Ink Technician

Brook & Whittle•Saint Louis, MO

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Brook & Whittle is a fast-growing company with strong potential for career growth. We are a leading prime label printer offering packaging solutions for highly decorated shrink, film, and paper pressure sensitive products. We are highly innovative, developing new technologies and solutions to our customers’ requests and needs; our skilled employees operate some of the most advanced presses in the market and we offer superior artwork. Our culture is first and foremost one of collaboration and teamwork. We hold ourselves to high professional, ethical and fairness standards. We have zero tolerance for anything less. We are a very diverse workforce that we celebrate as well; we reward good performance through our recognition program, our advancement opportunities and our pay structures. We welcome you to consider being part of this great team.

Requirements

High School diploma or general education degree (GED).
To perform this job successfully, an individual must understand upstream operations, downstream operations, and be able to perform each essential duty within the department satisfactorily.
The ability to be discreet with company confidential information, reports errors, incidents, and problems to appropriate personnel.
Must have computer skills in Microsoft Office, (Proficient in Word and Excel) and an understanding of the current data collection system.
Must be able to help troubleshoot equipment and provide feedback to department supervisor and maintenance personnel.
Must take initiative, be resourceful, and willing to accept responsibility and accountability.
Must be a team player.
Must be able to multitask.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on knowledge of process and S.M.E.D. training is desired.

Responsibilities

Look ahead on the Print Schedule to be sure that adequate ink is available to produce the job.
Be able to understand color matching on UV, LED, and rotary screen inks.
Must be able to work closely with management, sales, and customer during approvals.
Stage ink to the proper staging area and return ink back into inventory.
Work off all inks to keep our monthly ink inventory at an acceptable level.
Assists press operators in changeovers as needed.
Be sure that all ink buckets are marked with the correct information. All formulas must be after the last change. All volumes must be recorded accurately.
Reports equipment breakdown to supervisor & maintenance personnel.
Understands and supports all policies, procedures, instructions, rules, and regulations (including safety) associated with the Press Department.
Consults with department manager and Quality Assurance of any quality related defects.
Assist in investigating root cause analysis & corrective actions for departmental needs.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsible for complete & accurate information on all documentation.
Must keep work areas clean and organized.
Consults with the Press Hall Manager/Supervisor on job priorities.
All duties assigned to maximize efficiency of the Press equipment.
Identify and help implement process improvements and increased productivity opportunities.