Valassis, a Vericast business, is a premier marketing solutions company that accelerates profitable revenue growth for the 70,000 businesses it serves directly by influencing consumer purchasing and transaction behavior at scale while engaging with over 120 million households daily.  We are recognized as leading providers of incentives, advertising, marketing services, transaction solutions, customer data and cross-channel campaign management, and intelligent media delivery that create millions of customer touch points annually for their clients.  For more information, visit http://www.vericast.com or follow Vericast on LinkedIn

Job Title: 

Production Technician 1 Strapper (1st Shift)

• Monday- Thursday (Fridays and weekends may be required)
• 6:00am-4:30pm (work hours may change due to business needs)

Position Summary:

• Responsible for palletizing finished goods and ensuring the pallets are wrapped in a manner that maintains stability and neatness, as well as perform the duties of a PT1 Feeder, as needed
• Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of assigned equipment

Key Duties / Responsibilities:

• Ensures finished goods are properly palletized, instructing the logistics tech to move product to finish location (40%)
• Prepare all finished products according to established USPS standards; Demonstrates proficiency through the proper recognition of the printed address labels on finished products (40%)
• Load material into main machine component (10%)
• Clear jams and address errors on end of line machine components (5%)
• Operate a pallet jack (5%)

Additional Responsibilities:

• Adhere to housekeeping standards
• Support and comply with safety and security policies to promote a healthy working environment
• Maintain open communication with the team
• Participate in the Team Business Meetings
• Share equipment knowledge with team members
• Responsible for quality, output, and production goals
• Manage multiple work orders on multiple output stations (if applicable)
• Support and comply with internal and external audits, to include providing information, performing assigned tasks to ensure compliance, and preparing and maintaining evidence that key duties identified as internal controls have been performed
• Make minor non-mechanical adjustments to ensure safety and maintenance procedures are followed
• Operate a pallet jack

Experience / Skills / Abilities:

• 0 – 1 years related experience
• Ability to multi-task
• Basic math skills
• Works with sense of urgency
• Attention to detail
• Effective communicator
• Team player (works well with others)
• Ability to assess obstacles and take corrective action

Education & Knowledge:

• High school diploma or equivalent education certification, preferred
• Ability to speak and communicate effectively utilizing the English language

Communication & Contacts (Internal/External):

• Communicate with other production team members

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:

• Must be able to lift 30 to 50 pounds on a routine basis
• Bending, stooping, climbing

Other:

• Ability to work overtime, beyond regular schedule, to complete work assignments, as required

Starting Wage: $15.50 Per Hour

The ultimate compensation offered for the position will depend upon several factors such as skill level, cost of living, experience, and responsibilities

Vericast offers a generous total rewards benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401K matching and generous PTO allowance. A wide variety of additional benefits like life insurance, employee assistance and pet insurance are also available, not to mention smart and friendly coworkers!

Valassis, a Vericast Brand, offers a year-round temperature controlled, bright, clean manufacturing team-based environment

At Vericast, we don’t just accept differences - we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our clients, and our community. As an Equal Opportunity employer, Vericast considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classifications protected by law. Applicants who have disabilities may request that accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process by contacting our Talent Acquisition team at [email protected]. EEO is the law. To review your rights under Equal Employment Opportunity please visit: www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf