1st Shift Flexo Press Assistant

About the role

As Resource Label Group continues to grow, we are always looking for talented individuals to join our team! Every person in our company contributes to our success. We offer an employee centric, collaborative culture that is technology driven and focused on delivering valuable, creative solutions. Our core values embody the way we interact with each other just as it influences the way we interact with clients. We are currently recruiting for a 1st Shift Flexo Press Assistant to join our team! The 1st Shift Flexo Press Assistant is responsible for helping the Press Operators by performing tasks related to setup, maintenance, and cleanup of printing presses throughout the site. This position offers onsite training and the opportunity to learn a valuable skilled trade in the printing industry. Employees will have unlimited growth potential and the chance to continuously advance your career. Previous printing experience in a manufacturing setting is a huge plus. This position reports to the Pressroom Manager.

Work Environment: Primarily works in a manufacturing setting, which contains equipment and machinery that can be noisy and hazardous; frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; occasionally exposed to chemicals, some of which could be hazardous; noise level is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: Regularly required to stand, talk, and hear; occasionally required to walk, and use hands to handle or feel; occasionally required to lift or move up to 40 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Assists in performing preventive maintenance on presses such as lubrication, replacement of small parts, cleaning, and minor adjustments to rollers and other small moving parts
• Assists in the setup and cleanup of presses as required by the schedule
• Adheres to the Safety Data Sheets (SDS's) and sees to proper handling and disposal of hazardous chemicals, as necessary
• Assists on other pressroom equipment/presses if needed and when workload permits
• Provides input/ideas for continuous productivity, quality, and scrap improvement
• Effectively and promptly communicates with supervisors and peers
• Cleans and keeps immediate work area neat and orderly; maintains housekeeping standards
• Works safely and efficiently
• Performs other duties (including learning how to be a press assistant) as requested

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and a minimum of two years related experience and/or training in a manufacturing environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience as a Press Assistant in the printing industry is a plus
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decim