D/C 2nd Helper

Position Summary

The Die Cutter 2nd Helper assists the Operator on the Rotary Die Cutter machine. This machine cuts, prints, and scores corrugated sheets using rotary cutting dies. The 2nd Helper is the last set of eyes on the product before it goes to the Folder Gluer and must have a sharp eye for quality.

This position also delivers on our core focus: The answer is yes. Be a solutions provider.

While building on our core values of: Help 1st, Take ownership, Do the right thing, Expect excellence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists with setup of machine to Factory Job Ticket specifications
• Sets up load former when in use; makes sure bottom sheets are at the machine
• Makes sure cutting dies are at the machine and put away after use
• Makes sure ink is at the machine and at the proper down
• Checks ink viscosity
• Assists operator with the bottom sheet inserter as well as monitoring for quality
• Prints load tags for orders
• Performs housekeeping duties as necessary between orders and at end of shift to ensure safety and cleanliness
• Ability to work in excess of 40 hours, as business needs arise
• Regular and reliable attendance
• Any other task or duty that is deemed necessary by management

Cultural Competencies

Help First means being a reliable team member serving everyone, internally and externally. At Akers, we believe and exhibit a "roll up your sleeves and get the job done" mentality and behavior. No job is unimportant, and no person is above any job. We demonstrate this through:

• Able communicator—good clarity, balanced talker, and listener
• Has energy and enthusiasm

Take Ownership means that you think and act like an owner. No matter the role, everyone is empowered to be a good steward of the organization. Each person has the autonomy to make recommendations for improvement to their work and the organization. We demonstrate this through:

• Patient
• Effectively assertive and able to handle conflict and confrontational situations
• Solution vs. blame oriented
• Mixture of firmness and flexibility
• Has energy and enthusiasm
• Holds self and others accountable

Do the Right Thing means that you do the right thing for the customer, regardless of its popularity. Doing the right thing at the right time requires a person to have and exhibit high moral standards.

• Systematic trainer, willing and able to develop people
• Good work ethic, task focused and willing to extend extra effort
• Able to follow structure where it exists and create structure where it does not

Expect Excellence means that you think and act like an owner. No matter the role, everyone is empowered to be a good steward of the organization. We demonstrate this through:

• Resilient—able to deal with the unexpected, not easily flustered
• Has sense of urgency
• Follows up to ensure quality task completion

Work Environment / Physical Demands

• Fast paced environment, requiring adaptation to continuous changes in Company, Customer and People needs
• Ability to frequently stand; walk; reach with hands and arms; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl
• Ability to regularly lift up to 20 lbs., frequently 20-35 lbs., occasionally more than 35 lbs., rarely over 50 lbs. requires team or mechanical assistance
• Vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, ability to adjust focus
• Regular exposure to moving mechanical parts
• Exposure to a loud environment

Systems Usage

• ERP system
• Kiwi
• ADP Workforce Now

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older
• GED or high school diploma

Schedule

3rd shift Sunday night thru Friday morning 11:00pm to 7:00am