Amcor HOURLY - Press Assistant

Overview

 

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet.  More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com | LinkedIn | YouTube

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: (Other duties may be assigned) *This position requires skill progression and testing

MANUFACTURING;

Duties include line setup, scrap control, quality checks, and any other duties set forth by the Production Supervisor (Printing and Converting).  Complete all required paperwork.  Inform Press Operator immediately of all maintenance issues prior to request being filled out as well as quality, housekeeping, safety, or production issues.

In this position the employee is responsible for all aspects of printing press run including flexographic ink distribution, raw material setup and loading, job setup, preparing printing presses for quality printing, and the press run. Position entails all aspects of press run including preparation, set-up, production, 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.  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;

Adheres to safety policies and procedures in compliance with Amcor’s guidelines.  Visually inspects work environment for hazards, equipment safeguards, employees’ safety, and adherence to policies. Maintain compliance with OSHA, company, and housekeeping rules.

 

Qualifications

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.  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 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