Press Helper

Graphic Packaging International, LLC

Press Helper at Graphic Packaging International assisting Press Operator in production tasks. Responsible for maintaining press setup, housekeeping, and training new helpers.

Posted 7/15/2026full-timeOmaha • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates proficiency in press operations, including setup, maintenance, and changeovers, while ensuring safety and cleanliness in the work area. Capable of training and assisting new team members in a manufacturing environment.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Press SetupManufacturing ExperiencePrinting KnowledgeSafety ComplianceTraining Assistance

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Hard Skills

Press OperationFeeder SetupRoll Size CheckingCylinders PreparationInk ManagementHousekeepingWeight MeasurementChangeover AssistanceLifting 50 lbsLifting 85 lbs

Soft Skills

Team CollaborationCommunicationAdaptabilityAttention to DetailProblem Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

High School DiplomaGED

Industry Keywords

ManufacturingPrintingProductionChangeoverHousekeeping Standards

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

To assist the Press Operator in any way needed to maximize speed and production
Responsible for setting up the feeder end of the press
Check roll size and roll basis weight at press.
Make roll press ready.
Have cylinders made-ready and ink at the press prior to changeover.
Keep the press unwind loaded with paper.
Maintain high degree of housekeeping in and around assigned area and work safely at position.
Cut down make readies and scrap before the end of the shift.
Dispose of outer wrap and scrap in proper place; empty trash; sweep floors; return ink to ink room.
Clean printing plates before returning them to the mounting room.
Assist other press crew members with press changeovers, and other tasks.
Assist mounter in mounting room.
Once qualified, assist in the instruction and training of new press helpers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School diploma or GED.
Minimum of 1 year of manufacturing experience, strongly preferred.
Minimum of 1 year working within printing, preferred.
Ability to work a 12-hour shift;
Ability to fulfill overtime requirements as necessary to ensure production requirements are met as well as shut-down and start-up requirements before and after the completion of the shift.
Ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without accommodation. This includes lifting to 50 lbs; Lifting 85 lbs. to an elevation of 6 ft. (2-person job)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Pay
401(k) w/employer matching
Health & Welfare Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
Short and Long-Term Disability
Life Insurance
Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
Various Voluntary benefits
Adoption Assistance Program
Employee Discount Programs
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Assistance Program
Paid Time Off + 11 paid company holidays each year