Lead Prepress Operator

American Packaging Corporation•DeForest, WI

4h•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: 3rd SUMMARY: To prepare and stage press or laminator jobs. Lead shift Prepress personnel on shift tasks and day-to-day operations. Retrieve daily production schedule that identifies which job will run, quantities, priorities, etc. Interpret and act upon information. Lead Prepress personnel are used in any capacity needed to stage items at any machine. They may retrieve and prepare cylinders for press run and after the press run, clean the cylinders and store them. All these functions must be performed in the safest, most effective and efficient manner while adhering to established SOP’s and quality standards. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. Facilitate on the job training and instruction for team members on the correct use of tools and equipment to ensure proper safety and operating procedures are followed. Actively participate and embrace in the SPOT Safety Program fundamentals and adhere to all safety guidelines and rules to aid APC’s efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate. Participate as a Subject Matter Expert in developing, understanding, and following Standard Operating Procedures and or training documentation. Print and understand each job’s Job Jacket, Print Specification, and Manufacturing Specification and take to the press. Retrieve daily production schedule that identifies which job will run, quantities, priorities, etc. Interpret and act upon 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. Assemble and transport print cylinders and aniloxes between printing press and prepress departments. Place cylinders on assembly table and install the gears and journals. Install the pans, applicator pipes, end shields, splash guards and cylinders into the carriage units. Return the units to prepress, remove the parts, clean up the cylinders, and store them back into the storage system after a job has run. Aid on press set-ups as needed. Assist miscellaneous housekeeping and cleaning responsibilities. Complete required reports and paperwork. Use a computer terminal. Perform required cleaning tasks - some daily, weekly or monthly requirements. Obtain Power Industrial Truck license(s). Load/unload trucks at shipping dock. Complete necessary paperwork needed for to track all cylinder movement. Complete PSM training and be able to perform all work in the washroom. Effectively communicate with coworkers throughout all shifts. Attend and participate in all company mandated meetings. Business travel may be required. Any other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Associate/Bachelor’s degree (A. A./B.S.) or relevant work history or equivalent from two-year college/four-year college or technical school; with one-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the public.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Responsibilities

Facilitate on the job training and instruction for team members on the correct use of tools and equipment to ensure proper safety and operating procedures are followed.
Actively participate and embrace in the SPOT Safety Program fundamentals and adhere to all safety guidelines and rules to aid APC’s efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate.
Participate as a Subject Matter Expert in developing, understanding, and following Standard Operating Procedures and or training documentation.
Print and understand each job’s Job Jacket, Print Specification, and Manufacturing Specification and take to the press.
Retrieve daily production schedule that identifies which job will run, quantities, priorities, etc. Interpret and act upon 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.
Assemble and transport print cylinders and aniloxes between printing press and prepress departments.
Place cylinders on assembly table and install the gears and journals.
Install the pans, applicator pipes, end shields, splash guards and cylinders into the carriage units.
Return the units to prepress, remove the parts, clean up the cylinders, and store them back into the storage system after a job has run.
Aid on press set-ups as needed.
Assist miscellaneous housekeeping and cleaning responsibilities.
Complete required reports and paperwork.
Use a computer terminal.
Perform required cleaning tasks - some daily, weekly or monthly requirements.
Obtain Power Industrial Truck license(s).
Load/unload trucks at shipping dock.
Complete necessary paperwork needed for to track all cylinder movement.
Complete PSM training and be able to perform all work in the washroom.
Effectively communicate with coworkers throughout all shifts.
Attend and participate in all company mandated meetings.
Business travel may be required.
Any other duties as assigned.