Press Operator Assistant - 2nd shift

ProAmpac - Buffalo; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 2,066,000 - 3,031,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Paid parental leave

Life Insurance

401k with match

Paid vacation

11 paid holidays

Safety shoe allotment

Employee Assistance Fund

Job summary

ProAmpac in Cheektowaga, NY, is hiring a Press Assistant for the 2nd shift to support the Printing Department and keep presses running. The role is a Temp to Direct hire with opportunities for career progression and competitive pay.

As part of a large consumer packaging company, you will join a team with a full benefits package, including medical, vision, life insurance, and a generous 401k match, plus paid vacation and holidays.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 2 years of manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds repeatedly during the shift.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and multi-tasking skills to facilitate shift-to-shift communication.
• Ability to read, comprehend and write simple correspondence; read and interpret job orders.
• Good eye for color; color matching experience preferred.
• Ability to perform simple math equations; read a tape measure accurately.

Responsibilities

• Assists in printing operation and works with the Operator to create a quality product according to customer specifications.
• Inspects the print job to ensure highest quality and coordinates efforts to run the job efficiently.
• Works with inks and ensures proper ink quantities and viscosity for each job.
• Prepares for the next production run by supplying ink, cores, and rolls to the press.
• Monitors inks to keep the press running and maintains a clean press area.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Multi-tasking

Reading/writing

Color vision

Math skills

Tape measure

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Category: Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Requisition Number: PRESS005483

• Posted : October 1, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Description

We are hiring! Join a great team and work in anair-conditioned plant in Cheektowaga, NY. We are in need of a Press Assistant on 2nd shift . This is a Temp to Direct hire role. We offer competitive pay for this job and career progression to a higher Operator role.

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
• Vision
• Paid parental leave
• Life Insurance
• 401k with generous company match
• Paid vacation
• 11 paid holidays
• Safety shoe allotment
• 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.

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