Flexographic Press Operator - Jettison

Great opportunity for Printing Press Operators! Jettison is representing a company that is looking to immediately hire an experienced and qualified Flexographic Press Operator for their Sandy location. The company is an industry leading manufacturer, offering full-service label solutions, design and printing , along with being committed to their employees by offering a great work environment, competitive wage and benefits!

Overview

The Flexo Press Operator is responsible for setting up and operating the printing press to produce labels and related products.

This position offers onsite training and the opportunity to learn a valuable skilled trade in the printing industry. Employees will have unlimited growth potential and the chance to continuously advance your career.

Shift Availability:

Mon-Thu - Night shift 3:30pm-2am

Responsibilities:

Reads job order and loads dies into press, installs print cylinder on shaft and installs print cylinder in press.

Fills ink pans, screens and pumps with prescribed inks.

Starts press, adjusting speed and alignment of stock to the print cylinder as necessary.

Engages print cylinders; adjusts printing impression as necessary, places print cylinders lead-to-lead and runs down approval strip.

Cuts sample of approval strip from printed roll, inspects for imperfections such as print to print out of register, print to die out of register, missing impression, ink starvation or color adjustments, making adjustments as necessary.

Cleans plates, print cylinders and dies as needed, performs daily, weekly and monthly maintenance as required.

Mixes inks to produce and maintain desired colors and viscosity.

Keeps work areas clear and organized; maintains housekeeping standards

Qualifications:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

A minimum of one year of flexographic printing press experience preferred

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals

Must be able to read and interpret ruler, scales and other measurement devices.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and frequently is required to walk

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with or without mechanical assistance

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to lift and carry dies ranging in weight from about 2 pounds to about 120 Pounds. This function may occur as many as 5 times per shift. When lifting heavy dies, special equipment is available.

Must be able to lift and carry print cylinders ranging in weight from a few ounces to 25 times per shift.

Must be able to lift and carry 5-gallon pails of ink, which weigh approximately 45 pounds. Pails may have to be lifted waist high tilted and contents poured into smaller containers such as one-gallon jugs. This function may occur as many as 6 times per shift.

Must be able to carry ink pans from the press to cleaning sink. Pans must be washed and then returned to the press. Ink pans can weigh from 1 1/2 pounds to 4 pounds each. This function may occur as many as 16 times per shift.

Must be able to bend or squat and pick up rolls of material to waist height that are up to 16 inches wide by as much as 6,000 feet in length. Rolls can weigh as much as 150 pounds each. This function may occur as many as 20 times per shift.&

When lifting large rolls of material, assistance is mandatory.

Must be able to bend or squat to clean press or equipment when necessary. This may have to be done several times throughout the shift for a period of several minutes at a time.

Must be able to lift and carry waste rolls of material, which may weigh up to 50 pounds. Must be able to lift and carry waste rolls of matrix, which may weigh up to 25 pounds each. Rolls may need to be carried to the dumpster, lifted waist high and thrown into the canister. This function may have to be done as many as 15 times per shift.

Must be able to lift trashcans at your workstation, which could weigh as much as 50 pounds. Trashcans must be lifted 7 to 8 inches high to be placed on a pallet jack or two- wheeler and then taken to the dumpster. Trashcans will then have to be lifted over waist high to be emptied into the dumpster. This function may have to be done as many as 4 times per shift.

Must be able to lift full boxes onto a skid. This function may have to be done as many as 50 times per shift.

Must be able to stand and walk back and forth for long periods of time while operating a press or other piece of equipment. At times you will be required to stand for periods in excess of 2 hours.