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Press Operator Assistant - 1st Shift 12 Hour

Gelpac
Buffalo, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 4/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/7/2026
Description

We are hiring! Join a great team and work in an air-conditioned plant in Cheektowaga, NY. We are in need of a Press Assistant on 1st shift 12-hour shift .

Hours are 6AM to 6PM 2 days on, 2 days off. Rate starts at $18/hr.

Come join ProAmpac who is one of the largest suppliers of consumer packaging products.

When hired as a ProAmpac employee, we offer a full benefits package!

  • Medical
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Paid parental leave
  • Life Insurance
  • 401k with generous company match
  • Paid vacation
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Safety shoe allotment
  • Generous employee referral program
  • ProAmpac’s Employee Assistance Fund, and much, much more.

The Printer Assistant provides support services for the Printing Department personnel to keep presses functioning.

Job Responsibilities

  • Assists in printing operation and works with the Operator to create a quality product according to our customers' specifications. This may include duties such as tightening shafts, pouring solvents, wrapping skids, checking tear sheets, and observing webs on the Printing Press.
  • Inspects the print job to ensure the highest quality and coordinates efforts to run the job efficiently.
  • Works with inks and utilizes the proper ink for individual work orders. This includes checking the viscosity of inks, maintaining color and proper quantities of ink and solvent appropriate for the job being run.
  • Prepares for the next production run by supplying the Press with ink, cores, and rolls.
  • Ensures and monitors Inks to keep press running.
  • Keeps the press area organized, swept, helps to clean presses and clear of debris.

Job Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent education.
  • 2 years of manufacturing experience is preferred.
  • Ability to lift 50 pounds repeatedly during the shift.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and multi-tasking skills to facilitate shift-to-shift communication with Assistant Printers, Printer Operators, production Supervisors, and Leads.
  • Ability to read, comprehend and write simple correspondence is necessary.
  • Ability to read and interpret job orders to successfully and correctly set up and assist in running the product, in accordance with customer requirements.
  • A good eye for color is required, graphic design experience is preferred.
  • Ability to perform simple math equations.
  • Strong ability to read a tape measure accurately required.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.

For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.

Job Category: Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Full-Time

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