Labels Press Helper

M2S Group•Morristown, TN

12h

About The Position

The Prepress Setup Technician prepares, organizes, and stages materials for scheduled flexographic print jobs to support efficient press operations and minimize downtime. The role verifies job specifications and gathers inks, plates, cylinders, and related tooling, ensuring components are accurate, complete, and ready for production. It works closely with press operators, prepress, and production planning teams to maintain workflow efficiency, quality, and on-time job completion. Attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and knowledge of flexographic printing materials and processes are important for success. The position also supports EHS compliance, continuous improvement, product quality, and housekeeping across the press help area, plate room, plate storage area, ink room, and waste ink area. Iconex states its commitment to an inclusive workplace in which people are treated fairly and respectfully, and encouraged to maximize their potential.

Requirements

Two or more years of printing experience preferred.
Good mechanical ability.
Ability to use rulers, gauges, calipers, and other testing equipment.
Working knowledge of hazards and safety precautions common to working with moving equipment.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills to work as a team member.
Ability to work independently and make sound decisions without constant supervision.
Well-developed work habits to ensure smooth machine operation and minimal downtime.
Computer proficiency and ability to learn and use additional programs.
Ability to distinguish finished product from product specifications.
Ability to identify maintenance needs and ensure required preventive maintenance is performed.
Ability to lift products up to 50 pounds and some items weighing more.
Ability to stoop, bend, crouch, extend, lean, and maneuver around equipment at varying heights.
Ability to stand for long periods.
High school diploma or equivalent (GED) preferred.

Nice To Haves

Two-year technical degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Comply with Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) policies and procedures, and participate in EHS training, safety observations, hazard identification, and safety committees.
Foster, develop, and implement continuous improvement activities across the business.
Promote product quality, GMPs, and quality workmanship.
Assemble job carts and assemble copy folders, MOs, plates, and proofs.
Gather die tooling according to copy folders.
Mount printing plates to print cylinders.
Supply ink, calculate ink coverage, and mix ink when needed.
Perform ink room functions, including ink mixing and inventory tracking.
Use tools to measure color.
Develop printing plates for presses as needed and organize narrow-web and wide-web plate storage.
Use plate-room equipment, including the wide-web plate mounter.
Review press schedules daily and provide job setup carts in the required order.
Store accessories from finished job carts, including cylinders, dies, and plates.
Clean anilox rolls upon request and clean ink pans.
Stock the supply area and update the inventory supply checklist.
Manage incoming and outgoing die tooling, anilox rolls, magnetic cylinders, backing rollers, and related items.
Record flex dies transferred into and out of the die cage.
Transfer pac oil from storage totes to dispensing totes.
Dispose of waste ink, return unused ink to the ink room, and dispose of scrap metal from flex dies, magnetic cylinders, perforation dies, and crush knives.
Maintain general housekeeping in work areas, including the press help area, plate room, plate storage area, ink room, and waste ink area.
Support effective communication, positive coworker collaboration, and teamwork.