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Prepress Technician: Monday – Thursday 2nd Shift
AWT Labels & Packaging is currently looking for a Prepress Technician at our Minneapolis narrow web production facility focused on labeling and packaging conversion. Our Prepress Technicians are responsible for file preparation for final output.
Job Duties
- File preparation for final output, including correct assignment of colors, verifying size, and creating dielines, typesetting, proofing, and generating final files, plate making, file transfers, and preflight
- Maintenance and other duties associated with Prepress department
- Error free proof and plate making as dictated by daily production schedule
- Accurate file manipulation of customer supplied artwork, file transfers, and accurate time and material charges
- Activities related to design and customer service as directed
- Participate in quality improvement initiatives to ensure all jobs meet or exceed customer expectation.
Desired Skills & Qualities
- Professional communication skills both written and verbal
- Knowledge of digital file manipulation
- Must be able to take direction and complete projects in a timely manner
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Ability to perform multiple tasks and understand priorities
- Attention to detail a must
Position Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum 2 year technical vocational degree in graphic arts or graphic design
- Two years prepress experience in desktop publishing and plate making preferred
- Good Mac skills, proficiency with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Esko Software Suite.
- Familiar with QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign,
- PC Windows based software and PSI a plus
Press Helper
Monday – Thursday 2:30PM to 1:00AM
AWT Labels & Packaging is currently looking for a Press Helper at our Minneapolis narrow web production facility focused on labeling and packaging conversion. 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
- Must be able lift 50 lbs. to waist level without assistance
- Some computer usage
- Forklift training a plus
Press Operator – 2nd and 3rd Shift
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 flexographic 10-color, wide web, gearless press, producing product 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
Production Supervisor – Night Shift – Monday – Friday 2:30pm – 11:00pm
AWT Labels & Packaging of South Elgin, IL is currently looking for a night shift Production Supervisor at our wide web printing production facility focused on flexographic printing and laminated structures. The Production Supervisor is responsible for supervising functional area activities, providing leadership and direction to production personnel on the night shift, and to participate in management team activities as requested.
Position Duties
- Ensures available staff is effectively and efficiently utilized;
- Trains and coaches all employee on shift
- Approves all job set ups throughout the plant, ensuring quality throughout the shift;
- Ensures safety rules are followed and participates in safety functions
- Responsible for directing employees to keep plant organized and clean at all times;
- Ensures all planned preventative maintenance is performed according to weekly checklist and monthly PM log;
- Ensures major breakdowns of equipment are addressed promptly;
- Responsible for understanding and complying with food safety policies and procedures implemented in job are and job function;
- Implement process management and approved work procedures;
- Participate in quality improvement initiative to ensure customer satisfaction;
- Be accountable for all jobs run on shift and ensure they meet or exceed estimated time and materials;
Desired Skills/Qualities
- Must be able to lead by example and technical knowledge to effectively assist and train production personnel
- Ability to demonstrate problem solving skills and work with deadlines and changing priorities
- Possess good organizational skills, attention to detail, and accuracy working with numbers and information
- Exceptional interpersonal, leadership, and communication skills
- Must have working knowledge of machinery and able to make repairs and operate all production related equipment
- Must be able to provide accurate and timely output of information skills
Position Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Minimum three years supervisory experience in manufacturing environment
- Minimum of five years print/manufacturing experience.
- Experience with slitting and laminating required
- Position requires considerable amount of walking and being on your feet for long periods of time with occasional lifting or carrying of 50 pounds.
Maintenance Technician – Sunday – Wednesday AM Shift
AWT Labels & Packaging is currently looking for a Maintenance Technician for our Minneapolis narrow web production facility focused on labeling and packaging conversion. Our Maintenance Technicians are responsible for preventive maintenance of all equipment, general repairs, and special projects throughout the Company.
Job Duties:
- Perform and maintain all planned preventive maintenance according to weekly checklist and monthly log
- Promptly address all maintenance requests
- Ensure that major breakdowns of equipment are addressed promptly
- Ensure that all parts to repair equipment get ordered promptly as needed with arrival dates sensitive to production schedule
- Order parts doing comparing pricing and quality to get the job done in a cost effective manner
- Flexibility to come in at unscheduled times if necessary
- Schedule and prioritize tasks and responsibilities without direct supervision.
- Keep maintenance area neat and organized
- Maintain AWT owned tools and labels parts as to which equipment it pertains to.
- Keep spare/back-up parts inventoried as needed and maintained on a list.
- Maintain ample supply of press related supplies, oil, grease, bearings, etc.
Desired Skills and Qualities:
- Excellent mechanical ability and aptitude
- Ability to take direction and work without supervision
- Comfortable working in a team environment of changing priorities and deadlines
- Demonstrated accuracy with numbers and information
- Good communication skills
- Must be safety conscientious
Position Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Electrical trade schooling a plus
- Two years mechanical/electrical experience preferred
- Able to lift 50lbs to waist level without assistance
- Position requires a great deal of twisting, bending, walking, and being on feet
- Forklift certification a plus
Flexible Press Operator
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.
If you have additional questions, please contact our HR Department: HR Email; HR Phone Number: 612-706-3717
Please note these job descriptions are not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
AWT is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we encourage all qualified and interested persons to apply for available positions by submitting a resume for consideration. AWT will not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status.