Entry Level Press Assistant

CJK Group, Inc. • Versailles, KY

3h

About The Position

The Press Assistant supports routine press operations by jogging signatures, removing and replacing skids, and continually reviewing signature quality. The role includes handling product and materials, adjusting the stacker via touchscreen, communicating at shift changes, keeping the press area safe and clean, and following product quality inspection guidelines. The Press Assistant may train other personnel as instructed and perform other duties as assigned. The position involves 12-hour rotating shifts and overtime as needed.

Requirements

• Ability to understand and follow instructions.
• Ability to communicate with other staff members.
• Basic reading and writing skills.
• Ability to handle stacks averaging 10–20 pounds using repetitive hand and wrist movements, and stack product from floor level to 5 feet high using repetitive bending and twisting.
• Ability to remove skids weighing up to 2,400 pounds using a Big Joe and hand truck.
• Ability to lift 30-pound stacks of end boards as needed.
• Ability to lift 60-pound rolls of banding strap as needed.
• Ability to move logs without lifting them, by standing them up or lying them down.
• Ability to adjust the stacker using a touchscreen.
• Ability to stand for up to 12 hours on a cement floor.
• Ability to work 12-hour rotating shifts plus overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with oncoming workers at shift change.
• Take stacks off the end of a press and stack product on skids.
• Remove skids using a Big Joe and hand truck.
• Lift stacks of end boards and rolls of banding strap as needed.
• Move logs as needed.
• Adjust the stacker using a touchscreen.
• Train other personnel as instructed.
• Keep the entire press area safe and clean.
• Follow guidelines for inspecting product quality on the press.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed