Die Cutting Operator 1 Night Shift (56406)

Job Details: Job Location: St Paul, MN 55114, Position Type: Full Time, Salary Range: $18.00 - $22.00 Hourly, Travel Percentage: None, Job Shift: 3rd Shift, Job Category: Manufacturing, Get to Know Us

About Mill Rock Packaging

Mill Rock Packaging Partners is a specialty packaging growth platform formed in August 2020 by Mill Rock Capital to invest in growing businesses with advanced service and product capabilities in the consumer packaging industry. MRP’s operations include production facilities located in Renton, WA, Aurora, CO, Salt Lake City, UT, St Paul, Hutchinson, MN and most recently Hartford, CT. (

About Impressions

Impressions, based in St.Paul, MN and founded in 1967, is a market leader in the design, engineering and production of high-end paperboard packaging and commercial printing products for a variety of end markets. The company’s core offering spans a broad range of high-end, ecofriendly, customized folding cartons for consumer staples, pharmaceuticals, health and beauty and other daily-use products. Impressions offers lithographic printing and a host of value-added services, including product engineering, prototyping and post-print production. The company operates state-of-the-art production facilities in St.Paul and Hutchinson, MN.

Opportunity

Mill Rock Packaging is excited to start our search for our new Die Cutting Assistant to support our Operations Teams in setting up tooling, assisting in machine change-overs, and moving loads in and out of the die cutter. This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties:

• Assist the Die Cutting Operator by preparing loads for die cutting, checking product part number and loading stock into the feeder.
• Off-load die cutter and inspect every load of die cut product for die cutting and printing errors.
• Perform quality checks in full compliance with all requirements of the quality system.
• Use centerline system to perform proper tooling setups.
• Setup top strippers, bottom stripping pins, as well as top and bottom blankers.
• Store die cutting tooling and maintain order in the tooling storage areas.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area, clean die cutters, tooling and die cutting area during idle times.
• Assist with routine die cutter maintenance, including thoroughly cleaning machine during scheduled maintenance times.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Possess an ability to work together as a Die Cutting Team and embrace how your job impacts the whole team. You are the person “behind the scenes” making it happening.
• Can accept feedback and use it to grow in your position.
• Adept at working with your hands on tooling and machines.
• Must have basic computer skills or the ability to learn basic skills.
• Excellent endurance to stand and move about the work area all day.
• Must be able to lift up to 35-40 pounds.

Cultural Traits

• Passionate and positive “can do” attitude and loves to work with your hands.
• Show a willingness to work overtime when the workload makes it necessary to cover others on vacation or absent or help get a big job out the door.

Work Environment

Work exclusively in the production area, with light and heavy equipment where you stand and walk during your entire shift. Bending, lifting and reaching as needed. Exposed to elevated noise levels throughout work shift, hearing protection use is mandatory while in production area. May bend, squat, climb up onto the machine as needed for general maintenance and set up, or as directed by the Die Cutting Operator.

Qualifications: What Will Make You Stand Out

Prior experience in a printing plant

Education/Experience:

GED or High School Equivalent preferred