What are the responsibilities and job description for the Process Technician position at Pactiv Evergreen Inc.?
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
Role: Responsible for working with Production Shift Leader and shift Process Technicians to resolve ongoing problems, supporting setup in bringing lines into production, working with corporate engineers on new product development and R&D trial requests, and working with process team leader to maintain accurate and up to date process sheets.
Key Job Requirements
Communication/Teamwork
Quality: Ability to develop and maintain processes that are ISO compliant.
Training: Demonstrates ability to develop and deliver training as required.
Technical Knowledge
Maintain Records: Ability to accurately record and maintain information as required.
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
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
Role: Responsible for working with Production Shift Leader and shift Process Technicians to resolve ongoing problems, supporting setup in bringing lines into production, working with corporate engineers on new product development and R&D trial requests, and working with process team leader to maintain accurate and up to date process sheets.
Key Job Requirements
- Coverage for existing shift process technicians on an as needed basis
- Primary focus is on developing new Operators (levels 1-3) through pay for skills, focused training, and assessments.
- Parallel function to support OEE by utilizing Operators and growing through the breakdowns and learning opportunities.
- This is an on the shop floor position- desk work should be minimal (up to 60 minutes unless covering for shift PT standard work).
- SPA for Operator onboarding, demo skills, assessments, and yearly training.
- Maintain schedules for every Operator to build upon baseline plant overall level of OP skills.
- Lead efforts on the production floor to develop improved process capabilities
- Assist/lead plant programs to improve process capabilities for existing jobs
- Provide process input to new product development teams; lead plant start-ups of these jobs and develop stable process conditions.
- Implement programs to improve overall product quality
- Work with material suppliers on understanding material behavior in the thermoforming process
- Assist in leading the start-up of new equipment with process support
- Develop and conduct training programs for line operators and process technicians.
- Maintain and upkeep process definition sheets and tracking system
- Maintain high degree of technical proficiency acquired through experience and on-the-job training versus prolonged courses or specialized instruction.
- Ability to work on equipment with basic hand tools
- Operator Specialist 1 level or higher
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.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize as needed without loss of effectiveness and composure.
Quality: Ability to develop and maintain processes that are ISO compliant.
Training: Demonstrates ability to develop and deliver training as required.
Technical Knowledge
- Demonstrates knowledge of company specific product, material and/or production technological methods and procedures, and capabilities of machines and equipment in manufacturing facilities.
- Demonstrates a fundamental understanding of standard manufacturing business processes.
- Demonstrates and advanced comprehensive knowledge of entire process from concept to commercialization.
Maintain Records: Ability to accurately record and maintain information as required.
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