Press Utility Operator

About the role

At American Packaging Corporation (APC) you’ll find the packaging career you’ve been looking for. With competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs, APC nurtures its employees while advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion. As the leading flexible packaging converter in North America for over a century, APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out. The company constantly seeks to improve internal operations and has been named a “Best of the Best” in the Best Workplaces in America awards for 12 years in a row.

Location

Columbus, WI

Schedule

Rotating 1st and 2nd (2‑week rotation).

Summary

Assist in daily operations of the Rotogravure press.

Responsibilities

• Participate in training, embrace STOP Safety Program fundamentals to aid APC’s zero‑accident goal.
• Retrieve all necessary set‑up information, specifications, and guidelines and follow instructions on the job jacket.
• Complete all machine changeover/set‑up processes, minimizing downtime and meeting or exceeding set‑up standards; develop set‑up procedure documentation as required.
• Accurately complete daily production sheets, process condition sheets, waste logs, final release forms, ink paperwork and quality inspection logs; ensure job order information (size, construction, print position, packing instructions, adhesive structures, proper substrates) corresponds with the product being manufactured.
• Safely, efficiently and effectively assist with the assigned production machinery, monitoring quality, production and waste while adhering to all customer specifications.
• Keep immediate work area and areas of responsibility free of clutter and debris; perform cleaning and sanitation using required solutions and protective equipment.
• Remove rolls from rewind, hang rolls on rewind, make up doctor blades, prep print carriages, bring correct inks and lacquers to the press, configure ink ratios, dispose of ink, solvents and lacquers, maintain ink viscosities and cut cores.
• Operate the viscosity control system.
• Ensure all required on‑line quality data is properly documented.
• Monitor all quality requirements per company procedure and specification; complete necessary sheets for quality checks.
• Actively participate in safety programs and complete required safety observations; understand and follow plant safety rules.
• Attend and participate in all scheduled meetings (Continuous Quality Improvement, safety, special projects, departmental, etc.).
• Work all scheduled shifts and required overtime hours; train new employees as necessary.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; previous manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small‑group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rates, ratios, percentages and draw/interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common‑sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• May require manual lifting not to exceed 50 lb (refer to department‑specific JHA for lifting restrictions).

Work Environment

• Regular exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Frequent exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Occasional exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.
• Noise level usually loud.