Full Time Polar Cutter Machine Operator Jobs in Racine, WI

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Our 250,000 sq. ft. facility in Franklin, WI, is a state-of-the-art packaging plant that serves a diverse range of clients, including local breweries, grocery stores, yogurt producers, automotive part suppliers, and well-known battery brands. We offer Sheetfed offset, and narrow-web flexo, along with die cutting and custom folding/gluing, all supported by advanced inline quality control systems. 

The facility is well-lit with both natural and artificial lighting, climate-controlled, and impeccably clean. We take great pride in fostering a friendly, team-oriented atmosphere where everyone collaborates to achieve our goals!

Headquartered in Wisconsin, Quad is a marketing experience company that helps brands make direct consumer connections, from household to instore to online. The company does this through its MX Solutions Suite, a comprehensive range of marketing and print services that seamlessly integrate creative, production, and media solutions across online and offline channels.  Supported by state-of-the-art technology and data-driven intelligence, Quad simplifies the complexities of marketing by removing friction wherever it occurs along the marketing journey.  With approximately 11,000 employees in 11 countries, we serve around 2,100 clients, including industry-leading blue-chip companies that serve both business and consumers in multiple industry verticals, with a particular focus on commerce, including retail, consumer packaged goods, and direct-to-consumer; financial services; and health.  Quad is ranked among the largest agency companies in the U.S. by Ad Age, buoyed by its full-service media agency, Rise, and creative agency, Betty. Quad is also one of the largest commercial printers in North America, according to Printing Impressions.  

The Sheeter/Cutter Operator efficiently performs set-up and operates a machine that cuts rolls up to 59" of paper stock into sheets of paper of a specific size and quantity. Duties are always performed while standing or walking next to the cutter on the floor or scaffold areas in the cutter area or the paper roll storage area.  Walk on and work from scaffolds up to 7-8 ft. high around both sides and the output areas of the press. Frequently use roll pushers to move rolls of paper weighing approximately 1,400-5,600+ lbs.  Use of mechanical or electrical hand pallet jack: lift and move pallets/skids with 1,500 lbs. of product.  At Quad, we value your experience and offer a competitive starting wage, between $17.50 - $19.50 / hour or more for those with sheeting/rolltender experience.

We have openings on the following shifts:

5 PM - 5 AM - Sunday - Tuesday Eligible for $ 3. 00 Shift Premium 

5 PM - 5 AM - Wednesday - Friday Eligible for $ 3. 00 Shift Premium 

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Order confirmation to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Set-up and effective operation of the precision cutter:
• Follow the pre-production, make-ready, and production-run tasks and instructions
• Cross-train as assigned.

Examples of Powered Equipment used: Guillotine Cutter, hand tools from powered screwdrivers, wrenches, hammers, etc., compressed air hoses, powered and assisted lifting devices, clamp forklift, scissor/man lifts, hand jacks, elevator sorting/staging platform, scanning devices and bar-code readers, and keyboard and touch computers.

Required Qualifications:

• Previous sheeter (roll tender) experience preferred.
• Be able to perform work-related functions requiring the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide, and to read metric measurements.
• Be able to read, speak, and understand Basic English
• Must be familiar with machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance. 
• Computer proficient
• Troubleshooting experience. 
• Understanding of the USA dating system
• Understand Lock Out/Tag Out
• Be able to perform multiple tasks.
• Must be able to quickly and accurately compare letters, numbers, objects, pictures, and patterns.
• Must be able to crawl under and into the cutter – small spaces, reach into all areas to set up and monitor rollers to ensure a perfect production run. 
• Ability to lift 10-15 pounds continuously, ability to lift to 50 pounds occasionally, stand long hours (12-hour shift), use hands and wrists continuously in controlled movement, receive and follow instructions, and use vision to identify defects. 
• Have good vision, including peripheral and depth perception, and be able to successfully pass a color test.  
• You must be willing to work overtime and on weekends when needed. 

Preferred Qualifications:

•  Machine repair and maintenance experience preferred.
•  Raw material inventory management experience preferred.

Additional Information

The actual rate of pay offered will vary based upon, but not limited to: education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift, and location. In addition to the base salary, the total compensation package may also include overtime and shift differentials, depending on the role. Quad offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, annual discretionary match to 401(k) based on company performance, life insurance, and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus childbirth short-term disability insurance, paid parental leave, adoption & surrogacy benefits, pet insurance, and more!

If you're ready to take the next step in your career with Quad, apply today and become part of a team that values growth, innovation, and your potential to excel.