Press Assistant 12hr Days

About the role

The Press Assistant reports to the Production Supervisor of the Printing and Converting Department. Assists press operator in the preparation of press for flexographic printing including set-up. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:

• This position requires skill progression and testing MANUFACTURING; Duties include line setup, scrap control, quality checks, and any other duties set forth by the Production Supervisor (Printing and Converting).
• Complete all required paperwork.
• Inform Press Operator immediately of all maintenance issues prior to request being filled out as well as quality, housekeeping, safety, or production issues.
• In this position the employee is responsible for all aspects of printing press run including flexographic ink distribution, raw material setup and loading, job setup, preparing printing presses for quality printing, and the press run.
• Position entails all aspects of press run including preparation, set-up, production, quality checks, and routine equipment management.
• Notify management whenever equipment is found to be malfunctioning, damaged, or in need of repair.
• Maintain production and quality standards as set forth by Department Manager.

Responsibilities

Operational Communications; Must have good speaking skills. Must be able to read, write and understand English. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and employees both in person and through written and verbal correspondence. Ability to perform duties with minimal direction and be self motivated. Ability to read and understand a measuring tape.

Qualifications

• Being mechanically inclined is essential.

Education and Experience

High school graduation or its equivalent preferred. Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the preferred knowledge, skills and abilities.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen.
• The employee continuously uses their arms, hands and fingers to handle, grasp, hold, grip and squeeze.
• The employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel; manual dexterity is required with exposure to arm, wrist and back fatigue.
• Bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, sitting, carrying, standing in one place, reaching, pushing and pulling for general duties.
• The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear.
• Occasional climbing/descending of stairs as well as pushing a broom to clean the production floor is required.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions on this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to very loud.
• An essential part of this position is to work in a teamwork environment.
• The employee is exposed to temperature variances; extreme heat during the summer and cold temperatures during the winter.

Our Expectations

We Expect Our People To Be Guided By The Amcor Way And Demonstrate Our Values Every Day To Enable The Business To Win. We Are Winning When Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor teamOur customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovationOur investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returnsThe environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retail Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)