Printing Press Operator (Night Shift) in Canaan, CT

Printing Press Operator (Night Shift) in Canaan, CT

Printing Press Operator

Location: Connecticut

Job Function: Printing Press Operator

Date Of Job Posting: 12-17-2024

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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