Press Assistant

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods.

We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an ever changing world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come.

And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business. To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit  I Linked In I Glassdoor I Facebook I You Tube

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
This position requires skill progression and testing. This section outlines the essential duties in manufacturing, operational communications, health and safety, and qualifications for the role.

• Manufacturing – duties include line setup, scrap control, quality checks, complete required paperwork, and reporting maintenance or quality, housekeeping, safety, or production issues to the Production Supervisor (Printing and Converting).
• In this position the employee is responsible for all aspects of printing press run including flexographic ink distribution, raw material setup and loading, job setup, preparing printing presses for quality printing, and the press run; includes preparation, setup, production, quality checks, and routine equipment management.
• Notify management whenever equipment is malfunctioning, damaged, or in need of repair; maintain production and quality standards as set forth by the Department Manager; perform other duties as assigned.

• Must have good speaking skills and be able to read, write and understand English.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and employees both in person and through written and verbal correspondence.
• Ability to perform duties with minimal direction and be self-motivated.
• Ability to read and understand a measuring tape.

• Adheres to safety policies and procedures in compliance with Amcor’s guidelines.
• Visually inspects work environment for hazards, equipment safeguards, employees’ safety, and adherence to policies.
• Maintain compliance with OSHA, company, and housekeeping rules.

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Being mechanically inclined is essential.

• High school graduation or its equivalent preferred. Any equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the preferred knowledge, skills and abilities.

• Ability to read, write, understand and communicate in English. Ability to understand and carry out oral and written instructions and to request clarification when needed. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to accurately read tape measure.

• Regularly required to talk and listen; manual dexterity is required; frequent standing, bending, reaching, lifting up to 65 pounds; occasional climbing or balancing.

• Noise level is usually moderate to very loud; work in a teamwork environment with exposure to temperature variances, extreme heat in summer and cold in winter.

• We Expect Our People To Be Guided…