Job description

General Description of Job:

With more than 35 years of experience, AWT specializes in unique, innovative, and demanding label and packaging solutions for medical, industrial/OEM, food and beverage, personal care/health & beauty, household, and specialty markets. We are a growing company with an expanding national footprint, that you already interact with every day.

AWT’s South Elgin, Illinois facility is currently looking for a Press Operator Assistant who will be responsible for, but not limited to assisting press operators in press set up and run activities; to maintain a neat and orderly work area.

Primary Tasks and Responsibilities (Note, activities that occupy approx. 80% of time):

• Mount plates and ensure that all materials are brought to press for next job;
• Refills press supplies as needed;
• Returns supplies and materials to their proper place after job is completed off press;
• Moves finished products to finishing area from press areas upon completion of the job in a neat and orderly fashion;
• Assists in efficient and complete press change over;
• Responds to operators requests promptly.

Secondary Tasks and Responsibilities (Occupies balance of time):

• Catches off the press if needed;
• Empty full dumpsters and trash containers as needed daily;
• Sweep floor of plant as needed;
• Perform other various plant support activities as requested by production supervision.
• Be actively involved and interface with day-to-day department process management and be aware of department workload, activities and performance.
• Participate in quality improvement initiative to ensure customer satisfaction and that all jobs meet or exceed estimated time and materials.

Physical Job Demands:

• Able to work in a constantly changing set of activities;
• Okay with getting dirty;
• Able to lift 50 lbs. to waist level without assistance;
• Requires a great deal of twisting, bending, walking and being on their feet;
• Able to push a dumpster full of trash or be able to use a forklift (trainable);
• Must be able to work at a pace consistent with press operator’s needs.

Skills/Abilities to Meet Job Requirements:

• General comfort with, and the ability to operate machinery and equipment;
• Must read, write and understand English;
• Able to take direction from supervisor and press operator;
• Able to work in environment of changing priorities;
• Demonstrated accuracy with numbers and information;
• Punctual;
• Safety conscious;
• Forklift training;
• Ability to work in a team environment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 - $20.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

• South Elgin, IL 60177: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Language:

• Speak, read, and write English fluently (Required)

Work Location: One location

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