AWT Labeling & Packaging

Order Entry / Customer Service

AWT Labels & Packaging is currently looking for an Order Entry Specialist to enter customer orders and follow through to assure jobs and customer requests are handled properly.  Our Order Entry Specialists handle new orders and releases, provide customer service as directed, and communicate effectively with customer service team regarding items needing clarification for the customers.

Position Duties:

• Initiate job orders and ensures that information included in the job order is complete and accurate
• Ensure necessary information and data is provided for functional areas as appropriate
• Communicate agreed upon ship date to customer
• Provide documented feedback to customer service on order/inventory issues to ensure problems are communicated and addressed in a timely manner
• Data entry of other information as needed
• Create billing folders and file job folders
• Provide daily break coverage for receptionist and backup coverage as needed
• Review reports and release inventory based on customer needs
• Assist customer service and sales with special projects
• Participate in quality and process improvement initiatives

Desired Skills:

• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Professional attitude
• Able to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines
• Attention to detail and accuracy with numbers and information
• Able to follow up and follow through with good conclusion of responsibilities
• Able to work independently as well as in a team environment

Position Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Secondary schooling preferred but not required
• Printing background a plus
• Some Customer Service Representative experience background helpful
• Proficient working with Microsoft Windows Office Suite –Word, Excel, Outlook
• Position spends the majority of time sitting and must be able to sit for extended periods of time. Does require some walking and light lifting (small boxes no bigger than 20 lbs.), bending, and reaching

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Receptionist – Administrative Support

AWT Labels & Packaging is currently looking for a Receptionist for our Minneapolis narrow web production facility focused on labeling and packaging conversion. Our Receptionist is responsible for answering and directing calls, greeting visitors, providing administrative support, assisting customer service with order entry, and working on special projects.

Position Duties:

• Answer and direct all incoming calls
• Ensure all visitors sign in and out in the visitor log book
• Sort and distribute mail
• Prepare invoices and payables/checks for mailing
• Stamp all outgoing mail
• Schedule meetings/conference rooms as needed
• Monitor and order office supplies
• Prepare customer billing folders for invoicing
• Assist customer service department with order entry and administrative support as needed
• Various administrative tasks for human resources, sales, and administrative staff
• Miscellaneous filing as needed
• Point person for employee events

Desired Skills:

• Excellent people skills and communication skills
• Professional attitude
• Ability to organize and prioritize work to meet deadlines
• Good attention to detail

Position Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent, secondary schooling preferred
• One year related experience
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Window Office Suite – Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Experience with Mail Merge process a plus
• Position spends the majority of time sitting but does require some walking and light lifting (small boxes no bigger than 20 lbs.), bending, and reaching

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Press Helper – Wednesday, Thursday, Friday AM Shift

AWT Labels & Packaging is currently looking for a Press Helper at our Minneapolis narrow web production facility focused on labeling and packaging conversion.  Our Press Helpers are responsible for assisting press operators in press setup and run activities.

Job Duties:

• Mount plates and ensure all materials are available at the press for jobs and refill press supplies as needed
• Move finished product to finishing area upon completion of job
• Assist in efficient and complete press changeover
• Catch off press as needed
• Perform other various plant support activities
• Be actively involved and interface with department process and be aware of department workload
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives to ensure all jobs meet or exceed estimated time and materials.

Desired Skills and Qualities:

• Ability to work in an environment with constantly changing sets of activities priorities
• General comfort with and ability to operate machinery and equipment
• Must be able to work well with others as well as alone
• Must be able to work at a pace consistent with press operators
• Positive attitude and a team player
• Must understand the importance of attention to detail
• Safety conscientious

Position Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Must be able to read, write, and understand English
• Demonstrated accuracy with numbers and information
• Position requires substantial twisting, bending, considerable amount of walking and being on feet for long periods of time
• Must be able lift 50 lbs. to waist level without assistance
• Some computer usage
• Forklift training a plus

Onsite training is available for motivated, detail oriented individual interested in career opportunities in our printing production facility.

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Rewind Operator – 2^nd Shift

AWT Labels & Packaging is currently looking for a Rewind Operator at our Minneapolis narrow web production facility focused on labeling and packaging conversion.

Job Duties:

• Safe and efficient operation of rewind equipment
• Check to ensure that parts meet requirements of specs and order
• Be sure all product requirements are understood before starting each job and able to rewind job with information provided
• Gather materials as needed for jobs to be completed in order of ship date
• Ensure counter is set correctly, determine correct repeat and that correct tensions are set, and appropriate accessories are used
• Continuously inspect product to ensure that finished product meets order and spec requirements and that any flagged product is removed
• Ensure that rewind checklist, and other paperwork including core labels, is accurate
• Ensure all paperwork is legible and accurate
• 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 times.

