Plate Maker

Propelis • Oakville, ON

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Propelis has an immediate opening in Oakville for a Plate Maker 1! This role involves sorting and prioritizing orders, inspecting and cleaning film negatives, reviewing orders to determine plate material and specifications, arranging film layout, determining exposure times, operating processing equipment, checking plate appearance for defects, maintaining a clean and safe work area, following safety regulations, maintaining inventory control, slip sheeting finished plates, and potentially providing backup coverage for Shipping/Receiving and the Proofing Department. Additional duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, Outlook & Internet applications.
• Able to prioritize & plan several orders during shift.
• Possesses basic verbal and written communication skills.
• Basic understanding and application of mathematical concepts.
• Performs quality checks on the plates to ensure they meet specifications.
• Maintains inventory control to ensure that plate and processing materials are always on hand and available for the manufacturing process.

Responsibilities

• Sorts and prioritizes orders by due date and plate thickness.
• Inspects and cleans film negatives prior to beginning polymer processing to avoid imperfections in the plates.
• Reviews order to determine plate material, thickness, all digital specifications.
• Arranges film layout to optimize use of the exposure area and tapes film together.
• Determines exposure times necessary to produce quality plates.
• Operates lasers, exposure unit, batch processor and dryer/finishing unit to process polymer plates.
• Checks plate appearance to make sure it is free from defects.
• Maintains work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition, monitors and corrects unsafe conditions.
• Follows prescribed safety regulations.
• Maintains inventory control to ensure that plate and processing materials are always on hand and available for the manufacturing process.
• Slip sheet finished plates before delivering to the shipping department.
• May provide backup coverage for the following Depts: Shipping/Receiving and the Proofing Dept.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, age, disability or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed