Machine Operator (Printing): Multiple Shifts

About the role

This critical role is responsible for completing the final stages of manufacturing or production by applying the last layer of treatment, coating, or adjustment to a product. This role ensures the finished item meets quality standards, durability requirements, and aesthetic specifications.

Responsibilities

• Continuously checks for print and seam quality
• Removes defective material and splices the roll web back together per the specification
• Utilizes a ruler, safety knife, and hole punch during splicing procedure (tools are used at other times as necessary)
• Handles rolls and palletizes them accordingly as to not cause damage to them
• Must understand basic printing and seam related defects
• Recording and entering data on designated paperwork as well as in the company operation system (Globetek)
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience or in-depth knowledge of lithographic, flexographic, or digital printing preferred

Skills

• Quality conscious and customer focused
• Self-directed individual with outstanding decision making and problem-solving skills
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Software including Outlook and have the ability to learn company specialized software program
• Ability to add and subtract, multiply and divide to figure label counts and conversions
• Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package; plus shift premiums for 2nd/3rd shifts
• Generous benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance and 401(k)
• Paid Holidays: New Years, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, plus two floating Holidays

Physical demands

• Standing, using hands to feel and touch; reach with arms and hands; talk and hear
• Frequent walking
• Occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl
• Must be able to regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds
• Continuous eye concentration
• Specific vision requirements are close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus