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.

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Automation Controls Technician|Raleigh, North Carolina|Hiring Immediately

Compensation

• Competitive starting pay range of $37.505-$43.00 per hour, paid weekly
• Sign-on Bonus $5,000
• Pay: Competitive starting pay rate based on experience and qualifications
• Increases: Eligible for annual and skill-based wage increases
• Bonuses: Eligible for a monthly bonus based on plant productivity
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Available Shift

• 7:00 am-3:00 pm

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Continually searching for automation and control improvements within the facility to increase our productivity and improve our quality.
• Manage all change control documentation associated with any upgrades.
• Implementation of small to medium-scale projects in-house related to upgrades and control changes.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance, mentor and assist with on-the-job training of technicians.
• Introduce new and innovative processes into production, train and support maintenance and production team members before and after deployment of projects.
• The primary job function consists of maintenance and repair of all electronic components within the automation equipment.
• Other duties include diagnosing, repairing, and/or replacing electrical components as necessary.
• Assist in upgrades of process control equipment as new technology develops.
• Maintain an understanding of the latest state-of-the-art control systems.
• Good understanding of hydraulics, pneumatics, mechanical, and electrical troubleshooting, robotics/automation.

Qualifications

• Outstanding interpersonal skills to interact with all layers of the organization, especially within a process upset situation.
• Must possess demonstrated leadership skills.
• Must possess or immediately purchase the required tools for this position.
• Must be experienced in the following areas:
• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).
• Servo Systems.
• Variable Frequency Drives
• Human Machine Interface Controls
• Industrial motion controls.Robotics

Education/Experience

• Technical Degree - Industrial Automation
• 3- 5 years’ automation technician experience

What You'll Get From Us

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being as 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, 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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