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Tool & Die Machinist

Novolex
Rapids, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/9/2026
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's 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

Novolex, Where Packaging Innovation Meets Career Opportunities!

Tool & Die Machinist|Cedar Rapids|HIRING IMMEDIATELY

Available Shift

Monday-Friday, 7:00 am-3:30 pm / Climate Controlled

Incentives

Pay Rate $30.88

Summary

Looking for an individual for our Tool & Die Machinist position. This person will manufacture parts and fixtures from raw material to finished product using a variety of equipment including but not limited to manual lathes, manual mills, drill presses, and CNC equipment. The person should also be able to weld.

Essential Functions & Key Responsibilities

  • Operate manual lathes, manual mills and other equipment to manufacture parts from raw materials.
  • Ability to weld materials primarily stainless and carbon steel.
  • Ability to design and manufacture fixtures from scratch.
  • Ability to rework parts as necessary.
  • Ability to read engineering blueprints.

Candidate Requirements

  • 1-3 years of machining experience.
  • 1-3 years of welding experience.
  • Experience reading engineering blueprints/drawings.

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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 .

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