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This is a sit-down position in a clean production environment and is a great opportunity for candidates looking for steady work with multiple shift options available! Now hiring **Packaging/Assembly Associates **for a manufacturing facility packaging lightweight brass components.

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<h2>Packaging Associate – Sit Down Position</h2><h3>1st, 2nd & 3rd Shift Opportunities | $15/hr</h3>Now hiring **Packaging/Assembly Associates **for a manufacturing facility packaging lightweight brass components. This is a sit-down position in a clean production environment and is a great opportunity for candidates looking for steady work with multiple shift options available!<h3>Job Duties</h3><ul><li>Package lightweight brass components</li><li>Inspect parts for quality and defects</li><li>Count, sort, and organize products for shipment</li><li>Follow packaging and production instructions</li><li>Maintain a clean and organized work area</li><li>Work safely and efficiently in a team environment</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Previous manufacturing or packaging experience preferred, but not required</li><li>Strong attention to detail</li><li>Ability to work in a fast-paced environment</li><li>Ability to follow directions and quality standards</li></ul><h3>Position Details</h3><ul><li>Sit-down packaging position</li><li>Lightweight parts</li><li>1st, 2nd, and 3rd shift opportunities available</li><li>Pay starts at $15/hr</li></ul>Apply today to learn more about these packaging opportunities!

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Qualifications: The preferred candidate for this position will have a minimum of ten years working in the corrugated packaging industry at a box plant or for a contractor/supplier that supports the corrugated packaging industry, have millwright or pipefitter experience, and be willing and able to travel up to 50-75% of the time including short notice trips, weekends, and occasional holidays based on customer needs. The successful candidate will have in-depth mechanical knowledge of corrugator equipment, be able to identify problems and opportunities, have the ability to work independently, communicate effectively, and plan and provide sound technical solutions.

Overview:
Kadant Johnson is seeking a results-driven, customer focused, and hands-on colleague with strong pipefitting and welding experience to join our team as a Field Foreman. This role combines field expertise with leadership responsibilities, overseeing installations, troubleshooting, and contractor management while ensuring work is performed safely and efficiently. The position is based out of Three Rivers, Michigan. 

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<ul><li>Lead and perform pipefitting and welding on steam, condensate, water, and air systems in corrugating packaging plants</li><li>Read, interpret, and work from P&IDs, drawings, and technical specifications</li><li>Manage and coordinate third party contractors and ensure work meets Kadant Johnson and customer standards</li><li>Support equipment installs, modifications, and troubleshooting on corrugator systems</li><li>Provide accurate measurements, sketches, and documentation of system changes</li><li>Work closely with engineering, service, and project management teams to ensure project success</li><li>Maintain safety, quality, and performance standards while managing field operations</li><li>Assist with developing scope of work, preparation of proposals, and supporting customer needs </li></ul>

Qualifications:
The preferred candidate for this position will have a minimum of ten years working in the corrugated packaging industry at a box plant or for a contractor/supplier that supports the corrugated packaging industry, have millwright or pipefitter experience, and be willing and able to travel up to 50-75% of the time including short notice trips, weekends, and occasional holidays based on customer needs.  The successful candidate will have in-depth mechanical knowledge of corrugator equipment, be able to identify problems and opportunities, have the ability to work independently, communicate effectively, and plan and provide sound technical solutions. The ideal candidate will seek out and sieze opportunities, go beyond the normal call-of-duty, find ways to surmount barriers, be resourceful and action-oriented, and show bias for action. Supervisory responsibilities including hiring, staff performance evaluation, and people development.

Kadant Johnson

Field Foreman, Corrugated Packaging

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Customer Support/Service

Documentation

Identify Issues

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Operations Management

Performance Analysis

Performance Reviews

Project/Program Management

Proposal Writing

Quality Management

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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. 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.

Company Overview:
<h2>Why Choose Us?</h2>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.<h2>Our Sustainability Commitment</h2>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.

