Digital Finisher NW- 2nd Shift

INTERSTATE PACKAGING COMPANY•White Bluff, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The HP Digital Printing Press Finisher completes post-press finishing operations for digitally printed products while meeting quality, productivity, and safety standards. The role involves laminating, slitting, rewinding, sheeting, die cutting, trimming, inspecting, packaging, and preparing finished products for shipment. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, mechanically inclined, and able to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The position operates and adjusts finishing equipment, verifies job materials and specifications, performs quality checks, maintains production records, and helps with equipment cleaning and preventative maintenance. The finisher communicates issues to operators and supervisors, works with quality personnel, and cross-trains on additional equipment. Work includes physical activity such as lifting, standing, bending, climbing, and manipulating rolls and machine components.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Previous manufacturing or mechanical experience.
Ability to distinguish subtle color variations; applicants must not be colorblind.
Ability to lift 40–75 pounds without assistance from a hoist or mechanical device.
Ability to stand for long periods and bend, stoop, climb, and perform repetitive hand and arm movements.
Ability to push and pull carts and material rolls.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, physically active environment.
Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to work with complex press equipment.
Basic math skills and ability to read rulers, tape measures, micrometers, and gauges.
Basic reading skills to understand production orders, reports, warning signs, and related materials.
Excellent organization and attention to detail under production demands.
Ability to lift 50–75-pound air shafts without a hoist and manipulate 100–300 pounds with mechanical devices.
Agility to bend, stoop, squat, climb, move cylinders, adjust equipment, and avoid moving machinery.
Good sense of smell to distinguish material odors and detect smoke in case of fire.
Good hearing to follow directions, coordinate procedures, and hear warning signals.
Excellent reflexes and alertness to operate machinery and respond quickly to hazards.
Directionality to distinguish right and left sides of machinery and follow operating instructions.
Ability to comprehend and follow detailed instructions without constant supervision.
Ability to communicate operating problems to a supervisor.
Spatial skills to judge dimensions needed for machinery operation.
Mechanical ability to learn how machines operate.
Ability to follow machine procedures in sequence and repeat them on future orders, with adjustments as needed.
Ability to record information electronically as required by accounting.
Maturity and disposition to operate machinery safely at all times.
Ability to understand and implement emergency procedures and follow standard safety procedures.
Ability to follow instructions from quality control or management to maintain specified quality standards.
Ability to perform meticulous work under production demands.

Nice To Haves

Experience operating finishing equipment.
Experience in digital printing, labels, flexible packaging, or commercial printing.
Experience operating slitters, rewinders, laminators, or die cutters.

Responsibilities

Be at the workstation within three minutes of reporting time.
Perform finishing operations on products produced by digital printing presses.
Set up, operate, and adjust slitters and rewinders, laminators, die cutters, sheeters, trimmers, rewind systems, and packaging equipment.
Perform visual and dimensional quality inspections throughout production.
Identify print or finishing defects and notify supervision.
Maintain roll identification, labels, and documentation.
Monitor equipment performance and perform routine adjustments.
Stay busy when a machine is down.
Read and interpret work orders, job tickets, specifications, and production schedules.
Verify materials, dimensions, and specifications before beginning each job.
Assist with preventative maintenance and equipment cleaning.
Stage materials for the next job and complete cleanup and other job-completion procedures.
Follow safety practices, including PPE, lockout/tagout, and machine-guarding procedures.
Comply with facility food safety (GMP), product safety, and quality standards.
Perform work in a manner that protects employee health and safety.
Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area using 5S and GMP.
Communicate issues to the lead operator.
Complete production paperwork accurately and make computer entries.
Work with quality personnel and record readings such as speed, scrap counts, and basic QC checks as instructed.
Follow the chain of command from supervisor to department manager to plant manager.
Cross-train on additional equipment.