Press Assistant

Job Title: Press Assistant

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Press Assistant to join our Operations team at PPC Flexible Packaging. As a Press Assistant, you will play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of our presses, maintaining quality standards, and adhering to safety protocols.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the operator in all functions required to produce a quality product
• Ensure the equipment is maintained in a safe and efficient manner
• Read and interpret the Job Jacket and History Folder
• Retrieve plate cylinders for the next order
• Load raw material rolls into unwind
• Prepare splices on unwind rolls
• Remove printed rolls from the rewind
• Load empty cores, cut to the proper size, on rewind and prepare for splice
• Remove and collect raw material roll labels
• Maintain the proper viscosity of all inks
• Retrieve inks from the ink room for each job
• Return unused inks to the ink room after completed jobs
• Weigh waste and complete waste tickets
• Assist operator with press set up
• Help monitor quality of material being produced
• Wash down the print decks and hook up inks for the next job
• Install and remove cylinder gears on geared presses
• Waste, strip, and return plates after job is completed
• Seal and properly label hazardous waste drums
• Move full hazardous waste drums to ink room
• Clean doctor blade units and remove doctor blades
• Keep work area and equipment clean per SQF Food Safety requirements

Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required
• PPE Required: Hairnet, Safety Glasses, Safety Shoes (Steel Toed)
• Physical Requirements: Must be able to lift a maximum of 50 lbs.

Training: Each new employee or current employee who transfers to a new position receives a minimum of two weeks of OJT working with individual(s) who are assigned to that position. This allows the trainee to work around the equipment and learn all the duties required with the necessary assistance or guidance available. Hazardous waste training will be provided to employees within six months of their hire date and a review of this training will be provided every twelve months thereafter.

PPC Flexible Packaging is an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.