Production Technician 1 - Strapper - 1st Shift

Company Description

Valassis, a Vericast business, is a premier marketing solutions company that accelerates profitable revenue growth for the thousands of businesses it serves directly by influencing consumer purchasing and transaction behavior at scale while engaging with over 120 million households daily.  We are recognized as leading providers of incentives, advertising, marketing services, transaction solutions, customer data and cross-channel campaign management, and intelligent media delivery that create millions of customer touch points annually for their clients.  For more information, visit http://www.vericast.com or follow Vericast on LinkedIn.

Job Description

Job Title: Production Technician 1 Strapper 

• 1st Shift: Monday-Friday, 6:00am - 4:30pm, Weekends & some Holidays Required as Business Dictates
• Hourly Pay Rate: $15.00

Position Summary:

• Responsible for palletizing finished goods and ensuring the pallets are wrapped in a manner that maintains stability and neatness, as well as perform the duties of a PT1 Feeder as needed.
• Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of assigned equipment.

Key Duties / Responsibilities:

• Ensures finished goods are properly palletized, instructing the logistics tech to move product to finish location. 
• Prepare all finished products according to established USPS standards; Demonstrates proficiency through the proper recognition of the printed address labels on finished products. 
• Load material into main machine component. 
• Clear jams and address errors on end of line machine components. 
• Operate a pallet jack. 

Additional Responsibilities

• Adhere to housekeeping standards.
• Support and comply with safety and security policies to promote a healthy working environment.
• Maintain open communication with the team.
• Participate in the Team Business Meetings.
• Share equipment knowledge with team members.
• Responsible for quality, output, and production goals.
• Manage multiple work orders on multiple output stations (if applicable).
• Support and comply with internal and external audits, to include providing information, performing assigned tasks to ensure compliance, and preparing and maintaining evidence that key duties identified as internal controls have been performed.
• Make minor non-mechanical adjustments to ensure safety and maintenance procedures are followed.
• Operate a pallet jack.

Communication & Contacts (Internal/External):

• Communicate with team members.

Other:

• Ability to work overtime, beyond regular schedule, to complete work assignments as required.

Qualifications

Education & Knowledge:

• High school diploma or equivalent education certification preferred.
• Ability to speak and communicate effectively utilizing the English language (Preferred).

Experience / Skills / Abilities:

• 0 – 1 year related experience.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Basic math skills.
• Works with sense of urgency.
• Attention to detail.
• Effective communicator.
• Team player (works well with others).
• Ability to assess obstacles and take corrective action.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. 
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to lift up to 40lbs, carry up to 40lbs, push up to 40lbs, pull up to 40lbs, twist, stand, walk, squat, kneel, reach, and grip throughout the shift.
• Lastly, employees are required to have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, airborne dust, paper particles, and industrial lift trucks. All work environments that exceed OSHA's standard on noise levels require associates to wear the hearing protection that is provided.

Additional Information

Hourly Pay Rate: $15.00

The ultimate compensation offered for the position will depend upon several factors such as skill le