Press - Machine Operator

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. Shift: Rotating 1st and 2nd (2 Week Rotation). Summary: Assist in daily operations of the Rotogravure press.

Responsibilities

Participates in training and practices the STOP Safety Program fundamentals to aid efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate; Retrieves set up information/specifications/guidelines and follows instructions on the job jacket; Completes machine changeover/set-up processes minimizing machine downtime and meeting set-up standards; Develops set up procedure documentation as required; Correctly completes daily production sheets, process condition sheets, waste logs, final release forms, ink paperwork and quality inspection logs; Ensures job order information corresponds with the product being manufactured; Safely and efficiently assists with production machinery monitoring quality, production and waste per customer specifications; Keeps immediate and assigned work areas free of clutter and debris and performs cleaning/sanitation responsibilities; Removes and hangs rolls, makes up doctor blades, preps print carriages, handles inks and lacquers, configures ink ratios, disposes of ink, solvents and lacquers, maintains ink viscosities and cuts cores; Ensures all required on-line quality data is properly documented; Monitors quality requirements per company procedure and specification and completes quality check sheets; Actively participates in safety programs, completes safety observations and follows plant safety rules; Attends and participates in scheduled meetings (Continuous Quality Improvement, safety, special projects, departmental); Works all scheduled shifts and required overtime; Trains new employees as necessary; Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent; Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations; Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and 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; Able to work all scheduled shifts and required overtime hours; Ability to operate the viscosity control system; Manual lifting not to exceed 50 lbs may be required

Nice to have

Previous manufacturing experience

Benefits

Competitive salaries; Excellent benefits; 401(k) plans; Tuition reimbursement programs