For over a century, American Packaging Corporation (APC) has been a leading flexible packaging converter for customers throughout North America. We nurture our employees by providing competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs. These are just a few reasons why we were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best Workplaces in the Americas awards for 12 years in a row. APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out, and we consistently seek to improve our internal operations to propel that success into the future.
Prepress Washroom/Assembler
LOCATION: Columbus, WI
SHIFT: 3rd (11pm-7am)
SUMMARY: To prepare and stage press or laminator jobs. Prepress personnel are used in any capacity needed to stage items at any machine. They may retrieve and prepare cylinders for press run and after the press run, clean the cylinders and store them. All these functions must be performed in the safest, most effective and efficient manner while adhering to established SOP’s and quality standards.
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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Actively participate and embrace in the SPOT Safety Program fundamentals and adhere to all safety guidelines and rules to aid APC’s efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate.
- Participate as a Subject Matter Expert in developing, understanding, and following Standard Operating Procedures and or training documentation.
- Print and understand each job’s Job Jacket, Print Specification, and Manufacturing Specification and take to the press.
- Retrieve daily production schedule that identifies which job will run, quantities, priorities, etc. Interpret and act upon information.
- Detect, report, and resolve all missing or substandard machine parts.
- Use an automated storage system terminal to retrieve and return cylinders and anilox to storage.
- Assemble and transport print cylinders and aniloxes between printing press and prepress departments.
- Place cylinders on assembly table and install the gears and journals. Install the pans, applicator pipes, end shields, splash guards and cylinders into the carriage units.
- Return the units to prepress, remove the parts, clean up the cylinders, and store them back into the storage system after a job has run.
- Aid on press set-ups as needed. Assist miscellaneous housekeeping and cleaning responsibilities.
- Complete required reports and paperwork. Use a computer terminal.
- Perform required cleaning tasks - some daily, weekly or monthly requirements.
- Obtain Power Industrial Truck license(s).
- Complete PSM training and be able to perform all work in the washroom.
- Effectively communicate with coworkers throughout all shifts.
- Attend and participate in all company mandated meetings.
- Business travel may be required.
- Any other duties as assigned.
