Bag Machine Operator 17982
Bag Machine Operator 17982
Employer Active
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Share
Job Alert
You will be updated with latest job alerts via email
Job Description
At Novolex we take pride in supporting our families across the globe. Our team is rich in diversity and our entrepreneurial cultureencourages continuous personal growth and teamwork. Our careers include manufacturing engineering procurement supply chainfinance HRproduct development sales marketing and an everexpanding array of others to support our continuing rapid growth.
Job Title: Bag Machine Operator
Department: Production
Reports To: Adjuster Supervisor
Position Summary:
Responsible for catching and inspecting bags ensuring that product meets our quality standards with minimal waste.
Essential Functions & Key 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.
- Utilize lockout/tagout as required following established policy; 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.
- Inspect bags for flaws in quality assembly print or other problems and reject those that do not meet standards set by management.
- Place proper amount of bags into sleeve in the press.
- Report machine adjustments and repairs to be done to Machine
Tender/Collator Tender/Adjuster Supervisor.
- Inspect bales to ensure they are sealed properly and meet quality standards before banding together and placing on skid.
- Band bales together.
- Place labels on bales making sure they are marked correctly neatly
and are upright.
- Spot check bales to make sure correct amount of bags are enclosed
(i.e 250 500.
- 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 Machine Tender/Collator Tender if needed while he/she performs work on machines during downtime assisting in stripping and changing rolls and in cleanup.
- Keep accurate production reports ensuring all required forms are filled out completely accurately and legibly.
- Safely clean print when needed while machine is not running.
- Perform roll changes as necessary.
- If no specific work instructions are given cleanup is to be performed at your normal work area.
- Meet/achieve safety quality production waste and housekeeping
goals as set forth by management.
- Other miscellaneous duties as assigned by management.
Candidate Requirements:
- 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.
Physical Requirements:
- Lifting; a minimum of 50 lbs. *Sack Dept requires 70 lbs.*
- Carrying; a minimum of 50 lbs. *Sack Dept requires 70 lbs*
- Pulling; 2 hours
- Pushing; 3 hours
- Reaching above shoulders
- Use of fingers
- Walking; 8 hours excluding breaks
- Standing; 8 hours excluding breaks
- Kneeling; 2 hours
- Bending; 4 hours
- Climbing;4 hours
- Visual ability
- Depth perception
- Ability to distinguish color
- Hearing ability
About the Company:
- Novolex is North Americas leader in packaging choice and sustainability.
- The leadership of Novolexs packaging brands sprouts from innovation a diversity of products and markets and a dedication to sustainability and quality.
- The family of historic Novolex brands includes Bagcraft Packaging Hilex Poly Fortune Plastics Duro Bag De Luxe Packaging Novolex Custom Film & Bag International Converter Pac Paper and General Packaging Products.
- Each of the Novolex brands brings a unique sustainability and product story in plastic paper foil recycling or composting applications.
- Novolex is a U.S. based company with a headquarters in Hartsville SC and 35 manufacturing facilities strategically located across North America including the worlds largest closed loop plastic bag recycling plant located in Indiana. The company has approximately 5100 employees in the US Canada and Mexico.
- The company rebranded under the name Novolex in November 2014. The change signifies a number of great companies coming together under a new name focused on delivering value to our customers suppliers and employees through broader product categories and markets. Novolexs family of packaging brands create value and synergies by covering the full spectrum of retailer and institutional companies packaging requirements.
Our Mission
- Novolexs mission is to continue a tradition of leadership established by our historic brands in the areas of packaging choice customer service manufacturing innovation quality and sustainability.
Our Vision Statement
- To be a leading provider of packaging solution that are environmentally friendly create value for the customer and Novolex have excellent quality and provide superior service.
- We want to accomplish this with an entrepreneurial culture which drives operational excellence and proactively creates ecological solutions.
Our Environmental Mission
Novolex sustainability goal is to establish a viable environmental program and product line that:
- Reducesthe impact of plastic and paper on the environment through recycling and increased recycled content
- Sets a high standard of industry leadership and corporate citizenship
- Creates meaningful benefits for the environment and the community
- Facilitates environmental action by retailers and the community
For more information on Novolex visit our website at: www.novolex
The Company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions and responsibilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
Following GMP in compliance with all food safety requirements.
Novolex does not publicly post salary information on job boards.
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 Companys application process should contact Jamie Wells at
#MON
Employment Type
Full Time
