Packaging Assistant, Part Time (Nights)

Hearst; United States; On-site; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Hearst Midwest Media is hiring a Part Time Packaging Assistant for the Evening shift (Sun–Fri, 5 PM–1 AM). The role involves feeding pre-prints into an inserting machine, inject mailing, and postal distribution.

The team prints multiple dailies and weeklies and seeks someone with high standards in quality and leadership. The position requires manual handling, machine setup assistance, and the ability to work in a fast-paced printing environment.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and proofreading skills.
• Willingness to work in several different departments doing various duties.
• Self-motivated and self-starter.
• Ability to lift up to 20 lbs.

Responsibilities

• General cleaning of work areas and printing plant facilities.
• Assist in machine setup and mailing preparation processes.
• Load preprints into the inserting machine and manage bundles.
• Catching bundles off the packaging end and strapping bundles.

Skills

Attention to detail

Multi-department work

Self-motivated

Self-starter

Task completion

Computer skills

Mechanical abilities

Lifting up to 20 lbs

Job description

Packaging Assistant - Part Time

Hearst Midwest Media has an opening for a Part Time Packaging Assistant on the Evening shift, Sunday- Friday. This position requires feeding pre-prints into an Inserting machine, inject-mailing, and postal distribution. Hearst Michigan Newspapers prints 4 Dailies and Weeklies owned by Hearst, plus a variety of Commercial Printing. We are seeking an individual with high standards in quality, maintenance, and crew leadership. Shifts are Sun to Fri, 5 PM to 1 AM, three nights per week.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• General cleaning of work areas, cleaning of our printing plant including restrooms.
• Assisting in machine setup including bundle tops for mailing process
• Jogging and loading preprints into the machine
• Catching bundles off the packaging end of machine
• Strapping bundles with Strapper
• Stacking strapped bundles onto skids or carts
• Delivering finished products to staging areas for delivery or pickup with skid jack
• Tagging totes and mail bags with proper tags
• Cleanup of skids, bundles, and papers for recycling

Hearst Midwest Media has an opening for a Part Time Packaging Assistant on the Evening shift, Sunday- Friday. This position requires feeding pre-prints into an Inserting machine, inject mailing, and postal distribution. Hearst Michigan Newspapers prints 4 Dailies and Weeklies owned by Hearst, plus a variety of Commercial Printing. We are seeking an individual with high standards in quality, maintenance, and crew leadership.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Strong attention to detail and proof-reading skills
• Willingness to work in several different departments doing various duties.
• Self-motivated
• Self-starter
• Complete tasks that are given
• Computer skills
• Mechanical abilities.
• Ability to lift up to 20LBS

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• General cleaning of work areas, cleaning of our printing plant including restrooms.
• Assisting in machine setup including bundle tops for mailing process
• Jogging and loading preprints into the machine
• Catching bundles off the packaging end of machine
• Strapping bundles with Strapper
• Stacking strapped bundles onto skids or carts
• Delivering finished products to staging areas for delivery or pickup with skid jack
• Tagging totes and mail bags with proper tags
• Cleanup of skids, bundles, and papers for recycling