Press Operator - Day & Night Shift
Pay: $25-28/hr
Shift: Day & Night Shift 6am-6pm and 6pm-6am
Overview
Responsible for the support and operation of the flexographic presses under the mentorship of the Press Lead and Press Lead Backup. Bour Client boasts the newest and largest flexo presses in the lottery instant ticket printing industry. Printing tickets on the world’s most sophisticated instant ticket presses give customers access to outstanding flexibility, on-demand production planning, the highest quality graphics, bulletproof security, and outstanding customer service.
Responsibilities
- Reviews and interprets information on job-sheets and ensures accurate set up of the press
- Select accurate Anilox rolls, printing stock and print sleeves
- Prepare ink vats in accurate order to match print deck location and ink up press
- Check quality specifications
- Place roll tags on rolls
- Responsible for ensuring the press units are operating efficiently while producing product that conforms to quality standards
- Records and supervises all footage printed, pounds of ink used and quality samples
- Mounts printing plates, adds ink, adjusts PH and viscosity of ink to maintain conformity and quality
- May mix ink for custom colors as needed
- Constantly supervises web inspection cameras and strobes to ensure print quality is meeting requirements
- Responsible for adjusting plates and impression to ensure quality and accurate registration
- Load and unload print sleeves from press and storage rack, and rolls of material from press
- During print, operate the un-wider and loading rolls of substrate
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Proficiency in 4-Color Process (CMYK)
- UV Ink handling experience
- Familiarity with heavy coatings and finishing techniques
- 5+ years of related mechanical, manufacturing and/or printing experience
- Skills Required (software, technical, industry, equipment, lifting, and physical requirements)
- Standing and walking for up to 12 hours during a shift.
- Lifting up to 75 pounds occasionally throughout the shift.
- Bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, pushing, pulling, and twisting at the torso as required for the job.
- Demonstrating a basic understanding of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word & Excel).
- Possessing strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Following detailed processes and procedures related to facility operations.