We are currently seeking full time General Manufacturing Employees to grow with us! A general manufacturing position includes the opportunity to learn the printing process from the ground up and advance in a progressive environment. In this position you will assist in the creation of various well know magazines/catalogs/newspaper inserts and other related products in either our Press or Finishing areas. Finishing includes both Bindery and Material Handler (Forklift Driver) positions.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Remove product from the end of the printing press or finishing machine.

• Work with loose and/or completed product by stacking onto pallets, transferring to tables & placing into a collator hopper or into mail bags.

• Move product/skids with a hand jack, motorized Raymond (Big Joe) lift or Forklift (training provided).

• Servicing of press and finishing machines to move product throughout the plant.

• Maintain accurate inventory of product with the use of an on-board PC and RF bar coding system.

• Loading and unloading of finished product and materials from semi-trailers and auto-wrapper using a forklift.

• Comply with all quality, safety and work rules and regulations.

• Effectively communicate with team members.

• Assist other crew members with various duties including webbing up of the press and/or special handwork in order to meet customer requests.

• Follow all clean-up and housekeeping procedures.

  Qualifications

  The successful candidate will have or be able to do the following:

• Must be at least 18-years of age or older.

• Factory, Manufacturing or other work experience where mechanical or handwork was necessary is preferred, such as laborer, machinist, assembly, bindery, mechanic, warehouse, etc.

• Printing, Finishing (Bindery) or Warehouse experience is preferred.

• Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems.

• Strong mechanical aptitude.

• Ability to write and read measurements.

• Ability to read, understand and follow both written and verbal instructions.

• The ability to use a computer.

• The ability to use repetitive hand/wrist movement.

• Ability to lift stacks of end boards or banding strap rolls (30 -60lbs) as needed.

• Ability to adjust stacker using a touch screen.

• Ability to use a vibrating jogging table.

• The ability to take stacks of loose signatures or bundles ranging (5-30 lbs.) off a pallet or conveyor up to 48” in height and transfer to tabletop work surface 42”, and then place into a collator hopper or mail bags that potentially weigh from 5-75 lbs.

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize job need.

• Ability to be a team player in a fast paced, detail orientated production environment.

• Ability to follow instructions and work independently.

  Additional Shift Information

• 12 hour rotating shifts (either 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. or 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.) including days, nights, weekends, and holidays. working 3 - 4 days a week