Litho Finishing Blumer Operator, 1st shift

Responsibilities

• Review job tickets and rule-up to determine customer specifications.
• Operate computer to check and select program from index or to add/modify program as required.
• Contact quality assurance to obtain approval to run job.
• Set cutter side guides.
• Load product into cutter and cut.
• Check cutting operation and make adjustments as required to maintain specifications.
• Check knife performance during operations to assure clean cuts.
• Change knife blades when necessary, using a variety of hand tools and knife changing facility.
• Operate hand or pallet truck to move finished product to staging area and/or to bring in empty skids, pallets, box, and carton supplies from storage areas.
• Complete load tags, tally sheets and final job tickets.
• Complete daily production sheets and record each job run, job number, customer name and any specifics pertaining to the job.
• Train new Blumer Operators and helpers as necessary in jogging and cutting operations.
• Maintain area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or equivalent (GED).
• Plus 1 to 2 years of experience on a variety of cutting operations.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.