Packing & Shipping Assistant

About Fireball Printing

Hi! We’re a Philadelphia-based print shop focusing on projects for artists, galleries, venues, non-profit organizations, schools and small businesses. We strive to create great prints for our clients, and to make Fireball a nice place to work.

Hours

(5) eight hour shifts, 9am-5pm M-F*

*You may be asked to work additional hours.

Pay Rate

Starting at $18/hour

About the Job

As a Packing & Shipping Assistant at Fireball Printing, your responsibilities will include carefully and efficiently packing items for shipping and pickups, overseeing the creation of accurate shipping labels, and maintaining quality control standards throughout. You will also receive and process jobs from our external vendors, confirming that they are completed correctly and ready for the next stage of production or fulfillment.

In addition to your shipping responsibilities, you will cross-train in our finishing department and assist with production tasks as workload requires. Finishing work may include activities such as cutting, folding, binding, assembling, counting, and preparing printed materials. This is a hands-on role that requires attention to detail, good organization, and the flexibility to move between departments based on daily production needs.

You will also help maintain a clean, organized, and efficient workspace. We’re looking for someone who is dependable, detail-oriented, and committed to completing orders accurately and on time.

Responsibilities

• Inspect, pack and prepare finished products for shipment or pickup

• Perform quality checks to ensure finished products meet our high standards

• Create and verify accurate shipping labels and documentation

• Organize completed orders and prioritize shipments according to deadlines

• Unload, inspect, and process incoming jobs from external vendors

• Cross-train in the finishing department and assist with finishing and production tasks as needed

• Maintain a clean and organized work area

• Assist with routine shop upkeep, including removing trash from outside the building and sweeping the staging room and common areas

• Communicate with team members about quality concerns, missing items, or other order issues

• Assist in other production areas when needed to help the team meet deadlines

Required Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate, high-quality work

• Ability to manage priorities and meet production and shipping deadlines

• Good manual dexterity and physical stamina for repetitive, hands-on tasks

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Comfort using computers and learning shipping and production software

• Basic math skills and ability to read measurements on a ruler

• Ability to stand for extended periods

• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds

• Willingness to learn new production processes and work across departments

• Ability to work overtime as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience with packing, shipping, fulfillment, warehouse work, print production, or manufacturing

• Experience with print finishing, bindery, or other detail-oriented production work

Working Conditions

• This is a full-time, hands-on position in a commercial print shop.

• Work is primarily performed indoors in shipping and production areas.

• The position requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, lifting, and repetitive hand movements.