Newsprint Handler - Lead Position

Lakeland, FL

Weare offering $18.25an hour based on experience.

Full Time – 1 st Shift – Monday-Friday

Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a keen eye for detail? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Paper – it’s even in the name, newspaper, and we use a lot of it! Over 12,000 1,800-pound rolls of newsprint are used each year in our Lakeland, Florida production facility. Each roll must be unloaded from a truck, stored in stacks in our warehouse, counted, pulled from the warehouse as needed, opened and made ready for use, and moved to a holding area awaiting use by the press.

All of this is the responsibility of a Newsprint Handler.

• Excellent fork truck skills – clamp truck experience is a plus.
• Basic computer skills.
• Mechanically inclined to aid in troubleshooting equipment.
• Ability to stand, stoop, walk and bend down, as well as be able to lift up to 80 pounds and push a 2,000-pound roll of newsprint.

• Unload multiple truckloads of newsprint daily.
• Maintain organization of the paper warehouse.
• Accurately take inventory of the various types and sizes of newsprint in stock.
• Based on productions requirements, pull newsprint from the warehouse, open and move to a holding area to await use by the press.
• Handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively in a dynamic environment.
• Adapt to rapidly changing production requirements.
• Solve problems analytically and act on your own initiative.
• Identify and mitigate damaged newsprint.
• Communicate with transportation and logistics partners regarding arrival of shipments.
• Take the lead and maintain a team environment
• Cross-train to provide support as a Reel Tender.

• Maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Complete required OSHA safety training programs.
• Perform daily safety checks of warehouse fork and clamp trucks.
• Report any safety hazards, operational concerns, and accidents/injuries immediately.

• Provide timely and accurate inventory reports to the operations and finance teams.
• Report equipment issues promptly.
• Communicate instructions and train Newsprint Handlers

• Be part of a dynamic and innovative team.
• Opportunities for growth and development.

USA TODAY Co., Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a diverse workforce. As such, we will consider all qualified applicants for employment and do not discriminate in connection with employment decisions on the basis of an applicant or employee’s race, color, national origin, ethnicity, ancestry, citizenship status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, marital status, personal appearance (including height and weight), sexual orientation, family responsibilities, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), education, genetic characteristics or information, political affiliation, military or veteran status or other classifications protected by applicable federal, state and local laws in the jurisdictions where USA TODAY Co.

employs employees. In addition, USA TODAY Co., Inc. will provide applicants who require a reasonable accommodation, as a result of an applicant’s disability or religion, to complete this employment application and/or any other process in connection with an individuals’ application for employment with USA TODAY Co., Inc. Applicants who require such accommodation should contact USA TODAY Co., Inc.’s Recruitment Department at  .

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