Mounter PlateMaking

American Packaging Corporation•Story City, IA

2d•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.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
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.
Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
Frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
Occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Manual lifting not to exceed 50 lbs

Nice To Haves

Previous manufacturing experience preferred, but not necessary

Responsibilities

Participate in training, embrace concepts of and actively practice the STOP Safety Program fundamentals to aid American Packaging Corporation’s efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate. Complete a minimum of 2 STOP cards per month.
Orders all replacement plates.
Orders Sleeves needed.
Selects and tracks all sleeves for laminations and assigns them to orders. Also assigns sleeves that need to be machined for lamination orders.
Track plates for wear.
Coordinate mounting area.
Train mounters on techniques in mounting.
Coordinate mounting schedule.
Mount plates safely and accurately.
Understand sticky back usage in relation to press operation.
Help in the coordination of scheduling with mounting & press.
Assist in Press set-ups as needed.
Locate sleeves located in upstairs storage.
Utilize computers to call information on the job to mount.
Cut stickyback tape to specific lengths.
Label and properly store plates daily.
Retrieve and change cylinders/gears per job specifications.
Develop and have knowledge of sleeve inventory.
Perform general housekeeping duties.
Ensure proofing ink is applied regularly and cleaned after every color.
Attend and participate in all scheduled meetings (Continuous Quality Improvement, safety, special projects, departmental, etc.).
Comply with all company policies and procedures.