Tooling Technician
Novolex · Chattanooga, TN
- Level
- Technician
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Experience asked
- 4+ years
- Industry
- Packaging
- Posted
- 5 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A technician-level manufacturing role at Novolex (packaging) in Chattanooga, TN. Set-up person may be involved in the decision making process for upgrade and/or replacement of existing machinery.
- They ask for
- 4+ years
- Tools it names
- PLC, Tooling
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From the plant jobs report · week of November 9, 2026
Manufacturing Technician roles in the US: typical posted base $59k–$91k.
Median of the low and high ends of 81 live postings that list pay, out of 1262 manufacturing technician openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 38 other live manufacturing postings in Tennessee.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (4+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Team leadership 49%
- ✓ Tooling 41%
- Welding 23%
- 5S 21%
- Lean 21%
- CNC 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for PLC, Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Novolex in Chattanooga
1 other open role at this site.
- Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
Tooling Technician at Novolex in other locations
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Qualifications
- ✓Eligible to work in the United States
- ✓Successful completion of pre-employment background and drug screen
- ✓Work overtime as required
- ✓Ability perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation
- ✓Minimum of 4 years of experience in a maintenance mechanic/technician/tooling role in a manufacturing environment
- ✓Electrical training/experience with 480 3 phases/machine controls
- ✓Experience with VFD Drives and PLCs preferred
- ✓Background with manufacturing methods, process improvement programs and procedures required
- ✓Experience operating forklift equipment
- ✓Ability to successfully multitask in a fast pace environment
- ✓The commitment to stay safe and to continue to learn and develop
- ✓Satisfactorily completes training courses as determined by management
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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.
Formerly Pactiv Evergreen
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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
Tooling Tech Position Description
- •Must be able to set-up and line out all Roll Fed and inline equipment in the prescribed amount of time with the prescribed material.
- •Must be able to work with less experienced operators training them on the approved safe methods of setting up and operating the machines.
- •Contribute to the ongoing effort to update and revise the machine training manuals and JSA’s.
- •Must be able to perform basic mechanical basic machine maintenance, repair tasks and PM maintenance.
- •Set-up person may be involved in the decision making process for upgrade and/or replacement of existing machinery.
- •Must be able to work closely with others for developing improvements and modification to the tools.
- •Must be able to work with sales and tool design departments with the purpose of assuring that new tools have been designed to run efficiently on WNA equipment.
- •Must be able to work closely with the Process Engineers, lead people, maintenance, operators and packers with the goal of minimizing set-up time, maximizing production efficiency and eliminating scrap.
- •Ability to make any and all adjustments to the machines as it relates to the set-up of the tooling in to production.