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LTO Associate

Novolex

Manteno, ILFull-time$20.76/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$20.76/hr
Location
Manteno, IL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Novolex is hiring a Lift Truck Operator Associate in Manteno, Illinois. The role moves materials around the plant and supports production operations, including loading and unloading, operating industrial trucks or hoists, assisting machine operators, and helping with start-ups and changeovers. The position offers a stated hourly rate and a 2-2-3 schedule on the available 6:45 p.m.–7:00 a.m. shift.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Fork Truck Operation, nice to haveIndustrial Truck Operation, nice to haveElectric Hoist Operation, nice to haveMaterial Handling, nice to haveLifting Up to 25 Pounds, requiredStanding and Walking, required

Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Tuition Assistance

Full job 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

Lift Truck Operator Associate|Manteno, IL|Now Hiring

Compensation:

  • $20.76 per hour (with $1.00 Shift Premium)

Available Shift:

  • 6:45pm-7:00am

  • 2-2-3 schedule

TEXT TO APPLY NUMBER:

  • 928-668-6539 (928-NOVOLEX)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Loads, unloads, and moves materials within or near plant, yard, or work site by performing the following duties.

  • Reads work order or follows oral instructions to ascertain materials or containers to be moved.

  • Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand or fork truck.

  • Loads materials into vehicles and installs strapping, bracing, or padding to prevent shifting or damage in transit.

  • Conveys materials from storage or work sites to designated area.

  • Counts, weighs, and records number of units of materials moved or handled on daily production sheet.

  • Attaches identifying tags or labels to materials or marks information on cases, bales, or other containers.

  • Stacks or assembles materials into bundles and bands bundles together.

  • Lifts heavy objects by hand or with power hoist, and cleans work area, machines, and equipment to assist machine operators.

  • Shovels loose materials such as sand, gravel, metals, plastics, or chemicals, into machine hoppers or into vehicles and containers such as wheelbarrows, scrap truck, or barrels.

  • Operates industrial truck or electric hoist to assist in loading or moving materials and products.

  • Slab and grind plastic as needed.

  • Give Winder Operators of the shift required breaks.

  • Assist on start-ups, changeovers, and web breaks as needed.

  • Empty all plant tipper and garbage cans regularly.

  • Ensure all batteries are being charged when not in use and change batteries for walkies as needed.

  • Keep the slabbers/ stocked with scrap rolls.

  • Make and distribute silicone to all lines required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • This position requires the ability to be able to stand and walk for more then 2/3 of the time, the ability to talk and hear for up to 2/3 of the time, the ability to use hands, handle or feel, climb and balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, reach with hands and arms, taste or smell for up to 1/3 of the time.

  • This position requires the ability to be able to lift up to 25 pounds more then 2/3 of the time

  • This position requires regular and reliable attendance and punctuality.

  • This position requires PPE to be worn based on the task being performed.

  • This position requires the ability to work near moving mechanical parts for more then 2/3 of the time.

  • This position requires the ability to work in loud noise level areas (examples: metal can manufacturing, department, large earth-moving equipment).

  • This position requires the ability to work in high, precarious places and around fumes or airborne particles for up to 1/3 of the time.

This position requires the following vision abilities:

  • Close Vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less)

  • Distance Vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more)

  • Color Vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors)

  • Peripheral Vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point)

  • Depth Perception (three-dimensional vision, ability to judge distances and spatial relationships)

  • Ability to Adjust Focus (ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into sharp focus)

WORKING CONDITIONS AND ENVIRONMENT:

  • This position requires frequent exposure to plant environment including extreme temperatures and high noise levels.

Qualifications:

  • High School diploma or GED

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] .

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Job Locations US-IL-Manteno

ID 2026-36785

Category Operations

Position Type Full Time

Pay Type Hourly

How this job compares

Set against the 570 open Material Handler jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 12, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$20.76/hr
  • US median$19–21/hr354 hourly ranges

This rate, $20.76/hr, is 4% above the US median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the middle half of Material Handler hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 19 open Material Handler jobs in Illinois and 570 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most across the US
Experience
Material Handler postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (146 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 164 of the 570 open Material Handler jobs (29%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 12, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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