PrePress Operator - Plate Making

American Packaging Corporation•Churchville, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

American Packaging Corporation (APC) is a leading flexible packaging converter with a long history of success. We are seeking a Prepress Operator to prepare and stage press or laminator jobs. This role involves retrieving and preparing cylinders for press runs, cleaning them afterward, and ensuring all tasks are performed safely and efficiently according to established SOPs and quality standards. The Prepress Operator will also be involved in training team members, adhering to safety programs, and coordinating with other departments.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear.
Frequently required to reach with hands and arm.
Occasionally required to walk.
Manual lifting not to exceed 50 lbs.
Close vision ability.

Nice To Haves

Experience with automated storage systems.
Experience with core cutters.
Power Industrial Truck license(s).

Responsibilities

Facilitate on the job training and instruction for team members on the correct use of tools and equipment to ensure proper safety and operating procedures are followed.
Actively participate and embrace in the STOP Safety Program fundamentals and adhere to all safety guidelines and rules to aid APC’s efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate.
Participate as a Subject Matter Expert in developing, understanding, and following Standard Operating Procedures and or training documentation.
Print and understand each job’s Job Jacket, Print Specification, and Manufacturing Specification and take to the press.
Retrieve daily production schedule that identifies which job will run, quantities, priorities, etc. Interpret and act upon information.
Detect, report, and resolve all missing or substandard machine parts.
Use an automated storage system terminal to retrieve and return cylinders and anilox to storage.
Coordinate with Mounting Dept with respect to the production schedule and the staging of jobs.
Assemble and transport print cylinders and aniloxes between printing press and prepress departments.
Place cylinders on assembly table and install the gears and journals. Install the pans, applicator pipes, end shields, splash guards and cylinders into the carriage units.
Return the units to prepress, remove the parts, clean up the cylinders, and store them back into the storage system after a job has run.
Aid on press set-ups as needed.
Assist miscellaneous housekeeping and cleaning responsibilities.
Operate daily a core cutter to produce accurate size cores for each scheduled print job.
Complete required reports and paperwork.
Use a computer terminal.
Perform required cleaning tasks - some daily, weekly or monthly requirements.
Obtain Power Industrial Truck license(s).
Effectively communicate with coworkers throughout all shifts.
Attend and participate in all company mandated meetings.
Business travel may be required.
Any other duties as assigned.