About The Position

The Press Operator is an essential member of the team, responsible for manufacturing printed labels while continuously monitoring label quality and press conditions. The role operates the press to produce products in accordance with customer specifications, maintaining quality, minimizing waste, and optimizing press efficiency. Press Operators complete make-ready and quality checks, maintain equipment, and accurately enter material usage and time information into the GlobeTek system. The position follows plant and corporate safety rules and procedures and maintains a clean, safe work area.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or GED.
  • At least 1 year of experience as a printing press operator and/or training.
  • Ability to stand, use hands to feel and touch, reach with arms and hands, and talk and hear.
  • Frequent walking; occasional climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling.
  • Ability to regularly lift or move up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

  • Adhere to all plant and corporate safety rules, procedures, and guidelines, and report safety concerns or issues to the immediate supervisor.
  • Maintain a clean and safe work environment by completing daily housekeeping assignments.
  • Complete make-ready in accordance with Job Ticket and Product Specification documents, ensuring the correct print cylinders, inks, substrates, tooling, and anilox rollers are used.
  • Complete required quality checks related to product specifications, including visual, functional, and press-side checks.
  • Operate the press according to customer specifications while maintaining quality, minimizing waste, and optimizing press efficiency.
  • Maintain consistent quality during production runs, including copy, color, registration, ink adhesion, and other required quality checks.
  • Complete procedures, work instructions, and quality measurements outlined in the BRC standard.
  • Complete press make-readies efficiently.
  • Complete required equipment maintenance duties.
  • Clean plates, cylinders, and ink pans, and lubricate the press as needed.
  • Enter required material usage and time information accurately and promptly into the GlobeTek system.

Benefits

  • Competitive pay based on experience.
  • Medical insurance.
  • Dental insurance.
  • Vision insurance.
  • Disability insurance.
  • Life insurance.
  • 401(k).
  • Paid holidays: New Year's, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
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