Press Support, 1st Shift - IL

Company Statement
Abbott Label is a family-owned label manufacturing company with plants in Texas, California, Georgia and Illinois. We have an immediate opening in our fast-paced Illinois warehouse for a high-energy person that wants to join a winning, financially stable team. We are willing to train the right person!
We are a growing company with great benefits, including health, vision and dental insurance, long term disability insurance, life insurance, a generous vacation package and a 401K plan with a generous employer match.
We are a relationship driven culture, most of our customer base has been with us a long time. The workload is challenging, but rewarding, there is a sense of mission, and the need to be creative is satisfied daily. We are artists and engineers and customer advocates, but most of all we are a family.
Job Description
1st Shift works 5:30 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday thru Friday. Mandatory 50 hours with Overtime pay.
The Intent of this role is to get it set up, get it running, get the complete job cleaned up and get the next job set up quickly.
Responsible for having Flexo Presses staged with materials and tooling for efficient workflow. Assist with Press make-ready on presses with main emphasis on the printing presses. Assisting with Quality Control in the pressroom. Performing any other additional activities as directed by your supervisor (which may include running a machine, and/or assisting in maintenance needs).

• Responsible for staging raw material, ink and tooling to each Flexo Press.
• Assist press operator to ensure make ready process is completed in an efficient manner.
• Putting left-over material and tooling back where they belong
• Maintaining raw material by using the FIFO procedure
• Interact with shipping and receiving for inventory control.
• Help to maintain production tooling in order, at all times – dies, perfs, mags, print cylinders, anilox inventory.
• Help to maintain Pressroom cleanliness and organization
• Assist with finishing needs as directed by your supervisor.
• Mount plates.
• Mix ink (responsible for Ink Technician)
• Work with ink vendors and train good ink management techniques to press operators.
• Work with maintenance to make sure all components work properly.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma or some equivalent
• 18 years or older
• Eligible to work in the United States

Preferred Skills

• Able to work with a manual and electric pallet jack
• Experience in Flexographic Industry a plus

Additional Notes

• Able to bend and twist. Able to lift up to 40lbs. Able to be on your feet all day. Able to work in a fast-paced environment. Overtime will be required based on production requirements.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour