Shipping & Receiving Forklift Operator
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 20, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 15, 2026.
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
Shipping & Receiving Forklift Operator
Franklin, OH
Compensation Includes
- Starting pay rate of $19.31/hour
Available Shift
- 2nd: 3pm - 11pm
- 3rd: 11pm - 7am
Overview
A successful shipping and receiving associate will be responsible for coordinating and executing all tasks related to the shipment and receipt of goods in the warehouse. This role involves preparing outgoing shipments by verifying and loading items, doing SAP transactions as it relates to the role and staging loads. This role requires attention to detail and efficiency.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for unloading and receiving all products
- Safely operate all forklifts and/or pallet movers
- Loading and unloading material racks up to 30 feet utilizing a forklift
- Maintain an orderly and organized warehouse
- Review and verify documentation for accurate product types and quantities
- Weighs pallets and scrap when applicable
- Shrink wrap finished products and setup floor warehouse pickup
- Examines finished pallets before pickup and distributes materials
- Pull, stage, and load outbound shipments with the use of a forklift
Qualifications
- Previously held a forklift certification
- Sit-down electric forklift experience
- Shipping and receiving experience preferred
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Eligible to work in the United States
- Successful completion of pre-employment background and drug screen
- Work overtime as required
- Satisfactorily completes training courses as determined by management
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation
- The commitment to stay safe and to continue to learn and develop
- Satisfactorily completes training courses as determined by management
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