Press Operator

ViskoTeepak • Kenosha, WI

2d

About The Position

This position is responsible for managing all aspects of the press, including set-up, operation and quality, using water based and solvent inks.

Requirements

• Knowledge of pigment relations and ability to match colors to desired tints.
• Ability to distinguish in-specification prints from out-of-specification prints visually, both on samples and while press is operated at specified speeds.
• The ability to clearly distinguish color hues.
• Ability to distinguish and match color tints accurately.
• Ability to learn and perform basic press maintenance and repair.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Stand for long periods of time, bending, crouching, and reaching.
• Ability to work with chemicals and chemical fumes while wearing personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

• Mounts rubber or photopolymer printing plates, plate cylinders, ink pans and sets up webbing according to work order specifications.
• Prepares inks by mixing correct ink formula and adding cross linker, ethyl acetate or PM acetate according to specifications for printing.
• Monitors ink impressions on substrates for defects such as halos or pinholes caused by roller pressure or ink volume that the incumbent must adjust.
• Prepares samples for approval prior to printing.
• Produces orders by operating machine at specified speed and machine settings.
• Cleans press as established by SOPs.
• Performs basic press maintenance such as belt, gear, and bearing replacement by assessment and maintenance schedules.
• Matches colors for new jobs by identifying close pantone color; adjusting tints as necessary to achieve order requirements.

What This Job Offers

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