Color Coater Operator - 3rd Shift

COLOR COATER OPERATOR - 3rd Shift JOB DIMENSIONS

Dorn Color is a leader in the Color Card and Sampling market. We pride ourselves on being the best in the industry on color matching to exact specifications dictated by our customers. Color is our core competency at the center of what we do. Having been in business since 1926 we pride ourselves on delivering high quality sampling collateral that help our customers exceed their sales objectives and help differentiate from their competition.

Dorn Color is a wholly owned subsidiary of Signum LLC and offers opportunities for growth across both businesses.

• Operate the coating line with precision and skill to produce the required number of quality, coated, color sheets for each job.
• Read each job ticket and follow the Department Manager’s instructions regarding specifications for coating, including type and weight of paper, number of sheets per color, proper film thickness, length of coated sheets, and setting oven temperature and line speed.
• Perform setup for blade and stripe coating jobs with the help of the Coater Cutter.
• Ensure that the colors received from matching are properly mixed and strained before coating.
• Produce a sample of each color being coated for quality control purposes and check the color match between coated sheets and the approved standards.
• Keep the Color Manager well informed of problems encountered in the coating process.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Follow all work instructions and procedures for the Coating Department.
• Perform any duties that would enhance the overall efficiency of the department and company.
• Properly handle, store, and follow procedures associated with hazardous material/waste, comply with EPA and OSHA standards, keep hazardous waste containers closed except when adding waste, label them correctly, and ensure labels are correctly dated.

• This position is at the Dorn Color plant location on Berea Road off West 117th Street in Cleveland.
• The job reports to the Color Manager.
• Shifts:
  
  1st shift or 3rd shift (with a shift differential for the 3rd shift).
• Plant environment is not climate controlled.

• Meet the key KPIs for setup time, run time, and quality.

• 13 years of experience running large coating equipment or equivalent machinery.
• Good mechanical aptitude.
• Basic math skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Good organizational skills.
• Good color eye.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.