Company Description

Valassis, a Vericast business, is a premier marketing solutions company that accelerates profitable revenue growth for the thousands of 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 Description

Job Title:      

• Production Technician 1- Feeder 

Position Summary: 

• Responsible for loading, unloading, and maintaining material to assigned machine units.
• Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of assigned equipment. 

Key Duties / Responsibilities:

• Load and unload materials into the machine. (70%)
• Respond to the indicator lights and display screens and know the actions required to mitigate the issue. (10%)
• Adjust machine components as needed. (5%)
• Verify correct material is on the production line. (5%)
• Ability to work with machine interface or machine controls. (5%)
• Perform basic machine setup and troubleshooting as needed. (5%)

Additional Responsibilities:

• Adhere to housekeeping standards.
• Support and comply with safety and security policies to promote a healthy work 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.
• 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.
• Operate a pallet jack.
• Make minor non-mechanical adjustments to ensure safety and maintenance procedures are followed.

Communication & Contacts (Internal/External):

• Communicate with team members.

Other:

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

Qualifications

Education & Knowledge:

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

Experience / Skills / Abilities:

• 0 – 1 year 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.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to carry up to 30lbs, push and pull up to 30lbs, twist, stand, walk, reach, and grip/grasp throughout the shift. Employees are also required to lift up to 30lbs, squat, and kneel occasionally. Lastly, employees are required to have the ability to work in a fast paced environment.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, airborne dust, paper particles, and industrial lift trucks. All work environments that exceed OSHA's standard on noise levels require associates to wear the hearing protection that is provided.

*Disclaimer: Weight requirements may vary by location. Please contact HR Business Partner for further details and/or refer to Physical Requirements Addendum. 

Additional Information

Additional Information

Hourly Pay Rate: $15.00 plus $1.25 Shift Differential for 2nd shift

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 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!

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 talentacquisition@vericast.com. EEO is the law. To review your rights under Equal Employment Opportunity please visit: www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf.

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