Press Operator 1

American Packaging Corporation•Story City, IA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Safely, efficiently and effectively operate assigned production machinery meeting or exceeding safety, quality standards, efficiency, machine set-up, waste and non-chargeable downtime standards. This role involves facilitating on-the-job training, participating in safety programs, and managing machine changeovers. The Press Operator will operate production machinery, monitor quality and production, ensure proper adhesive bonding, make mechanical adjustments, and handle roll changes and web breaks. They will also be responsible for quality checks, sampling procedures, directing resources, observing color, troubleshooting printing problems, ensuring proper ink viscosity, and completing production documentation. The role requires pre-planning the next job, working with a Press Helper, and delivering accurate information to adjacent shifts and supervisors. Maintaining a clean work area and adhering to cleaning responsibilities are also key. The position requires the ability to work all scheduled and required overtime hours and shifts. Attendance and participation in meetings and adherence to uniform guidelines are expected. Business travel is required.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Previous manufacturing experience preferred.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other 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 rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

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.
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.
Retrieve all necessary set up information/specifications/guidelines.
Complete all machine changeover/set-up processes minimizing machine downtime and meeting or exceeding set-up standard requirements.
Develop set up procedure documentation as required.
Safely, efficiently and effectively operate assigned production machinery equipment monitoring quality, production and waste adhering to all customer specifications.
Observe and adhere to all safety guidelines.
Ensure adhesives have sufficient bond, strength and clarity.
Monitor glue pumps and fill as needed.
Make mechanical machinery adjustments as required.
Complete roll changes as needed.
Successfully correct web breaks.
Complete necessary sheets for Quality checks.
Complete shingle board and proper sampling procedures.
Monitor all quality requirements as outlined by company procedure and specification.
Direct all resources assigned to the manufacturing line to effectively accomplish the above.
Effectively observe and judge color.
Ensure product produced meets the quality requirements as defined by Quality Assurance.
Provide task leadership for all Utility and printing personnel assigned to respective equipment.
Ensure all required on-line quality data is properly documented.
Ensure all start-up material meet specification requirements.
Pre-plan next job before completion of current job.
Work with and direct activities of assigned Press Helper.
Troubleshoot and solve printing problems.
Ensure inks run at proper viscosities.
Correctly complete daily production sheets, process condition sheets, waste logs and quality inspection logs.
Ensure job order information (size, construction, print position, packing instructions, adhesive structures, and proper substrates being used) corresponds with the product being manufactured.
Distinguish deviance between established manufacturing packing specifications reporting deviations to appropriate personnel.
Deliver accurate and concise information to adjacent shifts and Shift Supervisors in a timely fashion.
Properly flag & document defects in master rolls accurately for next operator.
Ensure immediate work area and work areas for which Machine Operator has responsibility are free of clutter and debris.
Perform all cleaning/sanitation responsibilities, safely using all required cleaning solutions and protective equipment.
Able to work all scheduled and required overtime hours.
Able to work all scheduled shifts.
Attend and participate in all scheduled meetings (Continuous Quality Improvement, safety, special projects, departmental, etc.).
Strictly adhere to all company uniform guidelines.
Business travel required.
Any other duties as assigned by the Shift Supervisor.