- Location
- Kalamazoo, MI, US
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Operations
- Closing date
- Today
- Source
- iCIMS
Description
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
Job Summary: Ensures all maintenance and production spare parts are readily available to support operational needs.
Shift:
- Weekdays, Mon – Fri, Hours TBD – May require “on call” availability
Compensation:
- $28.69 an hour (Paid weekly)
Job Responsibilities:
- Requisition and order parts needed to replenish store, meet min/max levels, and support urgent needs
- Operate a forklift on a regular basis
- Accurately receive items per accounting standards and update SAP
- Monitor vending usage/vendor stock to ensure adequate price/supply
- Cycle count inventories throughout the month and correct discrepancies
- Ensure compliance to MRO process, track cost savings
- Kit parts for work orders as directed
- Assist Maintenance Lead in scheduling routine PM on equipment, ensuring PM parts availability to meet schedule
- Follow all safety requirements and GMP at all times. This includes being safe in the department, on the floor, and/or getting help lifting heavy items
- Daily reorder point planning. Review GI/GR movement history
- Daily review, assign, and release MRP Requisitions
- Create, extend, or assign and release MRP
- Inspecting and monitoring work performed by outside contractors
- Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned
Essential (Include, but are not limited to):
- Purchase maintenance parts and services-taking information supplied in written and oral form from the maintenance dept.
- Contacting vendors to purchase materials and contract services.
- Maintain data entry for maintenance spending/monthly or as requested.
- Keep maintenance parts inventory current and accurate through physical handling and documentation-keep records up to date.
- Perform stockroom inventory audits/monthly or as requested.
- Receive, store and identify parts as needed.
- Pick up parts at local suppliers as needed.
- Participate in the team environment of Pactiv. Help co-workers when they are backed up
- Follow all safety policies and procedures
- Maintain a clean work area
- Must be physically capable to lift 50lbs
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- HS Diploma or equivalent; one year of inventory control, material handling or stock room experience; WMS experience preferred
- Dynamic, self-starter, proactive
- Ability to work in a team environment and coordinate with internal and external associates
- General lifting of parts (up to 40-50 lbs.) may be required as a daily job task
- Maintains a safe and clean work environment while following departmental process and procedures, relying on judgement and experience to plan and accomplish goals
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Preferred software knowledge in SAP and Maintenance Connection.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.
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 [email protected].
Formerly Pactiv Evergreen