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Litho Press Feeder – Night Shift

Why Great Northern

Established in 1962, Great Northern is a local, privately owned paper-based packaging manufacturer with a long history of providing secure, stable, and meaningful positions.  You will experience a collaborative team-first, safe, clean, enjoyable, and predictable workplace where team members support and care for one another. 

Our team members produce sustainable and eco-friendly products that are supplied to national brands that impact people's day-to-day lives. 

Additionally, Great Northern is continually investing in upgrading or purchasing new, high-speed manufacturing equipment to maximize and increase capacity. Our employees have access to state-of-the-art technology and tools, enabling them to work more efficiently and effectively.  These investments not only maximize our capacity and increase production but also create more opportunities for our employees to learn and grow their careers. 

What We Can Offer You
In addition to excellent wages, Great Northern has a competitive benefits package including medical; dental; life insurance; paid time off (PTO); paid holidays; profit sharing and 401(k) retirement plan with company match.

We also offer our employees a safe, clean, friendly environment and room for growth!  Are you looking for a career with an established and stable company? 

Pay/Schedule

• $30.00 - $36.00/hour - dependent on experience.
• We have two openings that we will be filling for this night shift.

• Shifts are:

Sunday – Tuesday               5:00pm – 5:00am   

Wednesday – Friday            5:00pm – 5:00am

NOTE:Every 4 months these two schedules switch. (Scheduled 36 hours/week and paid for 40 hours)

Under general supervision, the Litho Press Feeder assists the Litho Press Operator of his/her responsibilities.  This position will utilize our large format litho sheet fed automatic machine with a very high level of automation and technology.  This typically includes printing in line with converting operation with tasks that have substantial complexity and multiple processes. The Litho Press Feeder is required to do machine set-ups and operations, calibrating equipment and measuring tolerances. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING.  OTHER DUTIES MAY BE ASSIGNED.

1. Works from most complex verbal or written process/production specifications, instructions, diagrams or models of higher-level technical personnel. 
2. Responsible for the output and condition of litho press.
3. Effectively set-up, run, and trouble shoot litho press, demonstrating a pro-active approach in identifying and resolving issues.
4. Follows safe operating procedures and all safety rules and guidelines.
5. Selects, installs, sets, positions and aligns stops, guides, dies, rolls, and blades as indicated by scale, rule or template of order specifications.
6. Adjusts tension controls according to size, thickness and number of litho sheets.
7. Selects printing plates or dies, fills ink wells with the required color and adjusts ink flow as required.
8. Stacks and feeds litho material.
9. Observes machine operation to detect product defects or machine malfunctions.
10. Measures product dimensions to determine accuracy of machine operation and performs quality inspection of finished product.
11. Removes cut pieces from product, die or bed of machine.
12. Counts, stacks, marks, bands and transports finished product to the proper area as directed.
13. Performs a wide variety of jobs within plant operations as needed.
14. Participates in routine testing or inspection activities as part of assembly or production process.
15. Completes work orders and load tags in legible print.
16. Performs minor machine maintenance such as cleaning and oiling of machines, dies or product.
17. Evaluates area operations and recommends improvements.
18. Participates in area meetings.
19. Performs inventory transactions.
20. Learning to operate the machine as necessary.
21. Performs a variety of miscellaneous job-related tasks as may be assigned from time-to-time by a Management Representative.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

1. High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED) and experience and/or training in a manufacturing environment.
2. Three to four years of large format litho printing industry experience.
3. Demonstrated performance and self-motivation to assume greater responsibility and work output to achieve results.
4. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with customers, and the ability to convey a positive and professional image of service and support to employees at all levels of responsibility in the Company.
5. Ability to read English and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedures, manuals and order specifications.
6. Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
7. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percentages. 
8. Ability to read a ruler to 1/16th of an inch.
9. Ability to apply common sense and understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

• Mechanical and spatial aptitude.
• Attention to detail, accuracy and quality. 
• Enthusiasm, dedication, reliability and punctuality required. 
• Ability to move from task/assignment to another on short notice.

Expectation

To be successful your teammates will depend on you to have pride in your work, be on time, work safely, work effectively with others, be optimistic, take ownership of your responsibilities, and look for continuous improvement opportunities.

Check out this insightful testimonial for what one of our employees has to say about working at Great Northern: Employee Testimonial

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