Job Details: Admin Assistant (part-time)
Location: Lagrange, GA 30240
Duration: 6 months Assignment
Hours/Shift: 4pm to 12am, 24-30hours/week
Working Days: Sun, Tue, Wed, Fri
 
Summary:
Client looking for a part-time Admin Assistant in our LaGrange, GA printing center. Under the supervision of the Press/Mail Foreman, you will be expected to become competent in all aspects of the reel room, mailroom, and plateroom operations, and other, specific duties in the pressroom. You will be based onsite at the LaGrange, Georgia print plant.
 
Candidate Will:

• Assist in several manufacturing areas to include the Press, Plate and Mail rooms of the nightly printing plant operation.
• Reel Room duties include Roll handling, roll preparation, paster make-up, reel stand operation, tension system settings, web leading and the sorting and weighing of waste newsprint.
• Mailroom duties include List preparation, MCS programming, operation of labeling equipment, stackers, bundle strapping and wrapping machines, and conveyors in addition to error bundle correction and proper dispatching of printed copies.
• Pressroom duties include Web leading; cleaning of blankets, rollers, press parts and systems; checking, spotting, mounting, and removing plates.

 
Plateroom duties include: ·

• The operation of PC-based imaging and press proof software applications
• Imaging and processing plates and verifying registration
• Checking plates to ensure both are free of defects and verifying printed copies for accuracy and quality
• Communicating with and monitoring pre-press communications via electronic messaging or phone for critical run time information and relaying information to management
• Operation of production information management system software (PDIMS) to record nightly run time data, such as film and plate lockup times, and tracking consumables
• Assistance with cleaning and scheduled preventative maintenance of equipment and general housekeeping.
• Transportation Work includes using various printing devices to print reports, top wraps, and labels and creating circulation reports to distribute via hard copy and electronically, and preparation of postal reports.
• Additional duties may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications:

• Proficient with Microsoft applications, email, and Google suite of applications
• A team player mindset and are self-motivated.
• 0-2 years of experience - will train.
• Ability to stand for 7.25 hours, be able to lift 50 lbs., kneel, bend, stoop and reach out and overhead, climb stairs and ladders and push rolls of newsprint, and operate heavy equipment with 4 levels of moving parts.
• High School Graduate/GED or equivalent work experience.
• Ability to work in a fast paced deadline oriented environment with quick decision making ability
• Good color perception and are mechanically inclined
• Problem solving skills.
• Previous experience in a production environment preferably in cold web offset newspaper printing production environment.
• Distribution/mail packaging experience a plus, working on conveyor lines, with stacking and strapping equipment
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in the use of business PC applications and press controls.
• Hours of work 24-30hrs per week, every Sunday and Friday and two other weekdays

 

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
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LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $18.00/hr.