Press Helper - 2nd Shift

Vericast • Jeffersonville, IN

3d • $20 - $23 • Onsite

About The Position

Vericast is hiring a Press Helper to support daily web press operations at its Jeffersonville, Indiana printing facility. The role assists the press operator, including covering operator breaks, lunches, and paid time off, and helps maintain press cleanliness and operation. The Press Helper coordinates with internal teams to obtain materials and checks printed output for accuracy and quality.

The position is scheduled Monday through Friday from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The stated hourly pay is $20–$23, depending on experience, plus a $1.75 shift differential and overtime. The facility is described as a year-round, temperature-controlled, bright, clean, team-based manufacturing environment.

Benefits available after 30 days include a choice of medical, dental, and vision plans, a 401(k) plan with employer match, paid time off, holiday pay, tuition assistance after 90 days, and a referral bonus opportunity. Vericast also describes life insurance, employee assistance, and pet insurance as additional benefits.

Requirements

• Ability to operate a press without supervision.
• At least 3 years of prior production machine operating experience.
• Ability to identify colors and imperfections.
• Excellent work habits and willingness to be a team player.
• A proven track record in waste reduction and profit improvement.
• Strong analytical skills, independent thinking, and written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Inspect printed sheets at least every 15 minutes for color registration, match to samples, stock number, and other specifications.
• Wash press blankets and plates.
• Place printed sheets into boxes, move boxes weighing 50 pounds onto pallets, and stage stock for warehouse receiving.
• Enter machine codes, subcodes, material codes, quantities, and time periods accurately in production records.
• Assist the press operator with registration, color, perforations, punching, and other printing specifications.
• Prepare roll stock for printing, open rolls, place rolls onto the splicer, and inspect rolls for defects.
• Assist with job make-ready, including removing ink from the machine and washing fountains and rollers.
• Perform perforation testing when assigned and enter data into the perforation database.
• Perform autonomous maintenance duties daily, weekly, or monthly and prepare the press for operation.
• Read and understand schedules, job tickets, and multipart specifications.
• Retrieve ink, place it into ink fountains, and record ink taken and returned in the ink-room computer.
• Coordinate with warehouse roll-tenders, production planning, press plate retrieval, marketing, press-proof and press-check contacts, and production or process supervisors regarding materials, priorities, and requirements.
• Cover press operation duties during the press operator’s breaks, lunches, and paid time off.
• Maintain press cleanliness and operation and help ensure printed materials meet quality specifications.

Benefits

• Choice of medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) plan with employer match.
• Paid time off.
• Holiday pay, eligible immediately.
• Tuition assistance after 90 days.
• Referral bonus opportunity.
• Life insurance.
• Employee assistance.
• Pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

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