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At Amcor we are inspired to change the packaging industry and are taking on the aspirational challenge to make all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025. Through our products and global footprint, we are in a unique position to truly make a difference in the packaging space. Our products impact the lives of millions of people across the globe every day from food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and personal-care, and other essential products. Amcor is a thriving S&P 500 organisation listed both on the NYSE (AMCR) and ASX (AMC) with US$13 billion in sales. We have a proud history dating back to the 1860’s and come a long way from a single paper mill based in Melbourne to becoming the global leading packaging company. Today, Amcor is an international organisation empowering its 50,000 employees in over 40 countries and across 250 sites.   

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Job Description

Title:               General Technician - Press

Reports to:     Production Manager

Summary:       Performs process, and support to the Gravure Press Operation in three specific areas as required but not limited to Press Room, Roll Stand Tasks and/or Material Handling.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS OVERVIEW:

Receive product from Press, stack and place on pallets.

Printing pallet labels with Pecas. Be able to find all information needed on job docket and set up sheet.

Ensure correct loading of product onto pallets for Material handling. Robot set-up & troubleshooting if applicable.

Ensure quality of jobs completed by reviewing for quality and accuracy; Makes sure jobs are complete and error free. Informs Operators of any problems.

Ensures finished product appears to be of highest quality, accurately printed and completed and free of errors.

Pull Product samples according to company procedures and send to Quality Auditors as required.

Notifies Operator immediately of any problems and/or errors.

Downtime duties

Webbing the press.

Assist Operators when the press is down

Clean up particular press area, ie, mopping all areas, walls, tables, cans, tanks, floors behind press and also units.

Fill solvent cans, solvent mules and auto viscosity cans. Fill varnish tank as needed.

Help set-up cylinders carriages for next job.

Help roll stand operator make blades, hang or cut down rolls. Help in sort if the above is done and notify Operator.

Ensure correct set-up and breakdown of doctor blades using established instructions and procedures.

Properly remove/dispose of used doctor blades using all safety procedures. After removal of used blades from press, dispose in safety container for used blades.

Clean backup blade.

Transport blade holders to the Pre-Make Department for cleaning.

Set up new doctor blades according to policies and procedures ensuring all measurements are correct and blade is in proper position.

Make-Ready duties

Ensure all product is purged from stacker, tables, color booth, press consoles, and off line sorting machine.

Assist in changing impression rollers or change over stacker.

Assist in putting tools in press, changing tab breaker section, tear down, and put pump together, separate the different sections of the press from tab section to cutter.

Change cylinders, pump out inks, and fill solvent containers. Remove and/or install print unit cassettes.

Maintains and