We are currently seeking part-time Press Assistants to grow with us! A Press Assistant position includes the opportunity to learn the printing process from the ground up and advance in a progressive environment. In this position you will assist in the creation of various well know magazines/catalogs/newspaper inserts and other related products in our Press area.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Remove product from the end of the printing press.
- Work with loose and/or completed product by stacking onto pallets, transferring to tables & placing into a collator hopper or into mail bags.
- Move product/skids with a hand jack, motorized Raymond (Big Joe) lift or Forklift (training provided).
- Servicing of press and finishing machines to move product throughout the plant.
- Maintain accurate inventory of product with the use of an on-board PC and RF bar coding system.
- Loading and unloading of finished product and materials from semi-trailers and auto-wrapper using a forklift.
- Comply with all quality, safety and work rules and regulations.
- Effectively communicate with team members.
- Assist other crew members with various duties including webbing up of the press and/or special handwork in order to meet customer requests.
- Follow all clean-up and housekeeping procedures.
Qualifications
The successful candidate will have or be able to do the following:
- Must be at least 18-years of age or older.
- Factory, Manufacturing or other work experience where mechanical or handwork was necessary is preferred, such as laborer, machinist, assembly, bindery, mechanic, warehouse, etc.
- Printing, Finishing (Bindery) or Warehouse experience is preferred.
- Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems.
- Strong mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to write and read measurements.
- Ability to read, understand and follow both written and verbal instructions.
- The ability to use a computer.
- The ability to use repetitive hand/wrist movement.
- Ability to lift stacks of end boards or banding strap rolls (~30 -60lbs) as needed.
- Ability to adjust stacker using a touch screen.
- Ability to use a vibrating jogging table.
- The ability to take stacks of loose signatures or bundles ranging (5-30 lbs.) off a pallet or conveyor up to 48” in height and transfer to tabletop work surface 42”, and then place into a collator hopper or mail bags that potentially weigh from 5-75 lbs.
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize job need.
- Ability to be a team player in a fast paced, detail orientated production environment.
- Ability to follow instructions and work independently.
Additional Shift Information
We are looking for someone who is able to work a part-time FIXED schedule:
- Thursday/Friday nights 7pm-7am
- Friday/Saturday days 7am-7pm
