Press Assistant / Feeder Person

Serigraph; West Bend (WI); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages with shift premiums

Access to earned wages before payday

Paid time off and holidays

Free onsite healthcare

401(k) eligibility on day one

Free onsite fitness facility

Job summary

A printing company in Wisconsin is looking for a detail-oriented Feeder Person for their pressroom team. Responsibilities include preparing presses, monitoring print quality, and assisting operators. Candidates should have a high school diploma and understand safety practices. Serigraph offers competitive pay, benefits like paid time off and healthcare, and opportunities for career growth. Join us to help deliver top-quality results and be part of a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Understanding of safety and housekeeping practices.
• Ability to interpret job tickets.
• Experience assisting in training.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the offset color press for production runs.
• Monitor paper feed and sheet travel during production.
• Inspect printed sheets for quality issues.
• Perform routine press clean-up.
• Replace blankets and fill heat exchangers with water.
• Retrieve stock and other pressroom supplies as required.
• Assist with the operation of other offset presses.
• Ensure quality and inform management of issues.
• Handle materials per appropriate procedures.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

3rd Shift Sunday - Thursday 11 pm-7 am - $2 Shift Premium

*SG Headquarters*

At Serigraph, we bring brands to life through innovative print and graphic solutions. We’re looking for a detail-oriented and motivated Feeder Person to support our pressroom team. In this role, you’ll help keep production running smoothly by preparing and maintaining the feeder on our offset presses, monitoring print quality, and assisting press operators to deliver top-quality results for our customers.

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced, hands-on environment where teamwork and quality matter, this is a great opportunity to build your skills and grow your career with a company that values continuous improvement and employee success.

Press Assistant / Feeder Person Responsibilities

• Prepare offset color press for production runs per job ticket, including filling fountains with ink, obtaining and loading stock, and adjusting feeder head, paper guides, and suckers.
• Monitor paper feed and sheet travel during production; make necessary adjustments to maintain continuous operation.
• Inspect printed sheets for quality issues; identify problems and make corrective adjustments, including monitoring conductivity and alcohol levels.
• Perform routine press clean-up, including gumming and washing plates, cleaning blankets, and lubricating/oiling the press as needed.
• Replace blankets and fill heat exchangers with water.
• Retrieve stock, ink, and other pressroom supplies as required.
• Assist with the operation of other offset presses as directed.
• Ensure quality and stop production to correct quality concerns. Inform management of products and/or processes that do not conform to requirements.
• Ensure all environmental practices and materials are handled and disposed of per appropriate procedures in your area.
• Support Serigraph's current quality business system and understand the use of SPECS, the Serigraph quality manual.

What we are looking for in a Press Assistant / Feeder Person

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Knowledge of good departmental and company safety/housekeeping/PPE practices.
• Understand departmental procedures and policies.

Preferred Qualifications of a Press Assistant / Feeder Person

• Ability to interpret and understand job tickets.
• Ability to accurately enter information into the ERP system.
• Prior experience assisting in training feeder persons, vocational students, or apprentices.

At Serigraph, you’ll be part of a team that values quality, accountability, and continuous improvement. We offer competitive pay, benefits, and opportunities for career growth in a supportive environment.

If you’re ready to take the next step and contribute to a company where your work truly makes an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today and help us keep the presses running at their best!

Who is Serigraph?

Serigraph has over 70 years of experience in printing, advanced decorating technologies and graphic solutions for the automotive, appliance, consumer, medical, power sports, and point-of-purchase markets. Our core business is decorating plastic. We print, form, mold, finish and fulfill in-house. Serigraph specializes in transforming our customer’s brands to the physical world through print. Come help us build a team of creative problem solvers who know they can make a difference—because that’s the kind of community we want.

Life at Serigraph

The average Serigraph employee has more than 16 years of service! The tenure of our coworkers speaks volumes for life at Serigraph.Serigraph employees enjoy:

Competitive wages with shift premiums

Access to earned wages before the scheduled payday

A clean and air-conditioned environment

Paid time off, 10 paid holidays, and a vacation buy/sell program

Paid lunch breaks and holidays included in overtime

Free onsite healthcare and telemedicine including COVID testing

Full benefits package including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance

401(k) eligibility on day one

Free onsite fitness facility and walking trails

Cross training, growth, and promotion from within

What are you waiting for? Apply to join the Serigraph team today!

Serigraph is an Equal Opportunity Employer.