2nd Press Operator - Offset Sheet - Night Shift

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Full Time Regular Chattanooga, TN, US

2 days ago Requisition

All jobs at Southern Champion Tray (SCT) require Team members to act in accordance with the shared Core Values and Operating principles of the company as they perform specific job functions. These include:

• Trustworthy – We strive for our actions to match our words in all our relationships.
• Servant – Hearted – We enable and empower our team to serve the needs of customers, Team members, suppliers and the community.
• Relational – We aim to build healthy relationships while fostering and environment that promotes compassion, balance, and personal and professional growth.
• Resourceful – We value strategic in sourcing, first looking to create solutions internally, and then looking to apply that knowledge to future opportunities.

Responsible for the safe set up and operation of the feeder area of the conventional sheet-fed printing press. Ensures that quality products are achieved at a consistent rate of speed in accordance with machine standards and customer specifications.

• Assesses status of production run from previous shift and reviews production schedule of upcoming jobs for the current shift.
• Reviews job ticket instructions to determine customer specifications, machine set up procedures, supplies needed and other job ticket instructions.
• Consistently follows all instructions on the job ticket advising the Supervisoror Leadof any incorrect or non-recorded information necessary for proper set up and operation.
• Prepares for next production run; retrieves and transports skids / pallets of the correct substrate of sheeted paperboard and stages at the feeder section of the press.
• Prepares all make ready (pre-flight) materials and supplies needed to produce the next scheduled job including pulling and staging correct inks, printing plates, proofs and job jackets prior to the next scheduled job.
• Reviews and records ink levels at the completion of each production run.
• Thoroughly cleans and inspects ink towers after each production run; sets up new ink towers per job ticket instructions.
• Inspects paperboard for quality and any defects; sets up feeder and feeder transfer table per job specifications; adjusts and sets controls in a consistent manner and makes machine adjustments as necessary to attain target run speeds and efficiency goals.
• Loads skids/pallets of sheeted paperboard into feeder of press; consistently monitors and safely feeds paper into machine throughout production run in an efficient manner.
• Assists First Press Operator with performing quality checks before, during and after production run and in accordance with SCT Quality standards and procedures to verify accuracy and clarity of print.
• Processes a sample of the final printed sheet through verification system to validate the content and ensure that it aligns with customer proof.
• Monitors, troubleshoots, diagnoses and corrects or repairs issues as they occur, using all of the enhanced tools and technology available; contacts the Supervisor or Lead for assistance when necessary.
• Train and assist new 2 nd Press Operators with learning the job responsibilities including safety and quality procedures.
• Performs routine cleaning and scheduled preventative maintenance in accordance with the required cleaning and maintenance schedule.
• Consistently maintains a clean work environment in accordance with Food Safety and 5S program to include the machine, desks, floors, and overall work area.
• Communicates effectively with other team members throughout the…