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
Area Lead | Now Hiring | Romeoville, IL
Area Lead will support the team in accomplishing the overall team's mission and lead natural work teams in day to day operations. Responsibilities also include leading teams in the areas of productivity, safety, and quality and team effectiveness. The responsibilities will be in addition to existing job responsibilities. The Area Lead will be required to fill in/cover for the Dispatch/Shipping Coordinator during absences, vacations, and other periods of leave. This position will also be required to work overtime.
Available Shifts: 6PM-6AM on a 2/2/3 Schedule
Responsibilities:
Receiving/Put-Away: Safely unload inbound shipments, dragline carts and move product to storage locations. Efficiently stack and store the merchandise in the appropriate areas.
Quality: Ensure inbound and outbound shipments are accurate and free of damage. Report quality variances.
Order Picking: Pull and prepare product for shipment, ensuring that the exact number and @type of product is loaded and shipped. Perform picking duties in an efficient manner that meets customer service standards.
Loading: Efficiently move product from staging and/or storage areas into rail cars or trailers.
Equipment: Load, unload, move, stack, and stage product and materials using a forklift, clamp truck, or other power equipment. Use radio frequency equipment for picking, receiving, put away, and load functions, as required. Maintain the facility's equipment and materials in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion. On a daily basis, inspect and perform minor maintenance on the forklift or other equipment. Operate all equipment in a safe and efficient manner following prescribed work methods.
Inventory: Keep appropriate records and reports to guarantee that tight inventory control and security are maintained. Assist in physical inventories. Ensure proper stock rotation.
Safety, Sanitation, Security: Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work area. Assist in maintaining the security of the warehouse. Conduct operations in a manner that promotes safety. Comply with OSHA and MSDS Standards.
Maintenance: Perform or assist in building, grounds, and equipment maintenance as required.
Maintain data integrity within plant manufacturing or warehouse departments.
Assist in the development and implementation of the location's system for managing data and the ongoing training and coaching of associates to meet required needs.
Collects and audit paperwork and perform daily tasks including order reconciliation, order confirmation, correction of errors, file maintenance, etc.
Support production and inventory control as determined by supervisor.
Qualifications:
High School diploma or equivalent
College or Technical College coursework highly desired
Strong computer skills (Minimum above average ability in MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook, Access desired)
Ability to work with and create Excel spreadsheets using formulas and macros.
Experience using SAP and ability to learn and use other software programs.
Must be detailed oriented
Must be able to be involved in several projects at one time, able to ensure progress through continued monitoring, prioritizing, and follow-up
Ability to work with associates at all levels of the organization
Ability to provide effective informal coaching and training
Ability to set priorities and cope with several problems simultaneously
Ability to create training documents, Single Point Lessons, and forms as needed
Possess good communication skills (verbal and written)
Possess a positive, professional attitude.
Ability to successfully perform 8 core skills as outline in the RMV RMC core/flex outline for Team Leaders to include Lift Certification, All safety processes, certificate in Dispatch, PINC and all SAP functions. Must have 1 year time in service with Pactiv
For internal candidates: Must meet the eligibility requirements as listed in the Novolex Job Posting Policy (See employee handbook)
Ability to meet the physical requirements of the Job Profile and Medical Assessment requirements for the position
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
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Job Locations US-IL-Romeoville
ID 2026-35259
Category Supply Chain
Position Type Full Time
Pay Type Hourly
