Jogger - All Widths jobs in New York

Position Purpose and Objectives:

Under the direction of the Web Manager, the Jogger (Level 1) is responsible in a variety of basic hand and machine operations to arrange, pile, load, operate, maintain machinery and products, replace printing supplies, discard overused plates, all while consistently moving to and from.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Gather and jog product coming off the counter stacker; stack neatly on skids to ensure efficient production in bindery.
• Complete skid load tags accurately.
• Operate material handling equipment (pallet jacks).
• Move finished loads to staging area for binding/finishing.
• Change and empty waste bins as needed.
• Assist in opening and shafting rolls.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Clean and fill sponge buckets.
• Replace press work bench supplies (solvent, plate cleaner).
• Clean wash-up trays after use.
• Clean ink fountains.
• Neatly discard spent plates.
• Perform a visual check at folds of jogged sigs.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

• Gather and jog product coming off the counter stacker; stack neatly on skids to ensure efficient production in bindery.
• Complete skid load tags accurately.
• Operate material handling equipment (pallet jacks).
• Move finished loads to staging area for binding/finishing.
• Change and empty waste bins as needed.
• Assist in opening and shafting rolls.
• Maintain a clean and orderly work area.
• Clean and fill sponge buckets.
• Replace press work bench supplies (solvent, plate cleaner).
• Clean wash-up trays after use.
• Clean ink fountains.
• Neatly discard spent plates.
• Perform a visual check at folds of jogged sigs.

Working Conditions:

• Must be able to work within various degrees of noise, temperature, and air quality. Flexibility and patience are required. Must be able to work under stressful conditions. Sitting, standing, pushing and/or/pulling, lifting, and carrying (up to 50 pounds), reaching, squatting, climbing stairs, and kneeling may be required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The work environment is usually noisy and may be performed while exposed to chemicals and odors commonly associated with printing.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Must be available to work extended hours and a flexible schedule, which includes early mornings, days, evenings, overnights, and weekends.

Essential Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Individual will require a full range of physical motion and coordination (extending hands and arms, walking to achieve tasks, lifting, grasping, and repetitive motion, i.e., substantial moving of arms, wrists, hands, and/or finger).
• Individual must be able to lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to seventy (70) pounds with assistance.
• Individual is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, climb, or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, twist/turn or crawl, reach with hands and arms and see, talk or hear; push/pull up to fifty (50) pounds on a regular and recurring basis.
• Individual will require to maneuver, with caution, and accordingly operate machinery.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Have normal hearing with or without device.