Press Operator

Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including food service, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

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Press Operator|Chicago|HIRING IMMEDIATELY

Sets up and operates flexographic printing press to print designs or lettering on rolls of paper for use in making butter, candy and confectionary and food service wrappers.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Five or more years of hands on experience operating a web fed printing press or converting machine. Two years minimum experience as a flexographic press helper or operator.

• High School diploma or G.E.D.

• Reads job order, verifies or mounts as necessary specified print plates on cylinders and secures cylinder assembled with print plates in print deck of press.
• Attaches feed lines to chambered doctor blade system with prescribed inks.
• Moves levers to engage dye rolls, adjusting position of cylinder to print two or more colors without overlapping or smearing previously printed area.
• Inserts shaft through core of paper mill roll and secures roll on press in feed position.
• Splices end of roll to trailer sheet remaining in press, using tape, and threads paper to regulate roll tension and feed as directed.
• Starts press, adjusting speed, tension, and alignment of printing plate as necessary.
• Cuts sample of printed material from end of printed roll and inspects for imperfections, such as blurred or off-center impressions.
• Cleans photopolymer plate, cylinder, and inking system, and lubricates press as needed, using grease gun.
• Observes mechanical operation and indicating gauges, such as video web scanner, amp-meter and air pressure gauges to ensure that specified operating levels are maintained and makes specified adjustments when malfunction occurs.
• Usually operates press in team with Waxer Operator on press equipped with waxer that coats paper by threading paper through waxer machine and starts end of paper around rewind core.
• Splices breaks in paper, using tape.
• Removes rewound roll or sheets from machine with hoist and pulls shaft from core by hand.
• Weighs, labels and marks printed/coated rolls and moves to Slitter area.
• Cleans press and work area, keeps daily time, production, and material usage reports, and regulates temperature of gas-fired drying units. Enters all transactions in ERP system as required.
• Uphold safety duties and regulations.
• Conform to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s).
• Conform to Safe Quality Food (SQF) procedures and policies to assure products are suitable for direct food contact.
• Responsible for inspecting and reporting any product quality or food safety issues to the Quality Assurance Manager (SQF Practitioner), Management Team member or lead person.

• Basic mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to lift at minimum 50 lbs.
• Basic computer skills.
• Color acuity.

• With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health.
• Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.