Offset Press Assistant II at Quad
FOX POINT, WI
About the Job
As a global marketing experience company, Quad’s goal is to help our clients win every day. We use our data-driven integrated marketing and manufacturing platform to streamline solutions for our clients, reduce friction and enhance their marketing spend effectiveness. We’ve built a rich legacy by believing in our people, allowing them to act like owners and to take charge of their own success. Whether an operator, sales rep, a graphic artist or a clinician, we’re all driven to perform at our best— for ourselves and our clients. At our core, we’re a company that believes we can always create a better way.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
The list of duties and responsibilities may include the following but are not limited to:
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
We are currently seeking full-time manufacturing Associates to grow with us! A general production 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-known magazines/catalogs/newspaper inserts and other related products in our Press department.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
The list of duties and responsibilities may include the following but are not limited to:
- Remove the product from the end of the printing press or finishing machine.
- Stack loose signatures off a pallet and transfer them to the table then place them into a collator hopper.
- Transfer completed bundles of product off the machine conveyor and stack them onto pallets, then place mail bags onto a pallet.
- Move product with a hand jack or motorized Raymond or Big Joe lift.
- Comply with all quality, safety, and ,work rules and regulations.
- Effectively communicate with other members of the staff.
- Remove the skids of product using a Big Joe and Hand Truck.
- 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
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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The ability to take stacks (average 10-30 lbs.) using repetitive hand/wrist movement, off of the end of a machine (2-4 feet high) and stack product on skids from floor level to 5 feet high using repetitive bending and twisting.
- The ability to remove skids (weighing up to 2400 lbs.) by using a Big Joe and Hand Truck.
- Ability to lift stacks of end boards (30 lbs.) as needed.
- Lift rolls of banding strap (60 lb.) as needed.
- Moving logs as needed without lifting them (stand them up or lie them down).
- Ability to adjust stacker using a touch screen.
- Ability to use a vibrating jogging table.
- The ability to take stacks of loose signatures ranging (5-30 lbs.) off a pallet of up to 48” in height and transfer to table top work surface 42”, and then place into a collator hopper.
- Ability to transfer completed bundles of product (10-30 lbs.) off machine conveyor and stack onto pallets or into mail bags that potentially weigh from 5 to 75 lbs. Then place mail bags onto pallet.
- The ability to use a hand jack or motorized Raymond or Big Joe lift.
- The ability to use a computer, scissors, and tape gun.
- At least 18-years of age or older.
- A solid work history.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Ability to follow instructions and work independently.
- The ability to read and write; possess good verbal and written comprehension.
- The flexibility to work 12 hour rotating shifts (either 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. or 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.) including days, nights, weekends, and holidays.
- The willingness to work in a our Sussex and Pewaukee plant if needed.
Education and /or Experience
- Manufacturing experience is preferred, such as laborer, machinist, assembly, or bindery.
- Printing experience is not required.
We offer excellent benefits to eligible employees, including 401(k), holidays, vacations and more.
Quad is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to creating a place of belonging — a space where employees do not need to sacrifice who they are to exist and grow in our workplace. Quad does not discriminate on any unlawful basis including race, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Quad also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.
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