Machine Operator - Part-Time

MCC•Algoma, WI

About The Position

The Part-Time Finishing Operator is an essential member of the manufacturing team, responsible for producing printed labels while continuously monitoring label quality and press conditions. The operator prepares and runs press jobs according to customer specifications, performs quality checks, maintains equipment, and records material usage and time in the GlobeTek system. The role requires following plant and corporate safety rules and maintaining a clean, safe work area. The position involves frequent walking and standing, regular lifting or moving of materials, and occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling. The posting gives two lifting limits: up to 40 pounds regularly in one description of the physical demands and up to 50 pounds regularly in another.

Requirements

Ability to meet the physical demands of the role, including standing, frequent walking, using hands to feel and touch, reaching, and talking and hearing.
Ability to occasionally climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
Ability to regularly lift or move up to 40 pounds; a second statement in the posting specifies up to 50 pounds.
Vision abilities including close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

Adhere to plant and corporate safety rules, procedures, and guidelines, and report safety concerns to the immediate supervisor.
Maintain a clean and safe work area by completing daily housekeeping assignments.
Complete make-ready according to Job Ticket and Product Specification documents, using the correct print cylinders, inks, substrates, tooling, and anilox rollers.
Complete required product-specification, visual, functional, and press-side quality checks.
Operate the press to meet customer specifications while maintaining quality, minimizing waste, and optimizing press efficiency.
Maintain consistent production quality, including checks for copy, color, registration, ink adhesion, and other required quality criteria.
Complete procedures, work instructions, and quality measurements required by the BRC standard.
Complete press make-readies efficiently.
Perform required equipment maintenance, clean plates, cylinders, and ink pans, and lubricate the press as needed.
Enter material usage and time accurately and promptly in the GlobeTek system.