1st Shift Press Op Trainee NW

INTERSTATE PACKAGING COMPANY • White Bluff, TN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Printing Press Operator Trainee's primary role is to effectively support the processes in the wide/narrow web department to ensure that our product meets or exceeds our customer requirements. The trainee must possess the mechanical aptitude to set up and maintain operation of their designated machine.

Requirements

• Previous manufacturing or mechanical experience
• Quality conscious
• Attention to detail
• Able to see good true color (Not be colorblind)
• Ability to lift
• Accurate with numbers
• Basic math skills
• Basic mechanical skills
• Must be able to read a tape measure
• Confidentiality
• Organizational skills
• Reading skills necessary to properly understand production orders and designate specific plates for an order, and understand materials, reports, warning signs, etc.
• Good sense of smell to distinguish odors from materials and smell smoke (in case of fire).
• Good hearing to follow directions and coordinate procedures with fellow employees and to hear warning signals.
• Mechanical ability to learn how the press operates.
• Physical strength to stand for lengthy periods of time.

Nice To Haves

• Must have spatial skills, which can be applied to judge dimensions necessary for operation of machinery.
• Must have mechanical ability to learn how the press operates. This includes anilox rollers, cylinders, tension controls, safety mechanisms, etc.
• Must be able to logically deduce (reason) the source of the problem on the press, which prevents commercially acceptable printing, propose a solution to that problem and carry out that solution.
• Must be able to carry out press procedures in an initial sequence and repeat that procedure on future orders in a similar manner or with alterations.
• Must have eyesight whether correct or not, which allows pressman to distinguish hairlines, registration, mounting accuracy and ink lay-down to print suitable quality.
• Must be able to record information electronically as required by accounting.
• Must have maturity and disposition to operate press safely at all times.
• Must understand and be able to implement safety emergency procedures.
• Must follow standard safety procedures such as engaging the E-stop prior to placing any body part in the machine, including normal processes such as die/cylinder changes.
• Must be able to interact with and follow instructions from quality control or management to maintain specified quality standards.
• Must examine plate quality to only accept plates suitable to print the job.
• Must be able to do meticulous work under production demand.

Responsibilities

• Follow all required safety procedures such as PPE’s, ergonomics, chemical hazards, etc. and perform job in a manner that protects the health and safety of all employees.
• Read and understand job jackets/orders.
• Establish and follow quality checking procedures in the pressroom.
• Effectively communicate with supervisor, oncoming shift, and management.
• Perform cleanup and any other procedures related to completion of jobs.
• Assist in the setup of the next job including the pulling of ink & cleaning of the press.
• Keep press area cleaned including cleaning the area at the end of shift.
• Stay busy when press is down.
• Make computer entries.
• Follow the chain of command from supervisor to department manager to plant manager, etc.
• Be at workstation within 3 minutes of reporting time.
• Comply with all regulatory, facility food safety, and quality policies and procedures including product safety (GMPs) policies and procedures.
• Distinguish subtle shades of colors accurately to match samples and color designations in orders.
• Lift 50 – 75-pound air shafts without the assistance of any hoist and manipulate 100 – 300 pounds with the assistance of mechanical devices.
• Read a ruler and have other general math skills to measure roll diameters, roll widths, package sizes, etc.
• Distinguish right and left sides of machinery and follow operating instructions from other employees and from written instructions.
• Be agile (bending, stooping, squatting, climbing, etc.) to climb up on press, move cylinders, adjust equipment and avoid dangerous moving machinery.
• React to rapidly moving parts to avoid serious injury to his/her or other employee’s limbs or other life-threatening injuries.
• Be completely alert at all times to operate machinery in a proper manner.
• Comprehend and follow detailed instructions without constant supervision.
• Communicate operating problems to supervisor.
• Apply spatial skills to judge dimensions necessary for operation of machinery.
• Learn how the press operates, including anilox rollers, cylinders, tension controls, safety mechanisms, etc.
• Logically deduce the source of the problem on the press that prevents commercially acceptable printing, propose a solution to that problem and carry out that solution.
• Carry out press procedures in an initial sequence and repeat that procedure on future orders in a similar manner or with alterations.
• Record information electronically as required by accounting.
• Understand and implement safety emergency procedures.
• Follow standard safety procedures such as engaging the E-stop prior to placing any body part in the machine, including normal processes such as die/cylinder changes.
• Stand for lengthy periods of time.
• Interact with and follow instructions from quality control or management to maintain specified quality standards.
• Examine plate quality to only accept plates suitable to print the job.
• Perform meticulous work under production demand.

What This Job Offers

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