Press Assistant - West Hazleton, United States - Amcor

Amcor

Verified Company

West Hazleton, United States

3 days ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

We are global, we are impacting the lives of millions every day, we are making a difference

At Amcor we are inspired to change the packaging industry and are taking on the aspirational challenge to make all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025.

Through our products and global footprint, we are in a unique position to truly make a difference in the packaging space.

Our products impact the lives of millions of people across the globe every day from food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home
- and personal-care, and other essential products. Amcor is a thriving S&P 500 organization listed both on the NYSE (AMCR) and ASX (AMC) with US$13 billion in sales. We have a proud history dating back to the 1860's and come a long way from a single paper mill based in Melbourne to becoming the global leading packaging company. Today, Amcor is an international organization empowering its 50,000 employees in over 40 countries and across 250 sites.

Will you be next to join our journey towards a more sustainable future?
This is a Union based (seniority driven) plant with rotating shifts either 6pm-6am or 6am-6pm.

Example Schedule:

Work 2 Days
Off 3 Days
Work 2 Days
Off 2 Days
Work 3 Days
Off 2 Days

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Purpose
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Duties:

Task 1:
Job Change
(Job changes potentially occur approx. every 1-12 hours. However, a roll change occurs approximately every 45-50 minutes throughout the job order, with the exception of the 10 color press, occurring every 9 minutes. The average yard per roll is 8,400 yds. Printing feet per minute.

(Note:

yardage varies by gauge. Usually gauge run is 1.25 mil.))

Utilizing a hoist, load cart with new roll. (Approximately weight of pounds, requires 56 pounds of force to push.) (An empty loading cart weighs 166 pounds and requires 17 pounds of force to push. Cart measures 38" to handle, 28" wide and is a concave design.)
Assist Operator with installation of plate cylinders and/or Anilox rollers with the use of a pneumatic hoist during setup of Press machine.
Remove chuck from finished roll and insert it into the new roll on loading cart. (Chuck with core weighs 48 pounds.)
Transport pallets with pallet cart 10 feet from press to conveyor belt. (Pallet cart is 37" to handle and handle width is 14". Cart requires 14 pounds of force to push when empty, 17.5 pounds of force for foot pedal operation and 7 pounds of force to release handle.)
Place shaft in roll and load onto conveyor belt with overhead hoist. (Shaft weighs 6 pounds.)
Take new roll to the back of the press. Using overhead hoist guide roll and load onto machine.
Remove waste from core. Unlock shaft and unload onto cart using overhead lift. May need to transport core to rewind and load core onto rewind using control buttons.
May have to use sledge hammer (weighs 5 pounds) to pound chuck into core.
Use air hose to secure the chuck in the new core.
Note, in addition to the pallet cart, a pallet jack may be utilized to retrieve and/or move materials as required.

Task 2:
Ink and Adjustment Job Change

Change ink buckets/pans.
Keep ink hoses and cylinders/ink pans full.
Transport old cylinders to storage area with a cart and pick up new cylinders for next job. (The cylinder transport cart requires 4065 pounds of force to push with 58 cylinders on it.)
Pump ink into press from 55gallon drums using the air pump. (Air pump weighs 9 pounds.)
Make hand adjustments for plate pressure. View job after each adjustment (Viewer is set at 65" eye height.)
Place ink hoods back into place before starting the press for the next job.
Splice old roll and tape to new one to feed new roll through press machine.
Assist operator with set up operations and maintaining running of machine.
Will need to climb stationary ladders with hand rails that are attached to different platforms of the machine during this process. Also, at times, a rolling ladder may be used with hand rails. (Press ladders vary from approx. 58 steps.) _
At times, you may be at least 20'30' high, standing on various platforms of the machine._

Task 3:
After Press is Running

Check ink to maintain appropriate levels; fill as needed.
Observe press scanners to ensure the film is running through machine correctly.
Add solvent as needed to ink from attached faucet or air pump.
Assist operator with maintaining running of machine.

Task 4:
Waste Dumping

Once 55gallon barrel is filled with film waste, roll barrel (barrel is on casterrollers) to robotic dumpster.
Lock barrel into place and stand away from cage.
Use buttons on control panel to activate dumpster.

Task 5:
Housekeeping

Clean Press Machine. Ensure lockout, tagout has been properly done before cleaning begins. Will need to climb stationary ladders with hand rails. Also, at times, a rolling ladder may be used with hand rails. (Press ladders vary from approx. 58 steps.) _**At times, you may be