Printing Press Operator (Night Shift)

BD • Canaan, CT

76d

About The Position

Operates Flexographic printing equipment to manufacture required graphics on paper and film substrates that will be used for medical device packaging while minimizing waste and maintaining required budgeted throughput rates. Sets up printing press components and processes printed web material through the rewind and slitting equipment as necessary, maintaining required budgeted throughput rates. We are the makers of possible BD is one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. Advancing the world of health™ is our Purpose, and it’s no small feat. It takes the imagination and passion of all of us—from design and engineering to the manufacturing and marketing of our billions of MedTech products per year—to look at the impossible and find transformative solutions that turn dreams into possibilities. We believe that the human element, across our global teams, is what allows us to continually evolve. Join us and discover an environment in which you’ll be supported to learn, grow and become your best self. Become a maker of possible with us.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED.
• Printing press experience required.

Responsibilities

• Checking quality and correctness of printing mats, properly setting up, aligning, and affixing printing mats to printing sleeves or mandrel.
• Inspecting the raw materials to ensure the correct web stock and ink are being used for top webs to be processed.
• Placing roll of web material stock on press and checking web material for correctness.
• Operating the printing press in such a manner as to process a high quality product.
• Performing cleanup and preventative maintenance of printing and slitting equipment in accordance with equipment manuals and Quality Control requirements.
• Making repairs on printing and slitting equipment and assisting Tool Room or Maintenance on major repairs.
• Performing inventory control and recording of printing inks, printing mats and paper stock used in the printing of web materials.
• Performing internal scheduling of web material to be processed to maintain an efficient operation with minimum of down time for all changeovers.
• Completing all material transfers between departments.
• Maintaining a proper inventory of spare parts for quick change on the press.
• Setting up and processing web materials on web label slitting equipment as necessary.
• Maintaining a clean work area to meet GMP requirements.
• Reporting any safety hazards to supervision immediately.
• Reporting production and waste according to the latest accounting methods.
• Maintaining quality of all product and completing quality inspection sheets required by current BD Medical Procedural Solutions business unit.
• Performing other duties as required.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED