Press Technician Trainee

About the role

We are currently seeking a Press Technician Trainee to join our Beech Creek, PA team. This entry-level role offers hands-on training and the opportunity to grow within a dynamic production environment. AHF Products is a leading hard surface flooring manufacturer in the USA with a family of trusted brands serving the residential and commercial hardwood, tile, and vinyl flooring markets. With decades of experience in award-winning flooring design, product development, manufacturing, and service, we create quality flooring to last for generations through inspiring designs, innovation, and a deep commitment to outstanding customer service. Our residential flooring brands include Bruce®, Armstrong Flooring™, Hartco®, Robbins®, LM Flooring ®, Capella®, HomerWood®, Hearthwood®, Raintree®, Autograph®, Emily Morrow Home®, tmbr®, Crossville®, and Crossville Studios®. Our commercial brands include Bruce Contract™, Hartco Contract™, AHF Contract®, Armstrong Flooring, Parterre®, Crossville® and Crossville Studios®. Headquartered in Mountville, Pennsylvania, with manufacturing operations across the United States and in Cambodia, AHF Products employs over 3,000 dedicated team members.

Responsibilities

• Retrieving print cylinders for setup
• Mixing ink batches and shade matching with computerized ink dispensing system
• Operate rewinding and slitting equipment to process product for shipment
• Complete production reports and enter data
• Making or assisting precision and rapid press setup; making adjustments during operation, inspection and quality checks; operating unwind and rewind equipment
• Cleaning and preparing printing units for precision and rapid product changeovers
• Maintain excellent housekeeping and perform equipment maintenance as required

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Must be able to successfully complete and pass a background check, employment verification and drug screening
• Positive and Verifiable Work History
• Must be willing and able to wear all required safety protective equipment and comply with all other job-related safety requirements
• Must be available to work any shift and day of the week.
• Available and able to work overtime as required even with little or no advance notification

Physical Demands

• Regularly travel up and down stairs repeatedly
• Repetitive motion of hands/wrists/fingers
• Concentrate and repeat the same physical activities over and over
• Move between different physical locations within and between buildings
• Lift 65 lbs. in the normal course of work/travel, operate mobile equipment
• Push, pull, carry, and maneuver heavy loads up to 65 lbs. with the use of assistive devices
• Talk, hear, read, write and comprehend English
• Must have the visual acuity to read instructions, operate machines, and inspect product produced
• Must be able to work in a non-temperature-controlled environment
• Walking, stretching, bending, stooping, twisting, reaching, grasping and repetitive movements

Mental Demands

• Think analytically
• Make decisions
• Develop options and implement solutions
• Work with a team
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance (consistent with ADA and/or FMLA)
• Attention to detail
• Communicate effectively
• Multitask in a fast pace environment
• Work with a Sense of Urgency

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401K

Schedule

Shift: 6:00am-4:00pm, Monday-Thursday

Pay

Pay: $19.67-$28.67/hour