Digital Finisher NW- 3rd Shift
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 finishing work such as laminating, slitting, rewinding, sheeting, die cutting, trimming, inspection, packaging, and preparing products for shipment. The position is based at the Corporate Office in White Bluff, Tennessee, and is a full-time third-shift role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The finisher sets up, operates, and adjusts finishing equipment; prepares jobs using work orders and production specifications; inspects products; documents production information; and helps maintain equipment and a clean, safe work area. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, mechanically inclined, and able to perform meticulous work under production demands.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Previous manufacturing or mechanical experience.
- Ability to distinguish subtle color variations; the posting states applicants must not be colorblind.
- Ability to lift 40–75 pounds without a hoist or mechanical device; the physical functions section specifies lifting 50–75-pound air shafts without a hoist and manipulating 100–300 pounds with mechanical devices.
- Ability to stand for long periods; bend, stoop, squat, climb, and move around machinery; perform repetitive hand and arm movements; and push or pull carts and material rolls.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, physically active production environment.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to work with complex press equipment.
- Basic math and reading skills, including the ability to read rulers, tape measures, micrometers, and gauges and understand production orders, reports, and warning signs.
- Excellent organization and attention to detail under production demands.
- Good sense of smell and hearing, spatial and directional skills, and reflexes suitable for working safely around moving machinery.
- Ability to remain alert, comprehend and follow detailed instructions without constant supervision, communicate operating problems, and carry out and repeat machine procedures.
- Ability to record information electronically and follow safety emergency procedures and standard safety procedures.
- Ability to interact with and follow instructions from quality control or management to maintain specified quality standards.
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
- 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.
- Conduct visual and dimensional quality inspections during production; identify defects and notify supervision.
- Maintain roll identification, labels, and production documentation.
- Monitor equipment performance and make routine adjustments.
- Read and interpret work orders, job tickets, specifications, and production schedules; verify materials, dimensions, and specifications before starting jobs.
- Assist with preventative maintenance and equipment cleaning, stage materials for the next job, and complete job-related cleanup and procedures.
- Follow safety practices, including PPE, lockout/tagout, and machine guarding procedures, and comply with facility GMP, product safety, and quality standards.
- Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area using 5S and GMP practices.
- Communicate issues to the lead operator and complete production paperwork and computer entries accurately.
- Work with quality personnel and record readings such as speed, scrap counts, and basic QC checks as instructed.
- Follow the chain of command and cross-train on additional equipment.
- Be at the workstation within three minutes of reporting time and stay productive when a machine is down.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
