LTO Associate

novolex· Operations
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📍 Manteno, IL, USFULL TIME

About this role

Company 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.

 

Job Description

Lift Truck Operator Associate|Manteno, IL|Now Hiring

 

Compensation:

  • $20.76 per hour (with $1.50 Shift Premium)

 

 

Available Shift:

  • 2nd Shift: 2:45pm-11:15pm (Monday-Friday)

TEXT TO APPLY NUMBER:

  • 928-668-6539 (928-NOVOLEX)

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Loads, unloads, and moves materials within or near plant, yard, or work site by performing the following duties.

  • Reads work order or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.

  • Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand or fork truck.

  • Loads materials into vehicles and installs strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.

  • Conveys materials from storage or work sites to designated area.

  • Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily production sheet.

  • Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales, or other containers.

  • Stacks or assembles materials into bundles and bands bundles together.

  • Lifts heavy objects by hand or with power hoist, and cleans work area, machines, and equipment to assist machine operators.

  • Shovels loose materials such as sand, gravel, metals, plastics, or chemicals, into machine hoppers or into vehicles and containers such as wheelbarrows, scrap truck, or barrels.
  • Operates industrial truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products.
  • Slab and grind plastic as needed.
  • Give Winder Operators of the shift required breaks.
  • Assist on start-ups, changeovers, and web breaks as needed.
  • Empty all plant tipper and garbage cans regularly.
  • Ensure all batteries are being charged when not in use and change batteries for walkies as needed.
  • Keep the slabbers/ stocked with scrap rolls.
  • Make and distribute silicone to all lines required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • This position requires the ability to be able to stand and walk for more then 2/3 of the time, the ability to talk and hear for up to 2/3 of the time, the ability to use hands, handle or feel, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, reach with hands and arms, taste or smell for up to 1/3 of the time.
  • This position requires the ability to be able to lift up to 25 pounds more then 2/3 of the time
  • This position requires regular and reliable attendance and punctuality.
  • This position requires PPE to be worn based on the task being performed.
  • This position requires the ability to work near moving mechanical parts for more then 2/3 of the time.
  • This position requires the ability to work in loud noise level areas (examples: metal can manufacturing, department, large earth-moving equipment).
  • This position requires the ability to work in high, precarious places and around fumes or airborne particles for up to 1/3 of the time.

 

This position requires the following vision abilities:

  • Close Vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
  • Distance Vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
  • Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
  • Peripheral Vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
  • Depth Perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)
  • Ability to Adjust Focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)

 

WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT:

  • This position requires frequent exposure to plant environment including extreme temperatures and high noise levels.

 

Qualifications:

 

  • High School diploma or GED

 

Company Benefits

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 (Non-Union), 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 myHRservices@novolex.com.

 

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen

Responsibilities

Lift Truck Operator Associate|Manteno, IL|Now Hiring
 
Compensation:
- $20.76 per hour (with $1.50 Shift Premium)
 
 
Available Shift:
- 2nd Shift: 2:45pm-11:15pm (Monday-Friday)
TEXT TO APPLY NUMBER:
- 928-668-6539 (928-NOVOLEX)
 
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
-
Loads, unloads, and moves materials within or near plant, yard, or work site by performing the following duties.

-
Reads work order or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.

-
Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand or fork truck.

-
Loads materials into vehicles and installs strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.

-
Conveys materials from storage or work sites to designated area.

-
Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily production sheet.

-
Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales, or other containers.

-
Stacks or assembles materials into bundles and bands bundles together.

-
Lifts heavy objects by hand or with power hoist, and cleans work area, machines, and equipment to assist machine operators.

- Shovels loose materials such as sand, gravel, metals, plastics, or chemicals, into machine hoppers or into vehicles and containers such as wheelbarrows, scrap truck, or barrels.
- Operates industrial truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products.
- Slab and grind plastic as needed.
- Give Winder Operators of the shift required breaks.
- Assist on start-ups, changeovers, and web breaks as needed.
- Empty all plant tipper and garbage cans regularly.
- Ensure all batteries are being charged when not in use and change batteries for walkies as needed.
- Keep the slabbers/ stocked with scrap rolls.
- Make and distribute silicone to all lines required.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- This position requires the ability to be able to stand and walk for more then 2/3 of the time, the ability to talk and hear for up to 2/3 of the time, the ability to use hands, handle or feel, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, reach with hands and arms, taste or smell for up to 1/3 of the time.
- This position requires the ability to be able to lift up to 25 pounds more then 2/3 of the time
- This position requires regular and reliable attendance and punctuality.
- This position requires PPE to be worn based on the task being performed.
- This position requires the ability to work near moving mechanical parts for more then 2/3 of the time.
- This position requires the ability to work in loud noise level areas (examples: metal can manufacturing, department, large earth-moving equipment).
- This position requires the ability to work in high, precarious places and around fumes or airborne particles for up to 1/3 of the time.
 
This position requires the following vision abilities:
- Close Vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)
- Distance Vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)
- Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)
- Peripheral Vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)
- Depth Perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)
- Ability to Adjust Focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)
 
WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT:
- This position requires frequent exposure to plant environment including extreme temperatures and high noise levels.
 
Qualifications:
 
- High School diploma or GED

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This LTO Associate role at novolex is based in Manteno, IL, US. The position is listed as on-site or hybrid. Check the full job description or apply directly to confirm the work arrangement.
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This is listed as a FULL TIME position. It is posted as a LTO Associate role in the Operations department at novolex.
Which team or department does the LTO Associate at novolex belong to?
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