Press Operator

Description

At American Packaging Corporation (APC), you’ll find the packaging career you’ve been looking for. With competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs, we nurture our employees while advancing and promoting diversity and inclusion. As the leading flexible packaging converter in North America for over a century, APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out. We’re constantly seeking to improve our internal operations and were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best workplaces in the America’s awards for 12 years in a row.

It’s how and why we engage the best and brightest talent to continue propelling our shared success into the future.

Press Operator 1

LOCATION: Columbus, WI

SHIFT
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Rotating 1st and 2nd

SUMMARY: Safely, efficiently and effectively operate assigned production machinery meeting or exceeding safety, quality standards, efficiency, machine set-up, waste and non-chargeable downtime standards.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Facilitate on the job training and instruction for team members on the correct use of tools and equipment to ensure proper safety and operating procedures are followed.
• Participate in training, embrace concepts of and actively practice the STOP Safety Program fundamentals to aid American Packaging Corporation’s efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate.
• Retrieve all necessary set up information/specifications/guidelines. Complete all machine changeover/set-up processes minimizing machine downtime and meeting or exceeding set-up standard requirements. Develop set up procedure documentation as required.
• Safely, efficiently and effectively operate assigned production machinery equipment monitoring quality, production and waste adhering to all customer specifications.
• Observe and adhere to all safety guidelines
• Ensure adhesives have sufficient bond, strength and clarity
• Monitor glue pumps and fill as needed
• Make mechanical machinery adjustments as required Complete roll changes as needed
• Successfully correct web breaks
• Complete necessary sheets for Quality checks
• Complete shingle board and proper sampling procedures
• Monitor all quality requirements as outlined by company procedure and specification.
• Direct all resources assigned to the manufacturing line to effectively accomplish the above.
• Effectively observe and judge color.
• Ensure product produced meets the quality requirements as defined by Quality Assurance.
• Provide task leadership for all Utility and printing personnel assigned to respective equipment.
• Ensure all required on-line quality data is properly documented.
• Ensure all start-up material meet specification requirements.
• Pre-plan next job before completion of current job.
• Work with and direct activities of assigned Press Helper.
• Troubleshoot and solve printing problems.
• Ensure inks run at proper viscosities.
• Correctly complete daily production sheets, process condition sheets, waste logs and quality inspection logs. Ensure job order information (size, construction, print position, packing instructions, adhesive structures, and proper substrates being used) corresponds with the product being manufactured.
• Distinguish deviance between established manufacturing packing specifications reporting deviations to appropriate personnel.
• Deliver accurate and concise information to adjacent shifts and Shift Supervisors in a timely fashion. Properly flag & document defects in master rolls accurately for next operator.
• Ensure immediate work area and work areas for which Machine Operator has responsibility are free of clutter and debris. Perform all cleaning/sanitation responsibilities, safely using all required cleaning solutions and protective equipment.
• Able to work…