Packaging Assistant, Part Time

Packaging Assistant - Part Time

Hearst Midwest Media has an opening for a Part Time Packaging Assistant on the Evening shift, Sunday–Friday. This position requires feeding pre‑prints into an inserting machine, inject‑mailing, and postal distribution. Hearst Michigan Newspapers prints 4 dailies and weeklies owned by Hearst, plus a variety of commercial printing. We are seeking an individual with high standards in quality, maintenance, and crew leadership.

Shifts are Sun to Fri, 5 PM to 1 AM, three nights per week.

• General cleaning of work areas, cleaning of our printing plant including restrooms.
• Assisting in machine setup including bundle tops for mailing process.
• Jogging and loading preprints into the machine.
• Catching bundles off the packaging end of machine.
• Strapping bundles with Strapper.
• Stacking strapped bundles onto skids or carts.
• Delivering finished products to staging areas for delivery or pickup with skid jack.
• Tagging totes and mail bags with proper tags.
• Cleanup of skids, bundles, and papers for recycling.

• Strong attention to detail and proof‑reading skills.
• Willingness to work in several different departments doing various duties.
• Self‑motivated.
• Self‑starter.
• Complete tasks that are given.
• Computer skills.
• Mechanical abilities.
• Ability to lift up to 20 LBS.

Location:

Big Rapids, MI