• Two- or four-year technical degree or certification.
• Project team coordinator experience.
• Experience with finite element analysis (FEA) and quality gauges to support a zero-part-defect environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist with changeovers while minimizing downtime.
• Ensure products run at the standard production rate during the assigned shift.
• Update and review process sheets and provide recommendations to the plant Process Engineer.
• Develop, implement, and execute programs to improve product quality and line efficiency.
• Operate and troubleshoot processes and equipment at an elevated level to resolve complex issues, working with plant maintenance, automation, and tooling teams.
• Support the team’s productivity, safety, quality, operations, continuous improvement, and effectiveness.
• Comply with company policies and procedures and uphold the company’s safety programs and standards.
• Train, communicate, and lead effectively.

Benefits

• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Well-being resources focused on mental, physical, and financial health.
• Training and development opportunities, including company and industry training curricula.
• Tuition Reimbursement Program for non-union employees.
• Learning Management System supporting employee skills development.
• Weekly pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed