Ink Material Handler

American Packaging Corporation•DeForest, WI

just now•Onsite

About The Position

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, we nurture our 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. We’re constantly seeking to improve our internal operations and were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best workplaces in the America’s awards for 12 years in a row. It’s how and why we engage the best and brightest talent to continue propelling our shared success into the future. LOCATION: DeForest, WI SHIFT: 1st (7am-3pm) SUMMARY: Loading and unloading inbound and outbound trucks, staging material, inventory of raw materials, supplying machinery with raw materials and in-process rolls for production. Label and warehouse finished goods.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED, previous manufacturing experience preferred, but not necessary, and acceptable prior work history.
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.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
Ability to compute percentages and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, climb and balance.
The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls.
The employee is regularly required to talk or hear and taste or smell.
This position may require manual lifting not to exceed 50 lbs – reference your department-specific JHA (job hazard analysis) for departmental lifting restrictions.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, distance and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

previous manufacturing experience preferred, but not necessary, and acceptable prior work history.

Responsibilities

Participate in training, embrace concepts of and actively practice the SPOT Safety Program fundamentals to aid American Packaging Corporation’s efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate.
Safely operate all fork trucks (ride-on, scissor lift, and walk behind).
Service manufacturing machines with proper raw materials (film, boxes, adhesives, glue, paper, etc.)
Remove (from the production floor) wrap and store all finished goods utilizing pallet location information.
Stage outbound shipments in an organized manner utilizing release information.
Communicate regularly with fellow S/R employees.
Load and unload freight as it arrives & leaves the facility.
Recharge and maintain all electric batteries on fork trucks.
Accurately complete all monthly cycle counts.
Receive material using AS400 system and make labels when requested.
Organize and stack all unused pallets.
Maintain a neat and orderly S/R work area.
Adhere to all company safety guidelines.
Able to work all scheduled shifts and assigned overtime.
Attend and participate in all company mandated meetings.
Business travel may be required.
Any other assigned duties.