Press Assistant / Feeder Person

Serigraph•West Bend, WI

57d•Onsite

About The Position

At Serigraph, we bring brands to life through innovative print and graphic solutions. We’re looking for a detail-oriented and motivated Feeder Person to support our pressroom team. In this role, you’ll help keep production running smoothly by preparing and maintaining the feeder on our offset presses, monitoring print quality, and assisting press operators to deliver top-quality results for our customers. If you enjoy working in a fast-paced, hands-on environment where teamwork and quality matter, this is a great opportunity to build your skills and grow your career with a company that values continuous improvement and employee success. Serigraph has over 70 years of experience in printing, advanced decorating technologies and graphic solutions for the automotive, appliance, consumer, medical, power sports, and point-of-purchase markets. Our core business is decorating plastic. We print, form, mold, finish and fulfill in-house. Serigraph specializes in transforming our customer’s brands to the physical world through print. The average Serigraph employee has more than 16 years of service! The tenure of our coworkers speaks volumes for life at Serigraph. At Serigraph, you’ll be part of a team that values quality, accountability, and continuous improvement. We offer competitive pay, benefits, and opportunities for career growth in a supportive environment. If you’re ready to take the next step and contribute to a company where your work truly makes an impact, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and help us keep the presses running at their best!

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Knowledge of good departmental and company safety/housekeeping/PPE practices
Understand departmental procedures and policies

Nice To Haves

Ability to interpret and understand job tickets
Ability to accurately enter information into the ERP system
Prior experience assisting in training feeder persons, vocational students, or apprentices

Responsibilities

Prepare offset color press for production runs per job ticket, including filling fountains with ink, obtaining and loading stock, and adjusting feeder head, paper guides, and suckers
Monitor paper feed and sheet travel during production; make necessary adjustments to maintain continuous operation
Inspect printed sheets for quality issues; identify problems and make corrective adjustments, including monitoring conductivity and alcohol levels
Perform routine press clean-up, including gumming and washing plates, cleaning blankets, and lubricating/oiling the press as needed
Replace blankets and fill heat exchangers with water
Retrieve stock, ink, and other pressroom supplies as required
Assist with the operation of other offset presses as directed
Ensure quality and stop production to correct quality concerns
Inform management of products and/or processes that do not conform to requirements
Ensure all environmental practices and materials are handled and disposed of per appropriate procedures in your area
Support Serigraph's current quality business system and understand the use of SPECS, the Serigraph quality manual

Benefits

Competitive wages with shift premiums
Access to earned wages before the scheduled payday
A clean and air-conditioned environment
Paid time off, 10 paid holidays, and a vacation buy/sell program
Paid lunch breaks and holidays included in overtime
Free onsite healthcare and telemedicine including COVID testing
Full benefits package including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
401(k) eligibility on day one
Free onsite fitness facility and walking trails
Cross training, growth, and promotion from within