Press Operator Assistant; 2nd Shift

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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.

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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This position will be responsible for assisting the Pressman on processes regarding make‑ready, operations and maintenance of the printing press, in doing so efficiently, safely and accurately.

• Assist 1st Pressman by making necessary colour or register corrections and/or press adjustments prior to production run to meet and maintain the quality of specifications of the work.
• Ability to run press during absence of 1st Pressman and fulfill all the duties of a 1st Pressman in this capacity.
• Ability to read and follow job specifications to determine press set‑up materials needed to run the job successfully.
• Adjusts press machine parts, such as feeder and delivery mechanisms, suction grippers, guides, feed wheels, jogging devices, tapes and cams, using hand tools.
• Assist in removing and replacing worn rollers and adjusting pressure between rollers of press, using hand tools.
• Wash blankets and clean ink and ink‑distributing rollers and ink fountains, using ink solvent and cleaning mechanism on press.
• Assists in the maintenance of the press.
• Performs other duties as required to achieve the overall goals and objectives of the Company.

• Manufacturing experience preferred.
• Experience operating hand jacks, electric pallet jacks and forklifts preferred.
• To perform this job successfully, an individual must have excellent attendance, be able to work independently and be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

• LANGUAGE SKILLS
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
  • Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
  • Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
  • 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.
• REASONING ABILITY
  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
• MECHANICAL
• CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
  • Company issued Fork Truck Operator’s License

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent required.
• One year of professional working experience, preferred in a manufacturing environment.

• SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS:
  • Schedules are 8‑hour shifts Monday – Friday. 3rd shift schedule Sunday –…