Press Operator (12hr Nights)

About the role

The Printing Press Operator reports to the Production Supervisor of the Printing Department. Prepares press for flexographic printing including set-up. Responsible for all aspects of quality/productivity associated with materials processed through assigned machinery. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: (Other duties may be assigned) *This position requires skill progression and testing. FACILITY; In this position the press operator is responsible for all aspects of printing press run including but not limited to orientation of flexographic plates, flexographic ink distribution, job setup, preparing printing presses for quality printing, and the press run. Position entails all aspects of press run including preparation, set-up, production, troubleshooting, quality checks, and routine equipment management. Notify management whenever equipment is found to be malfunctioning, damaged, or in need of repair. Maintain production and quality standards as set forth by Department Manager. Organizes work flow for smooth operation. Makes necessary adjustments and monitors equipment so that product complies with work order. Other duties may be assigned. OPERATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS; Must have good speaking skills. Must be able to read, write and understand English. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and employees both in person and through written and verbal correspondence. Ability to perform duties with minimal direction and be self motivated. Ability to read and understand a measuring tape. HEALTH AND SAFETY; Adhere to safety policies and procedures in compliance with Amcor's guidelines. Visually inspects the facility for tripping hazards, equipment safeguards and helps to maintain a clean work environment. QUALIFICATIONS; To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Being mechanically inclined is essential. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE High school graduation or its equivalent preferred. Prior Central Impression Press operation preferred. Knowledge of late model, automatic presses is also preferred. Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the preferred knowledge, skills and abilities. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read, write, understand and communicate in English. Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and to request clarification when needed. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other 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 accurately read a tape measure. PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee continuously uses their arms, hands and fingers to handle, grasp, hold, grip and squeeze. The employee is regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel; manual dexterity is required with exposure to arm, wrist and back fatigue. Bending, squatting, twisting, kneeling, sitting, carrying, standing in one place, reaching, pushing and pulling for general duties. The employee is occasionally required to walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. Occasional climbing/descending of stairs as well as pushing a broom to clean the production floor is required. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 65 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and depth perception. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions on this job. While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to very loud. An essential part of this position is to work in a teamwork environment. The employee is exposed to temperature variances; extreme heat during the summer and cold temperatures during the winter. Our Expectations We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when: Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor's quality, service, and innovation Our investors benefit from Amcor's consistent growth and superior returns The environment is better off because of Amcor's leadership and products Accelerate the possible by joining a w