Printing Press Operator (Night Shift) in Canaan, CT

1 to 2 years of experience

POSITION: Printing Press Operator (Night Shift)  

LOCATION: Canaan, CT

DURATION: Full-Time Position

SALARY: Excellent Compensation with benefits + 401K

SKILLS: High School Diploma or GED, Printing press experience

DESCRIPTION:

ROLE:

 ·       Operates Flexographic printing equipment to manufacture required graphics on paper and film substrates that will be used for medical device packaging while minimizing waste and maintaining required budgeted throughput rates.

·     ·       Sets up printing press components and processes printed web material through the rewind and slitting equipment as necessary, maintaining required budgeted throughput rates.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 

 Flexographic Printing Press Operator:

 ·       Checking quality and correctness of printing mats, properly setting up, aligning, and affixing printing mats to printing sleeves or mandrel.

·    ·         Inspecting the raw materials to ensure the correct web stock and ink are being used for top webs to be processed.

·      ·      Placing roll of web material stock on press and checking web material for correctness.

·    ·       Operating the printing press in such a manner as to process a high quality product.

·       ·      Performing cleanup and preventative maintenance of printing and slitting equipment in accordance with equipment manuals and Quality Control requirements.

·    ·        Making repairs on printing and slitting equipment and assisting Tool Room or Maintenance on major repairs.

·   ·        Performing inventory control and recording of printing inks, printing mats and paper stock used in the printing of web materials.

·      ·      Performing internal scheduling of web material to be processed to maintain an efficient operation with minimum of down time for all changeovers.

·      ·      Completing all material transfers between departments.

·       ·      Maintaining a proper inventory of spare parts for quick change on the press.

·      ·      Setting up and processing web materials on web label slitting equipment as necessary.

·      ·      Maintaining a clean work area to meet GMP requirements.

·       ·      Reporting any safety hazards to supervision immediately.

·       ·      Reporting production and waste according to the latest accounting methods.

·     ·        Maintaining quality of all products and completing quality inspection sheets.

Responsibilities

 ·       Performs duties employing all standard safety practices.

·       Uses proper lifting equipment for safe handling of materials and performs daily safety check of powered equipment as required.

·       Complies with all safety regulations, policies/procedures.

·       Complies with all quality policies/procedures/practices through consistent application of sound Quality Assurance principles.

·       Performs other job related duties as assigned.

·       Observes all safety, environmental and quality system standards.

·    Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities.

·   Education:

 ·       High School Diploma or GED

·       Printing press experience required

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