Press Operator Assistant - 2nd shift

About the role

We are hiring! Join a great team and work in an air-conditioned plant in Cheektowaga, NY. We are in need of a Press Assistant on 2nd shift. This is a Temp to Direct hire role. We offer competitive pay for this job and career progression to a higher Operator role. Come join ProAmpac, one of the largest suppliers of consumer packaging products.

Responsibilities

• Assists in printing operation and works with the Operator to create a quality product according to our customers' specifications.
• This may include duties such as tightening shafts, pouring solvents, wrapping skids, checking tear sheets, and observing webs on the Printing Press.
• Inspects the print job to ensure the highest quality and coordinates efforts to run the job efficiently.
• Works with inks and utilizes the proper ink for individual work orders.
• This includes checking the viscosity of inks, maintaining color and proper quantities of ink and solvent appropriate for the job being run.
• Prepares for the next production run by supplying the Press with ink, cores, and rolls.
• Ensures and monitors inks to keep the press running.
• Keeps the press area organized, swept, helps to clean presses and clear of debris.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent education.
• 2 years of manufacturing experience is preferred.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds repeatedly during the shift.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and multi-tasking skills to facilitate shift-to-shift communication with Assistant Printers, Printer Operators, production Supervisors, and Leads.
• Ability to read, comprehend and write simple correspondence is necessary.
• Ability to read and interpret job orders to successfully and correctly set up and assist in running the product, in accordance with customer requirements.
• A good eye for color is required; graphic design experience is preferred.
• Ability to perform simple math equations.
• Strong ability to read a tape measure accurately required.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid parental leave
• Life Insurance
• 401k with generous company match
• Paid vacation
• 11 paid holidays
• Safety shoe allotment
• Generous employee referral program
• ProAmpac’s Employee Assistance Fund

Pay

Rate $19/hr plus $1.00/hour shift differential.

Schedule

2nd shift