Web Press - Operator II (61011)

Walsworth•Ripon, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

In the crew leader’s absence, 2nd Operators have jurisdiction over the press line and the crewmembers who assist in running the press and folder on their shift. This position is Monday thru Friday, 7am to 3pm. When the crew leader is present, they serve as the primary assistant. 2nd operators are responsible for supporting crew leaders who maintain all maintenance and training programs for the press and assist in maintaining inventories of supplies and spare parts.

Requirements

High School Diploma
Manufacturing experience
High degree of mechanical competency
Prior experience with printing press machines

Responsibilities

Works with crewmembers in operation of press and folder, cleaning and maintaining equipment, changing paper rolls, and performing other assigned duties.
Ensures maintenance activities are thoroughly reported and documented.
Consistently inspects for and maintains a high quality of web work.
Ensures all running samples are pulled, inspected, and initialed, and that sample copies are of the highest quality.
Aids in enforcing and administrating all SOPs for the crew and makes suggestions on changes to procedures when appropriate.
Ensures all SOPs are followed.
Assumes responsibility to ensure their press has all required resources, including supplies and personnel, and reports any shortages to the Supervisor.
Elevates unresolved or continuing problems to the crew leader or shift supervisor.
Performs on-the-job training for crew members and monitors their development.
Aids crew leader in administrating hands-on and written training for other crewmembers.
Helps crew leader by providing inputs used to complete annual performance evaluations of other crewmembers.
Fills in for crew leaders at Crew Leader Meetings if needed and keeps thorough notes.
Assigns and directs the work of pressmen and take-off personnel, attempting to divide tasks equally considering experience and ability.
Administers all maintenance programs, tasks, and associated paperwork, including entering information about press runs, paper consumption, and waste into the computer.
Trains crewmembers on new items or procedures.
Follows department’s maintenance program, including keeping logs and charts up-to-date.
Ensures all crewmembers read, understand, and follow the entire work order of every job and that all discrepancies are resolved.
Successfully completes the department’s training program and works with crewmembers to ensure they also successfully complete the training.
Verifies press counts by checking autocount to the counters.
Assumes responsibility for the cleanliness of the entire press area at all times.
Ensures the machine is kept clean during production runs and down time, using people efficiently and instructing others on their duties.
Checks skid flags to make sure they are properly filled out.
Ensures all Autocount printouts and computer entries are correct and accurate.
Enforces all safety procedures by members of the crew and themselves, such as PPEs, ergonomics, chemical hazards, and performs duties in a manner that protects health and safety.
Ensures rotation between crewmembers to different tasks throughout the shift.
Knows weekend shut down procedures for the Web Press Department.
Arrives at the workstation 5 minutes before the start of the shift.