Kitter - 2nd Shift

About the role

The Kitting associate will gather, kit and stage all components required for upcoming production orders to be set-up on press, assisting our Press Operators during changeovers of product lines.

Schedule

2nd shift: Monday through Friday from 1:45 pm – 10:00 pm. Initial 2 week training on 1st shift – Monday through Friday 5:45 am – 2:00 pm. Shift differential included.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance and 401(k)
• Healthcare begins 1st of the month after your start date
• Paid Holidays: New Years, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, plus 1 floating Holiday and a day of your choosing

Responsibilities

• Maintain communication at all times with production team
• Able to learn inventory processes and press terminology
• Able to learn company specialized computer software and perform tasks within the system
• Able to accurately prepare a kit for each upcoming production job
• Able to follow the press schedule and stage the next job for press per workorder and SOP instructions
• Assist with changeover activities, including wash-up and set-up
• Appropriately disassemble kits and return cleaned and/or unused items to designated storage locations
• Act as a resource for pressroom production to reduce downtime and improve productivity
• Monitor inventory levels of auxiliary supplies at press and replace as needed
• Monitor scrap/waste containers and replace as needed
• Match, mix, and prepare color to customer supplied samples or Pantone color guides
• Communicate concerns, issues and status of specific production orders with co-workers and supervisors
• Notify supervisor of any mechanical or material issues
• Follow and comply with all safety and work rules and regulations
• Maintain departmental housekeeping standards
• Participate in process improvement initiatives
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Lifting requirement: 55 pounds
• Strong written/verbal interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be able to read, write, and comprehend instructions and SOPs in English
• Must be able to present information to team
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Basic computer skills
• Willing to work occasional overtime
• Must be extremely trustworthy, flexible, and dependable with a good attendance history
• Organized, detail-oriented, and able to accurately complete high volumes of work
• Exceptional problem solving skills
• Ability to maintain a clean, safe work environment with a focus on 6S and Lean practices
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in an organized manner
• Strong initiative, problem-solving, and resourcefulness

Physical requirements

• Standing, using hands to finger, feel and touch; reach with arms and hands; talk and hear
• Frequent walking
• Occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Must be able to regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision requirements: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus