At American Packaging Corporation, we are seeking a skilled PrePress Operator to join our team. As a PrePress Operator, you will play a critical role in preparing and staging press or laminator jobs, ensuring that all functions are performed in the safest, most effective, and efficient manner while adhering to established SOPs and quality standards.

• Actively participate in the STOP Safety Program and adhere to all safety guidelines and rules to aid in achieving a zero-accident rate.
• Participate as a Subject Matter Expert in developing, understanding, and following Standard Operating Procedures and training documentation.
• Print and understand each job's Job Jacket, Print Specification, and Manufacturing Specification, and take them to the press.
• Retrieve daily production schedules that identify which job will run, quantities, priorities, etc., and interpret and act upon the information.
• Detect, report, and resolve all missing or substandard machine parts.
• Use an automated storage system terminal to retrieve and return cylinders and anilox to storage.
• Coordinate with the Mounting Department regarding production schedules and job staging.
• Assemble and transport print cylinders and aniloxes between printing press and prepress departments.
• Place cylinders on the assembly table and install gears and journals, pans, applicator pipes, end shields, splash guards, and cylinders into the carriage units.
• Return units to prepress, remove parts, clean up cylinders, and store them back into the storage system after a job has run.
• Aid on press set-ups as needed and assist with miscellaneous housekeeping and cleaning responsibilities.
• Operate a core cutter to produce accurate size cores for each scheduled print job.
• Complete required reports and paperwork using a computer terminal.
• Perform required cleaning tasks, some daily, weekly, or monthly.
• Obtain Power Industrial Truck licenses.
• Effectively communicate with coworkers throughout all shifts.
• Attend and participate in all company-mandated meetings.
• Business travel may be required.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: 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.

REASONING ABILITY: 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: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arm. The employee is occasionally required to walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.