Operator - Press

Benefits

• 11 paid holidays
• Vacation days
• Personal days
• Quarterly bonus opportunities for perfect attendance ($350)
• Free uniforms
• Free parking
• Paid lunch break ($350)
• $1,000 sign-on bonus
• Premium pay for night shift (11pm-7am) — $1.50/hour
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health, dental, & vision insurance
• Free life insurance and disability insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Wellness program with discounts on health insurance premiums and other incentives for healthy lifestyle

Responsibilities

• Receives and reviews job jackets, specifications, and customer requirements
• Retrieves and receives dies, inks, materials, plates, etc. and sets up press
• Secures approvals before running job and solves problems to ensure quality is excellent
• Maintains inks, colors, and registration to ensure quality meets specifications
• Cleans plates, cylinder, dye fonts, and lubricates press as needed
• Operates press in a safe manner to produce quality product with minimal scrap, meet production schedules, and keep work area clean
• Ensures departmental compliance with all certification requirements (AIB, ISO)
• Follows Good Manufacturing Practices and good housekeeping guidelines
• Follows safety guidelines, wears designated Personal Prote Equipment, and meets OSHA safety requirements
• Identifies and understands customer requirements
• Operates a printing press producing flexible packaging
• Sets up the press to produce a product to the specifications described in the production job jacket, including formulations and color shading of inks
• Tracks and records production, waste, and material usage
• Handles hazardous waste
• Ensures print design conforms to job jacket information
• Responsible for print sample retention
• Notifies Supervisor/Lead Person or Quality Assurance Technician of non-conformities
• Responsible for proper packaging and labeling of work in-process and/or finished product
• Ensures raw materials have been approved for use
• Ensures all bench top test and measuring equipment being used are properly calibrated
• Identifies and controls non-conforming material
• Sets up and cleans up machine
• Follows all applicable instructions relative to food safety and the SQF Food Safety Management System, including Employee GMPs
• Reports food safety problems to personnel with the authority to initiate actions
• Participates on related teams as requested and required
• Performs additional tasks and duties as assigned