Machine Assistant - Press & Lamination Support

Role Overview

Unpack Your Potential

Join Amcor as a press or lamination assistant. Press Assistants help set up the Rotogravure printing press and manage materials. Lamination Assistants prepare laminators and support production. Both roles play a key part in keeping operations running smoothly.

Schedule: Shift: 12-hour shifts (6 PM – 6 AM) on a 4-3 rotation

Fixed Days

• Option 1: Sunday–Tuesday and every other Saturday
• Option 2: Wednesday–Friday and every other Saturday

Note: Employees are assigned to one of the two fixed schedules and do not rotate between them.

Compensation & Benefits: Value, Recognized

We reward great work with

• Pay: $19.50 - $22.24/hour + $1.50/night shift premium (Pay based on experience) - 401(k): Dollar-for-dollar match up to 8%
• Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, disability, and life insurance coverage starting day one
• Paid time off and holidays
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities

About the role

Possibility Unpacked

What you’ll do

Press Assistant

• Assist with press and laminator setup, including preparing ink, coating, adhesive, and equipment
• Clean press pans and doctor blades; operate parts washer
• Load/unload cylinders and raw materials; remove finished products
• Monitor product quality during production
• Operate forklifts and hand jacks as needed
• Maintain a clean and safe work area, including spill cleanup and trash removal
• Follow all safety protocols
• Support operators and supervisors with additional tasks as needed

Lamination Assistant

• Clean laminator and press components, including doctor blades
• Prepare materials and equipment (trolleys, ink, coating, adhesive) for production
• Operate parts washing machine
• Assist in setting up and running the adhesive laminator
• Follow all safety rules and procedures

What we want from you: Lead the Pack

Preferred qualifications

• Prior experience in printing, web handling, and/or manufacturing
• Accurate measurement skills; knowledge of metric conversation
• Basic mechanical ability
• Solid communication and teamwork skills
• Willing and able to operate fork lifts and hand jacks as needed

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand for 12-hour shifts
• Stand, walk, bend, and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Perform tasks in a fast-paced production environment

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity:

Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)