Press Manager, Flexographic Print

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily flexographic press operations across four shift teams in a 24/7 environment, ensuring safe, efficient, and consistent performance on W&H printing equipment.
• Maintain cross-shift alignment and standardization while serving as the technical escalation point for complex press, quality, and process issues.
• Own and drive performance against key metrics including safety, quality, waste/scrap reduction, efficiency, uptime, and throughput.
• Analyze production data, identify trends, and implement corrective actions to continuously improve operational results.
• Lead initiatives to reduce setup times and waste while improving print consistency, reproducibility, and overall operational efficiency.
• Partner with Maintenance and Continuous Improvement teams to support preventive maintenance and drive sustainable process improvements.
• Ensure printed product meets internal standards and customer specifications by establishing and enforcing flexographic best practices across press operations.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for print defects, downtime, and quality escapes, with strong control of ink systems, anilox, plate mounting, registration, and press calibration.
• Lead, coach, and develop press operators, leads, and technicians while holding teams accountable for performance, safety, and procedural compliance.
• Support onboarding, training, and skill development across all shifts, managing performance, corrective action, and recognition while fostering a culture of teamwork and continuous improvement.
• Ensure compliance with all safety policies, GMPs, and plant procedures while leading by example on the production floor.
• Actively promote a strong safety culture by addressing concerns promptly and implementing preventive solutions.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of experience in wide-web flexographic printing
• Prior leadership experience (Lead, Supervisor, Manager) in a manufacturing environment
• Strong hands-on knowledge of flexographic printing processes and press operations
• Experience managing teams in a multi-shift or 24/7 operation