Job Description

Bag Catcher

Florence, KY

Compensation Includes

• Starting Pay Rate of $19.02/hour

Available Shift

• 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

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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