Press Operator

Graphic Packaging International; Gordonsville (TN); On-site; USD 33,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Graphic Packaging International is a leading packaging manufacturer with a broad portfolio including paperboard products. The role focuses on operating and maintaining printing presses, ensuring color accuracy, and meeting customer specifications.

The position requires basic computer skills, color discrimination, and the ability to work 8–12 hour shifts with potential overtime. You will contribute to quality control and process improvements while supporting a busy production environment.

Qualifications

• Color discrimination to match or detect differences between colors including shades
• Basic computer skills and data entry ability
• High School Diploma or GED required

Responsibilities

• Set and maintain color and machine capability production standards
• Prepare, operate, and perform minor maintenance of the press and printing work area
• Inspect completed work for defects and conformance to specifications and adjust machinery as needed
• Move raw, in‑process, and finished materials; use material handling equipment
• Maintain daily time and materials usage records in SAP and PEAK
• Perform preventive maintenance tasks on production equipment
• Disassemble machines to repair or replace worn parts
• Carry out housekeeping duties
• Work eight to twelve‑hour shifts, including overtime
• Operate printing press equipment and troubleshoot issues
• Prepare make‑ready equipment to meet customer specs
• Adjust machine controls to correct variations and verify print quality

Skills

Visual Color Discrimination

Basic computer skills

Data entry

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper‑based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

A World of Difference. Made Possible.

• Set and maintain color and machine capability production standards.
• Perform tasks associated with the preparation, operation, housekeeping and minor maintenance of the press and printing work area.
• Inspects completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work order specifications, and adjust machinery as necessary to correct variations
• Perform tasks associated with the movement of raw, in process and finished material. Use material handling machinery, tools as required.
• Keeps daily time and materials usage reports and records information in SAP and PEAK
• Performs Preventative Maintenance tasks associated with production.
• Disassembles machines to maintain, repair, or replace broken or worn parts, using hand tools
• Perform housekeeping duties
• Ability to work eight to twelve‑hour shifts, including overtime
• Press Operator; Operates and troubleshoots printing press equipment
• Press Operator; Clears jams, preps machine, including preparing make‑ready equipment to meet customer specifications,
• Press Operator; Adjusts machine controls to correct variations and verifies quality of finished product to look for defects in print quality, such as register, print-to-cut, and other such defects as cut scores, bent flaps and curl.
• Shares an obligation to protect and strengthen Graphic Packaging International’s good reputation in our relationships with customers, employees, suppliers, competitors, investors, and governmental agencies, and to act consistently with our core values: Integrity, Respect, Accountability, Relationships, and Teamwork

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma, GED
• Basic computer skills, data entry
• Visual Color Discrimination, the ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of colors

Graphic Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decision on an employee's or applicant's race, color, religion, age, gender or sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic identity, genetic information, disability, veteran/military status or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. Click here to view the Poster, EEO is the Law.