Press Assistant 12hr Nights

About the role

The Press Assistant reports to the Production Supervisor of the Printing and Converting Department and assists the press operator in the preparation of the press for flexographic printing, including set-up.

Responsibilities

• Line setup, scrap control, quality checks, training, 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
• 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
• 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
• Other duties may be assigned

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Being mechanically inclined is essential.

Education and/or Experience

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

Language Skills

• Ability to read, write, understand and communicate in English
• Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and to request clarification when needed
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to accurately read tape measure

Physical demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen
• Continuously uses arms, hands and fingers to handle, grasp, hold, grip and squeeze
• 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
• 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
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

Work environment

• Noise level is usually moderate to very loud
• Essential part of this position is to work in a teamwork environment
• Exposed to temperature variances; extreme heat during the summer and cold temperatures during the winter

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
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)