Location : Scarborough, ME

Position : Press Assistant

Shift : 1st shift hours : 6 : 50 am 3 : 00 pm - overtime would start in the morning at 5 : 00 am

Wage : $22.93 hr.

From a small family business to a multi-billion dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 all while keeping the heart of People Build Businesses alive.

Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year.

Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people.

Reporting directly to the Shift Manager, as a Press Assistant, you will be responsible for the safe operation of production equipment using standard operating procedures.

Responsibilities include providing assistance in various areas of our manufacturing process as directed. Strive to meet plant goals and customer requirements.

Safety is the top priority of every employee.

What you will be doing :

• Follows and adheres to all plant rules and plant safety rules.
• Quality understands and follows all applicable Quality One Point Lessons.
• Housekeeping, sustain 5S.
• Performs any combination of following tasks to assist OFFSET-PRESS OPERATOR to make ready, operate, and maintain sheet-fed printing press.

Adjusts press machine parts, such as feeder and delivery mechanisms, suction grippers, guides, feed wheels, jogging device, tapes, and cams, as directed by OFFSET-PRESS OPERATOR, using hand tools.

• Positions skid of unprinted sheets on feed device of sheet-fed press, using hand truck. Make necessary adjustments, according to paper size.
• Fills ink and dampening solution fountains of press. Monitors & records fountain solution pH conductivity. Changes-out coating barrels and checks viscosity.
• Observes press operation to detect machine malfunctions and adjusts press or notifies OFFSET-PRESS OPERATOR when malfunction occurs.
• Removes loaded skid of printed material from stacking mechanism, using hand truck, and replaces loaded skid with empty skid.
• Assists OFFSET-PRESS OPERATOR to remove and replace worn rollers and adjust pressure between rollers of press, using hand tools.
• Washes press and cleans ink and ink distributing rollers and ink fountains, using ink solvent and cleaning mechanism on press.
• The Press Assistant / Feeder Operator is responsible for the tracking & documentation of Make Ready clean-virgin Waste;

Damaged Waste; Sheet stock returns to the warehouse.

• Perform CILs (Clean Inspect Lubricate).
• Return stock to Warehouse.
• Understands the basics of the Press Room Utility Person role or is fully X-trained in that role.
• Any other tasks requested by the operator or Supervisor.

We’d love to hear from you if :

• Press Room Experience Preferred.
• Able to read, write and speak English and add, subtract, multiply, divide, average and use a calculator.
• Able to add and subtract fraction and read a tape ruler measuring 32nd of an inch.
• Must have basic knowledge and understanding of computers.
• May be required to lift up to 50 lbs. and exposed to high noise levels.
• Able to maintain a standing position for approx. 7 hours per day. Bending / Stretching / Reaching as needed.

At Sonoco Products Company, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive pay and benefits. *Benefits listed below are for employees located in the U.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services
• Paid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family
• Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement

Last updated : 2024-07-25