Job Information
Novolex Bag Catcher in Walton, Kentucky
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
Bag Catcher
Florence, KY
Compensation Includes
- Starting Pay Rate of $19.02/hour
Available Shifts
7am - 7pm
7pm - 7am
Overview
Responsible for catching and inspecting bags, ensuring that product meets our quality standards, with minimal waste.
Responsibilities
Continuously perform all required tasks in a safe manner, adhering to all established safety rules and procedures. Must take immediate action to correct and/or report any unsafe conditions and hazards
Ensure guarding is in place at all times
Keep work area clean and organized, per standards
Ensure that work is being performed in a manner to produce quality products, according to our quality requirements and specifications
Follow all applicable food service policies and procedures
Follow all PPE policies, wearing steel toed shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, hair nets/beard nets, etc. as required
Meet production targets set by management.
Catch bags as they come off machine and inspect bags for flaws in quality, assembly, print or other problems, and reject those that do not meet standards set by management
Place proper number of bags into sleeve in the press
Report machine adjustments and repairs to be done to Collator Tender/Adjuster Supervisor
Inspect bales to ensure they are sealed properly and meet quality standards before banding together and placing on skid and banding bales together
Place labels on bales, making sure they are marked correctly, neatly and are upright
Spot check bales to make sure correct number of bags are enclosed
Place acceptable bales on skids by using proper lifting techniques
Ensure machine is shut off to prevent machine damage in a timely fashion
Must be able to keep up with budgeted machine speed
Assist Collator Tender, if needed, while he/she performs work on machines during downtime, assisting in stripping and changing rolls and in clean-up
Keep accurate production and quality reports, ensuring all required forms are filled out completely, accurately and legibly
Safely clean print when needed while machine is not running
Maintain adequate ink levels, adding ink and or PH Buffer as required
Perform roll changes as necessary
If no specific work instructions are given, clean-up is to be performed at your normal work area
Meet/achieve safety, quality, production, waste and housekeeping goals as set forth by management
Qualifications
Reading, writing and basic math skills are needed to complete paperwork
This is an entry level position
Must have ability to discern detail and make decisions about bag quality
Must be able to keep up with pace of machine
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
Job Locations US-KY-Walton
ID 2026-33762
Category Manufacturing
Position Type Full Time
Pay Type Hourly