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Are you looking to further or even start your career in manfacturing? Pactiv Evergreen, now a part of Novolex, is hiring Packers for our Kalamazoo plant. APPLY Today! ROLE: Inspects and packages product, rotates throughout production lines as directed by the Team Leader. Works independently (though informed by line technician as well as other IP’s) and assures the product that he/she is packing is free of defects and meets all standards that have been established by the Pactiv Evergreen Quality Department. Shift: Days, 5:20am to 5:30pm, with 3 paid breaksShift: Nights, 5:20pm to 5:30am, with 3 paid breaks Pay: Starting at $18.85/HR  Schedule:Week 1: Monday(work), Tuesday (work), Wednesday (OFF), Thursday (OFF), Weekend (work)Week 2: Monday (OFF), Tuesday (OFF), Wednesday (work), Thursday (work), Weekend (OFF) ****PLEASE be sure to list your current/two most recent positions on the application, particularly if you are unable to upload an up-to-date resume. Key Job Requirements: • Maintain safe, clean and friendly work environment • Visually inspect product for quality compliance • Ensure that customer requirements are met or exceeded • Make-up and pack boxes with respective product ensuring that product is not mixed • Meet daily production requirements • Properly identify each case that is packed • Assist with grinding of scrap materials as required • Assist with training responsibilities as required • Other duties as necessary Technicial CompetenciesInspection: • Demonstrates attention to detail focusing on accuracy • Ability to accurately identify differences between major and minor defects Communication/Teamwork: • Ability to communicate effectively and work closely and productively as part of a cross-functional team • Ability to create and/or exhibit an atmosphere of openness, honesty, trust and teamwork Safety: • Demonstrates ability to understand and actively participate in all company safety programs, policies and procedures • Demonstrates understanding and knowledge of safe equipment operations Quality/Housekeeping: • Ability to develop and maintain processes that are ISO compliant • Ability to be a self starter and work independently • Can demonstrate ability to maintain work area in clean, safe order • Demonstrates ability to sort out-of-spec product for regrind Product Knowledge: Demonstrates knowledge of FK products and materials and can differentiate between them Training: Demonstrates ability to ensure trainees follow established procedures in absence of trainer Education & Experience: • High school diploma or equivalent experience in lieu of education • Must be able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodations and without posing a threat to the health and safety of fellow employees • Ability to read and understand written specifications, safety issues and interpretation of diagrams for proper packaging  ADA – Essential Functions:  Must be able to- • Work a 8 or12-hour shift, standing and walking for extended periods • Climb • Heed safety warnings, devices and alarms. • Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing • Lift, push, pull, grasp, and carry products weighing up to 50 lbs. • Possess an adequate ability to do problem solving and establish cause and effect relationships in an office and/or manufacturing environment 

Company Benefits:
<h2>What You'll Get From Us</h2><h3>Benefits</h3>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.<h3>Community Engagement</h3>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.<h3>Training and Development</h3>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

Novolex™ is a family of North American based historic packaging brands that includes Hilex Poly®; Fortune Plastics®; Duro Bag®; Bagcraft® Packaging; De Luxe® Packaging; General Packaging Products; International Converter; Novolex™ Custom Film &#38; Bag (formerly AccuTech®, Direct Plastics® and Hilex Poly® Garland) and Heritage Bag®.
 
The Novolex™ name is based on the latin “NOVO” for new and “LEX” a tip of the hat to Hilex Poly®, the first brand to become part of the family. The blue and red of our logo represents the integration of both paper and plastic into our sustainability platform with red and blue being the legacy corporate colors of Hilex Poly® and Duro Bag® respectively.
 
Novolex’s™ values are based in the traditions of all of our brands and present you with the industry’s foremost in packaging choice and sustainability. Novolex’s™ mission is to continue the tradition of leadership established by our brands, and to create new value and synergies by providing you with an industry-leading packaging expert that covers the full spectrum of your operations.
 
Novolex™ directly employs more than 6,000 people at 43 facilities in the United States as well as 3 in Canada and one in Mexico. From our Hilex Poly® brand North Vernon, IN plastic retail bag manufacturing and bag and film recycling facilities, to our BagCraft® brand food packaging facility in the City of Commerce, CA or our Duro Bag® brand paper bag manufacturing hub in Richwood, KY our team is here to support you with innovative, high quality, and sustainable packaging choices.

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