Novolex is hiring: Forklift Operator in Chicago
Novolex, Chicago, IL, United States
Why Choose Us?
At Novolex, we take pride in supporting our families across the globe. Our team is rich in diversity and our entrepreneurial culture encourages continuous personal growth and teamwork. Our careers include manufacturing, engineering, procurement, supply chain, finance, HR, product development, sales, marketing and an ever-expanding array of others to support our continuing rapid growth.
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.
How You'll Perform the Role
- Responsible for the receipt of all finished products
- Safely operate all material handling equipment including forklifts and/or pallet movers Support the materials handling process for production related materials
- Maintain an orderly and organized warehouse
- Develop, revise, and review documentation for all materials related activities
- Weighs pallets and scrap when applicable
- Shrink wrap finished products and setup floor warehouse pickup
- Examines finished pallets before pickup and distributes materials
What We Need From You
- Knowledge of shipping, receiving and warehouse environment
- Computer literate
- Must have a minimum of 1 year of Forklift experience
- Must have a minimum of 1 year of clamp truck experience
- Knowledge of math and structured problem-solving tools and applications
- Excellent safety, attendance and performance record
- Prefer roll clamp experience
- Ability to quickly and accurately input data into various computer software applications
- High School Diploma or GED Required
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 (including Telehealth options) 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 Novolex University.