Production Associate

Overview

Why Choose Us?

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.

Our Sustainability Commitment

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.

Responsibilities

Production Associate

St. Charles, IL

Compensation:

• Pay Range $20.03/hr - $25.03/hr + $1.50 shift differential for 3rd shift

Available Shift:

• 3rd : 11 pm - 7 am - must be open to working every other Saturday

Responsibilities

• Picks up the required lanes of cut and printed blanks from the press delivery table

• Jog Blanks and inspects for cutting or printing defects and notifies operator when defects are present

• Stack blanks on a pallet to the required height

• Wraps full pallet with stretch wrap and places completed load tag on the pallet

• Moves full pallets of blanks with manual pallet jack or electric pallet jack to material handling staging area

• Assists with Make Ready on the press such as pulling cylinders, washing pumps, and changing gears

• Understands how each section of the press operates

• Perform blade changes properly

• Assist with Machine maintenance and cleaning

• Maintains a clean and orderly work area

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Previous experience working in a manufacturing or a fast-paced environment

• Demonstrated problem solving skills

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

• Frequent bending to stack product on pallets. Required to stand while performing essential duties of the job

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work independently and effectively with little to no supervision

• Positive work attitude and willingness to cooperate

• Ability to work in a team environment

Qualifications

What You'll Get From Us

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program, and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact [email protected] .

Job Locations US-IL-St Charles

ID 2025-32292

Category Operations

Position Type Full Time

Pay Type Hourly