Flexo Press Operator

Summary:

As a Flexographic Press Operator, you will lead your respective team in safety, quality and productivity during the production of paperboard packaging.

Flexo Press Operator
- Full-time
- Wingate Packaging
- Washington Court House.

• Arrive at work on time and during scheduled hours, working additional overtime as needed.
• Follow all written procedures. Report discrepancies in procedures to the Operations Manager.
• Maintain good personal hygiene. Wear designated uniform maintained in good condition.
• Wear personal protective equipment as required; refer to job-specific work instructions.
• Perform all work in a safe manner. Maintain a clean, organized and safe work area.
• Listen to, follow and relay written and verbal instructions in English.
• Operate assigned equipment to best of ability, ensuring safety, quality of goods and productivity for yourself and any assigned Assistant Operators or Helper/Packers.
• Re-positions printing plates, adjust pressure rolls, or otherwise adjusts machines to improve print quality, using knobs, and wheels, or hand tools.
• Sets and adjusts speed, ink flow, and positions and pressure tolerances of equipment.
• Inspects and examines printed products for print clarity, color accuracy, conformance to specifications, and external defects using specific test methods and equipment.
• Pushes buttons, turns handles or moves controls and levers to start and control press.
• Performs all tasks according to the production schedule.
• Use quality instruments to measure quality with industry-specific equipment
• Read tape measure in metric and standard measurement systems
• Continuously perform visual inspections to ensure product meets or exceeds customer specifications.
• Count items accurately to maintain accurate inventory of materials produced, supplies used and available inventory
• Perform minor maintenance such as oiling/lubricating machine parts
• Attend required training and/or meetings: safety, quality and productivity
• Train assistant operators and others, as required, to achieve company objectives
• Actively participate in continuous improvement projects
• Communicate with other plant personnel to solve production problems, as a team
• Operate powered industrial equipment such as sit-down forklifts, clamp trucks and walk-behind pallet jacks
• Record safety, quality, production and maintenance data on various paperwork and computers as required
• Maintain high standards of housekeeping throughout the entire facility
• Assist in packing product, as needed.
• Perform other duties, as assigned.

Education:

High School Degree or GED

Experience:

At least 2 years of experience on Flexographic Press, Comco Commander experience preferred.

• Basic electro-mechanical troubleshooting skills
• Ability to read standard and metric tape measures
• Experience operating production equipment
• Ability to work as part of team
• Reading comprehension

• Sit less than 1 hour and both stand or walk for 5-7 hours.
• Frequently lift/carry less than 40 lbs.
• Occasionally lift/ carry more than 40 lbs.
• Have moderate manual dexterity.

All work is performed in an indoor, climate and temperature controlled, packaging facility with close proximity to heavy and hazardous machinery.