Press Helper
Location: Pleasant Prairie, WI, 53158
SUMMARY
Under the direction of the shift supervisor, the press helper will be responsible for setting up and maintaining a multi-color flexographic press using water-based, UV and solvent inks. The press helper must manage all aspects of the press performance including productivity and quality and must also have a strong understanding of commonly used concepts, practices and procedures used at LMI Packaging.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Pulls job tickets and verify that stock and inks are available and correct.
- Verifies that aniloxes and plate cylinders are correct.
- Machine set up, installs aniloxes, inks, and stock and plate cylinders.
- Washes up previous job before starting next.
- Ability to manage the schedule as assigned.
- *Report all safety incidents or concerns.
- *Responsible to report any food safety/quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action – SQF Practitioner or direct supervisor.
- Read and understand the travelers and follow all instructions.
- Mount plates, demount and wash plates.
- Clean and change doctor blades.
- Follow the make ready and wash up process.
- Ink up a deck, wash up deck.
- Put rolls on and off machine.
- Be familiar with Quality Test Work Instructions and procedures.
*Food safety or quality responsibilities within job. All staff are responsible for reporting food safety and quality issues to those that can initiate action.
ESSENTIAL JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Qualifications
- 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) preferred.
- Previous press operating experience is required, preferably in a printing or manufacturing environment.
- Experience with press setup, ink management, plate mounting, print registration, quality inspections, and troubleshooting is preferred.
- Ability to read job tickets, follow work instructions, and complete production documentation accurately.
- Language Skills
- Must be able to read and communicate effectively in English.
- 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 organization.
- Mathematical Skills
- Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide.
- Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight
- measurement, volume, and distance.
- Reasoning Ability
- Must be able to follow LMI Packaging Solutions quality standards and company policies
- and procedures.
- 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 below are representative of those that must be met by
the 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.
Activity, Description, Frequency, Weight
Standing: Continuously 67% - 100%
Walking: Frequently 34% - 66%
Balancing, Stooping, Kneeling, Crouching, Crawling, Reaching: Occasionally up to 33%
Repetitive hand motion/keyboard: Occasionally up to 33%
Pushing: Pallet or cart full of material/goods/equipment on jack or cart +/- 20min/shift
Pulling: Pallet or cart full of material/goods/equipment on jack or cart +/- 20min/shift
Lifting: Cylinder and ink pails, frequently 50 lbs.
Carrying: Cylinder and ink pails, frequently 50 lbs.