Desired Skills and Qualities:

• Must work well with others as well as alone
• Ability to work with machinery
• Able to work in an environment of changing priorities.
• Positive attitude and a team player
• Safety conscientious

Position Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent GED.
• Requires substantial twisting and bending, able to stand for long periods of time, must be able to lift 30 lbs. to waist level without assistance.
• Must be able to read, understand, write and speak English

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Flexible Press Operator

General Description of Job: Set-up, operate and clean-up flexible printing press, producing a product that meets our customers needs while maintaining a clean, safe working environment.

Primary Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Follow daily press schedule
• Ensure that all required paperwork is complete and accurate
• Well planned out set-ups and changeovers
• Ensure that all components for producing product are at press to ensure job is completely ready to produce from set-up through clean-up
• Ensure all components of set-up are checked for durability over a long run – i.e., cylinders locked down, plates tuned in, and proper ink per job specs.
• Conscious of waste through operation (time and material); set up stock used as needed and when available to prevent excessive waste
• Colors and registration per specifications within tolerance
• Finished jobs are promptly moved to the next operation with good and bad product clearly marked
• For clean-up, ensures that all ink is removed from shafts of doctor roll and anilox; anilox rolls cleaned to prevent plugging of cells; all ink cleaned from press and surrounding area when possible, base rolls cleaned after use – no tape or debris remaining; gears cleaned as needed
• Follows ISO SOP’s as trained

Secondary Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Basic PM is performed as needed
• Notifies supervisor of any inconsistencies with finished product, information, or if trouble shooting is needed
• Proper and courteous use of support help as needed
• Participates in the quality and continuous improvement processes

Physical Job Demands: Able to be on feet for long periods of time; able to lift 50 lbs. or more without restrictions.

Skills/Abilities to Meet Job Requirements:

• Ability to read and understand task at hand (job ticket)
• Good working knowledge of flexible packaging materials
• Able to match colors effectively
• Able to operate machinery comfortably
• Good organization skills
• Able to work with deadlines
• Able to communicate with others professionally and work in a team environment
• Good sense of what a quality product is
• Safety-conscious

Education and Experience Requirements: High school diploma or equivalent GED; vocational technical education preferred; 1-2 (minimum) years flexo press experience.

Plate Mounter

AWT Labels & Packaging is currently looking for a Plate Mounter for our South Elgin wide web printing facility focused on flexographic printing and laminated structures.  Our Plate Mounters are responsible for the daily mounting of plates, maintenance of plates, and ensuring plates are available for all areas of production.  Plate mounters also assist with other prepress activities related to design and customer service.

Job Duties:

• Plate mounting, cleaning, and storage ensuring the integrity of the plates and filing system
• Pull plates daily to meet production schedule
• Comply with implemented Food Safety Standards and Polices
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives to ensure customer satisfaction and all jobs meet customer satisfaction
• Create job folders for plate files
• Backup production/prepress purging obsolete plate files

Desired Skills and Qualities:

• Attention to detail
• Good organizational skills
• Ability to communicate professionally with others
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Ability to take and follow directions
• Ability to perform multiple tasks and understand priorities to complete projects in a timely manner
• Familiar with Mac/PC Windows based software a plus

Position Requirements:

• Position is a 12 hour shift
• Position requires substantial walking, sitting, and standing
• Ability to life 30lbs to waist level without assistance
• High school diploma or equivalent

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Press Operator

AWT Labels & Packaging is currently looking for a Press Operator for our South Elgin wide web printing facility focused on flexographic printing and laminated structures.  Our Press Operators are responsible for setup, operation, and cleanup of a flexographic  10-color, wide web, gearless press, as well as producing products that meet customer needs while maintaining a clean, safe working environment.

Job Duties:

• Follow daily press schedule and ensure all required paperwork is complete and accurate
• Ensure output meets customer specification
• Good working knowledge of inks and pH viscosity levels
• Maintain colors and registration per specifications
• Effectively troubleshoot problems
• Ensure setups and changeovers are well planned
• Participate in the quality and process improvement process
• Provide support in other areas of plant as needs arise

Desired Skills and Qualities:

• Good working knowledge of ink and be able to match colors effectively
• Good working knowledge of flexible packaging materials
• Ability to read and understand tasks assigned (job tickets)
• Must be able to work in busy production environment and understand the importance of reaching deadlines
• Good sense of what a quality product is
• Ability to operate machinery comfortably and recognize different types of tooling
• Ability to troubleshoot effectively
• Positive attitude and a team player
• Good organizational skills
• Ability to communicate with others professionally
• Must understand the importance of attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Safety conscientious

Position Requirements:

• High school diploma or equivalent GED
• Vocational technical education preferred
• Minimum three years flexo press operator experience.
• Position requires being on feet for long periods of time
• Must be able lift 50 lbs. or more
• Forklift experience a plus