Print Manager

AJM Packaging Corporation • Southgate, MI

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About The Position

AJM Packaging Corporation is seeking an innovative, influential, and energetic Print Manager to lead a core department at its Southgate, Michigan location. The Print Manager leads and develops print staff and manages flexographic operations to maximize equipment uptime, quality, and efficiency. The role provides technical expertise on CI/wide-web presses, drives continuous improvement, troubleshoots equipment issues, and oversees key performance indicators and inventory management.

The department operates on a continuous 24/7 schedule. The manager plans and oversees departmental operations, provides hands-on press training, maintains print quality and safety standards, reports operational performance, and coordinates printing-supply and parts needs. The company offers a range of insurance and savings benefits, paid time off, tuition assistance, and professional development opportunities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university, preferably in print management, business, or engineering, and eight or more years of high-volume print experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least three years of prior supervisory experience and demonstrated leadership skills.
• Experience with high-speed, wide-web printing, preferably using the flexographic process.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Bobst and Uteco presses.
• Experience in paper packaging printing, paper converting, or the consumer products industry.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and lead staff by assigning work, providing technical instruction, reviewing performance, conducting evaluations, and fostering ongoing skill development.
• Provide hands-on technical press and print-machine training to employees, including attendants, technicians, and pressmen.
• Plan, organize, and manage departmental operations to maximize equipment uptime, production throughput, and consistent print quality.
• Troubleshoot printing machinery and related equipment, identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and drive continuous process improvements using Lean, TPM, or similar methodologies.
• Provide technical leadership for CI/wide-web flexographic presses, including setup, changeovers, troubleshooting, and best-practice standard work.
• Monitor print quality, adjust presses for color and register, and implement standardized procedures to reduce errors, scrap, and waste.
• Ensure adherence to safety and quality standards, including PPE, GMP, LOTO, HACCP, and SQF requirements.
• Track and report KPIs related to production, efficiency, downtime, scrap, and quality, and provide operational updates to leadership.
• Monitor printing-supply inventory and coordinate ordering or procurement recommendations for consumables, replacement parts, and related materials.

Benefits

• Company-paid medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Optical insurance
• Life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA)
• Health Savings Account
• Child and Dependent Care Savings Account
• 401(k) retirement plan with Safe Harbor company match
• Tuition assistance and tuition reimbursement for undergraduate and graduate studies
• Employee assistance and wellness program
• Paid vacations
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick and personal time
• Professional development program (AJM University)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager