Packaging Assistant, Part Time (Nights)

About the role

Hearst Midwest Media has an opening for a Part-Time Packaging Assistant on the Evening shift, Sunday–Friday. This position involves feeding pre-prints into an inserting machine, inject-mailing, and postal distribution for Hearst Michigan Newspapers, which prints four dailies and weeklies owned by Hearst, along with a variety of commercial printing.

Schedule

Sun–Fri, 5 PM to 1 AM, three nights per week.

Responsibilities

• General cleaning of work areas and the printing plant, including restrooms
• Assisting in machine setup, including bundle tops for the mailing process
• Jogging and loading preprints into the machine
• Catching bundles off the packaging end of the machine
• Strapping bundles with a strapper
• Stacking strapped bundles onto skids or carts
• Delivering finished products to staging areas for delivery or pickup using a skid jack
• Tagging totes and mail bags with proper tags
• Cleanup of skids, bundles, and papers for recycling

Requirements

• Strong attention to detail and proof-reading skills
• Willingness to work in several different departments performing various duties
• Self-motivated and a self-starter
• Ability to complete assigned tasks
• Basic computer skills
• Mechanical abilities
• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs