Press Helper

Press Helper

Location:

Omaha, NE, US, 68137

Department:
Manufacturing & Operations

Travel:
No Travel Required

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At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, food service, household, personal care and pet products.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

A World of Difference. Made Possible.

To assist the Press Operator in any way needed to maximize speed and production

• Responsible for setting up the feeder end of the press
• Check roll size and roll basis weight at press.
• Make roll press ready.
• Have cylinders made-ready and ink at the press prior to changeover.
• Keep the press unwind loaded with paper.
• Maintain high degree of housekeeping in and around assigned area and work safely at position.
• Cut down make readies and scrap before the end of the shift.
• Dispose of outer wrap and scrap in proper place; empty trash; sweep floors; return ink to ink room.
• Clean printing plates before returning them to the mounting room.
• Assist other press crew members with press changeovers, and other tasks.
• Assist mounter in mounting room.
• Once qualified, assist in the instruction and training of new press helpers.

• High School diploma or GED.
• Minimum of 1 year of manufacturing experience, strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year working within printing, preferred
• Ability to work a 12-hour shift;
  Ability to fulfill overtime requirements as necessary to ensure production requirements are met as well as shut‑down and start‑up requirements before and after the completion of the shift
• Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without accommodation. This includes lifting to 50 lbs;
  Lifting 85 lbs. to an elevation of 6 ft. (2‑person job)

• Follow all Plant rules, Processes, Hygiene, and Allergens procedures, related to production of Safe Quality Foods.
• Report to person of authority to record any potentially unsafe conditions which may result in unsafe foods or noncompliance to SQF related procedures.
• Participate in SQF Root Cause and Corrective Actions (from customer complaints, SQF audits, validation, and verification activities) as required.
• Follow all procedures related to producing Safe Quality Foods (SQF).
• Report any potentially unsafe SQF conditions or customer complaints to a person of authority to record and/or correct the situation.

• Competitive Pay
• 401(k) w/employer matching
• Health & Welfare Benefits
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Short and Long‑Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Various Voluntary benefits
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off 11 paid company holidays each year

Applications accepted on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Graphic Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decision on an employee’s or applicant’s race, color, religion, age, gender or sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic identity, genetic information, disability, veteran/military status or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

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Nearest Major Market:
Omaha

Nearest Secondary Market:
Council Bluffs