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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.

Maintenance Specialist

St. Charles, IL

Available Shift

• 2nd: 3:00pm - 11:00pm, Mon-Fr

Compensation Includes

• Pay Range $31.52 - $40.37/hour - based on experience
• Plus $1.00 shift premium for 2nd & $1.50 shift premium for 3rd

Overview

The Maintenance Specialist position is responsible for consistently troubleshooting, identifying, and correcting machine related problems through proper adjustments to various parts of the machine. Provide innovative solutions for facility problems.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose mechanical and electrical problems associated with all manufacturing equipment. Directly responsible for installation and repair of all equipment concerned with plant operations, services, buildings including storage and inventory of spare parts
• Understands schematics, prints, and drawings for the installation and repair of equipment and facility
• Examine equipment to diagnose trouble
• Disassembles, repairs, and tests facility machinery
• Demonstrates ability to start up plant (generator, air compressor, cooling tower, and chiller), normal plant shutdown, and emergency plant shut down
• Replaces faulty switches, sockets and other elements of electrical systems
• Rigging and lifting
• Intermediate machine shop skills
• Perform all work in accordance with established safety procedures, including lock-out/tag-out
• Perform carpentry, plumbing, painting and other facility related work as necessary depending on assigned projects
• Assists electricians as needed
• Communicates problems encountered through the shift with Plant Engineer/Shift Supervisor
• Maintains a clean and orderly work area
• All maintenance mechanics are expected to be available to work in all areas of forming production
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 5 years related experience
• High Degree of mechanical ability and aptitude with proven ability to troubleshoot and perform repairs on electrical and mechanical equipment
• Basic computer skills
• Demonstrated problem solving skills

Physical Requirements/ Environmental Conditions

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk
• Uses hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools and controls
• The employee frequently is required to talk and hear to communicate with crew members
• Required to climb, stoop, bend and reach with hands and arms
• The employee is occasionally required to push or pull with hands or arms, kneel or crouch
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to distinguish shades and colors
• 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
• The noise level in the work environment is consistently above 85 decibels
• Able to work with dust from paper converting process
• The employee constantly works near moving mechanical parts and lift trucks
• The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or vapors or hazardous products such as degreasers and silicone sprays
• Ambient temp and humidity may be elevated during the summer months

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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

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