Production Specialist

Production Specialist

BCSI - Business Card Service Inc.

$18.00/hr - $21.00/hr

Production Specialist

Shipping

Shipping Supervisor and/or Shift Supervisor

Prepares products for shipping and packages products manually in a fast‑paced environment by performing the following duties. Operates various machines to slit, cut, shrink wrap, die cut, pad, fold, collate, staple, score, UV coat. Job requires employees to be proficient in at least five processes.

• Jogs stacks of paper as needed. Removes samples as needed and puts individual orders into boxes.
• Applies labels to boxes and closes tape. Operates various machinery.
• Operates a business card slitter by feeding sheets of finished full‑size printed product through machine and cuts to finished size for customer.
• Operates a guillotine cutter to cut stacks of full‑size paper into finished size for customer.
• Operates a machine to shrink wrap products as necessary, making sure paper is even and shrink wrap is tight.
• Operates a rotary die‑cut machine by mounting an aluminum plate, setting up the customer’s job and feeding full‑size paper into finished unique shapes for customers.
• Operates a round‑corner machine by configuring the correct size blade and manually pushing the blade assembly over the stack of finished‑size product to cut the corner round.
• Operates a padding machine that applies glue to the edge of a stack of note sheets.
• Operates a folding machine feeding full‑size sheets and folds in half or more.
• Operates a booklet machine that collates and staples into booklets.
• Operates a scoring machine that takes full‑size sheets and …
• Operates a UV machine by feeding full‑size printed sheets into a machine that applies UV material and exposes it to UV light to cure.
• Inspects product for quality standards (color, toning, ink spots, etc.). Rejects runs that do not meet quality standards.
• Puts packages (various products) together as needed. Uses hydraulic jacks to move products.
• Generates shipping labels by entering run numbers into a computer. Uses a computer to make manual labels. Weighs products as necessary.
• Double‑checks each package for proper carrier type before placing onto outgoing pallet specified for carrier type.
• Communicates with others within the shipping department as well as other departments.
• Attends attendance/punctuality expectations: reliable and punctual reporting for scheduled shifts. If unable to work as scheduled, notify supervisor as soon as possible. Poor attendance and excessive tardiness may lead to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

• High school diploma or GED, or actively pursuing a high school diploma.
• Language
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to read a limited number of two‑ and three‑syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
• Mathematical
  
  Skills:
  
  Ability to add and subtract two‑digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10s and 100s. Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement and distance. Ability to read a line gauge in inches, points, and picas.
• Reasoning Ability:
  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one‑ or two‑step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with occasional variables.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to handle and feel. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms as well as walk and move about. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must be able to understand instructions orally or in writing and be able to communicate with others orally or in writing.

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required: close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Printing Services

Minneapolis, MN