General Press Helper - Chicago, United States - Topweb LLC

Description

Topweb LLC is a privately-owned commercial printing company that has served its customers for over 43 years, specializing in cold web offset and inkjet digital printing and also provides bindery, inserting, mailing, and delivery services.

In addition, to the printing of community, college, and ethnic newspapers but also works closely with clients in public relations, event planning, and the fine arts.

• Assist to make ready multiweb, multiunit offset press for newspaper production.
• Mount printing plates to press cylinders.
• Ability to Remove / Sort and Hang plates accurately (for plate alignment and plate position correct cylinder) on press).
• Visually inspect printed products, adjust, and maintain machine stacker.
• Make all visual checks to ensure print products meet quality standards.
• Verify correct dates and page order.
• Help perform routine and mechanical maintenance on the press and related production equipment.
• Perform weekly cleaning of the press and related equipment.
• Maintain effective safety and housekeeping practices in all areas of production.
• All other duties required.

• Arrive and be ready to work at the scheduled start time.
• Learn skills needed to fulfill this position.
• Maintain a healthy relationship with Supervisors and all coworkers.
• Work wherever help is needed.
• Ability to Jog and stack products.
• Keep work areas clean.
• Use of strapping machine ability to learn to change strap material.
• Learn adjustment and use of stacker for varying products.
• Assist with press maintenance, washing blankets, cleaning dampening rollers, trays, etc.
• Learn to splice rolls of paper (U75 and TKS).
• After training and certification, SAFE use and operation of Forklift and Pallet movers.
• Ability to teach your skills to others.

• Work overnight shift varying from Monday thru Sunday. Hours varying from 8:00 pm to 6:00 am (approximately 3638 hours per week).
• Offset press experience preferred / we will provide training as needed.
• Repetitive arm movements, squatting, bending, and standing approximately 80% of shift.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Physically capable of climbing ascending stairs and ladders.

• 401(k)
• 401(k)

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Overnight shift
• Weekends as needed

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs?
• Ability to stand for about 80% of shift?
• Ability to do repetitive arm movements, squatting and bending?
• Ability to work overnight shifts varying from Monday
• Sunday from 8:00 pm to to 6:00 am?

• Overnight Shift (required)