Press Assistant
AmcorAbout the role
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.
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Job Description
Job DescriptionI. Purpose
To assist Press Operator in the set up of the Press Machine as well as observe and maintain proper running of the Press to apply images to polyethylene film for a quality customer approved printed film.
II. Duties:
Task 1: Job Change
(Job changes potentially occur approx. every 1-12 hours. However, a roll change occurs approximately every 45-50 minutes throughout the job order, with the exception of the 10 color press, occurring every 9 minutes. The average yard per roll is 8,400 yds. Printing 440-1200 feet per minute. (Note: yardage varies by gauge. Usually gauge run is 1.25 mil.))
- Utilizing a hoist, load cart with new roll. (Approximately weight of 380-500 pounds, requires 56 pounds of force to push.) (An empty loading cart weighs 166 pounds and requires 17 pounds of force to push. Cart measures 38” to handle, 28” wide and is a concave design.)
- Assist Operator with installation of plate cylinders and/or Anilox rollers with the use of a pneumatic hoist during set-up of Press machine.
- Remove chuck from finished rol
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