Full-Time Press General Labor

As a global marketing experience company, Quad’s goal is to help our clients win every day. We use our data-driven integrated marketing and manufacturing platform to streamline solutions for our clients, reduce friction and enhance their marketing spend effectiveness. We’ve built a rich legacy by believing in our people, allowing them to act like owners and to take charge of their own success. Whether an operator, sales rep, a graphic artist or a clinician, we’re all driven to perform at our best— for ourselves and our clients. At our core, we’re a company that believes we can always create a better way.

So, are you ready to take the reins of your career and soar to new heights? Join us at Quad and embark on a thrilling journey where the only limit is your imagination!! 

Picture this: you, with your Manufacturing experience, stepping into Quad and immediately being rewarded with a competitive starting wage, between $17.50 - $19.50 / hour.    But that's just the beginning of your adventure with Quad.  We're not here to stand still; we're here to help propel you forward, pushing you to exceed your limits and surpass your goals every single day. Through our Accelerated Training program, we will teach you a skilled trade and allow you to earn up to $23 / hour in your first 2 years.  In addition, we value and reward manufacturing experience by providing a competitive wage.  Individuals with print experience can have a starting wage of up to $33 / hour.  As your career progresses, multiple upward paths are available, as we are continuously looking for our next group of leaders to excel within the organization.

Our compressed work schedule is geared toward balancing work and family life.  You will work 3 to 4, 12-hour shifts a week with opportunities for overtime (either  7 a.m. - 7 p.m. or 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.) This includes days, nights, weekends, and holidays.  Overtime is paid after 40 hours per week. 

One of Quad’s largest mega plants is located in Hartford, which is ranked as one of the safest and fastest-growing WI cities and one of the safest communities for raising kids.  At over 1.6 million square feet in size, the Hartford plant is CLIMATE CONTROLLED and home to cutting-edge equipment and technology.  Our employees and their families have access to an onsite medical clinic, and fitness center, as well as many recreational outdoor activities like disc golf, sand volleyball, and horseshoes which are free for employees and their families to enjoy. We offer competitive pay, health, dental, pharmacy, and life insurance, 401k, vacation, and other great benefits. 

Headquartered in Wisconsin, Quad is a $3 billion global marketing experience company, that is among the largest magazine and direct-mail printers in the U.S.  With over 15,000 employees,  our company leverages its strong print foundation through every facet of the marketing journey efficiently and at scale through its innovative, data-driven offerings. 

BE YOUR OWN SUCCESS STORY.  BE SOMETHING GREATER.  BE QUAD.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

• Remove the product from the end of the printing press or finishing machine.
• Work with loose and/or completed products by stacking them onto pallets, transferring them to tables & placing them into a collator hopper or mail bags.
• Move product/skids with a hand jack, motorized Raymond (Big Joe) lift, or Forklift (training provided).
• Comply with all quality, safety, and work rules and regulations.
• Effectively communicate with team members.
• Assist other crew members with various duties including webbing up of the press and/or special handwork to meet customer requests.
• Follow all clean-up and housekeeping procedures.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
• Printing, factory, or other mechanical work experience is a plus.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to write and read measurements.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow both written and verbal instructions.
• The ability to use a computer/manipulate touch screens.
• The ability to use repetitive hand/wrist movement.
• Ability to lift stacks of end boards or banding strap rolls (~30 -60 lbs) as needed.
• The ability to take stacks of loose signatures or bundles ranging (from 5-30 lbs.) of a pallet or conveyor up to 48” in height and transfer them to a tabletop work surface 42”, and then place them into a collator hopper or mail bags that potentially weigh from 5-75 lbs.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize job needs.
• Ability to be a team player in a fast-paced, detail-orientated production environment.
• Ability to follow instructions and work independently.
• Must be able to work 12-hour shifts (either 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. or 7 p.m. - 7 a.m.) including days, nights, weekends, and holidays working 3-4 days a week.