Card Press Operator I (3rd Shift)

Responsibilities

• Control machines and processes using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes.
• Set-up, operate, clean up, and verify quality of each product produced on designated press production line.
• Lead and orchestrate changeovers on their designated line.
• Inspect equipment, structures, and materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
• Gather information by observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
• Print multiple color products.
• Operate continuous web converting equipment.
• Provide daily data report.
• Meet established quality and schedule standards.
• Keep walkways and the manufacturing environment clean and organized.
• Follow all safety guidelines, including reporting unsafe or unexpected conditions.
• Support Corporate Programs such as 5S, ISO, SMED, Preventive Maintenance, Sustainability, and GMP.
• Other tasks as assigned.

Required Knowledge and Skills

• Familiarity with unwind and rewind turrets.
• Ability to read, understand, and follow schedule, written instructions, and job ticket requirements.
• Ability to operate complex machinery with multiple material inputs and process stations.
• Knowledge in the selection of necessary components to run specific jobs (print cylinders, plates, dies).
• Ability to work both independently and with limited supervision.
• Pleasant with others and displays a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
• Careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Ability to see details at close range to check for defects or other quality issues.
• Ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness.
• Ability to time movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in speed and/or direction of a moving object.
• Ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine.
• Quickly respond (with hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sounds, light, picture) when it appears.
• Use hands and arms to handle, position, and move materials.
• Perform physical activities that require considerable use of arms and legs and moving the whole body, such as lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED
• 2+ years of work experience on complex machinery with multiple material inputs and process stations.
• Candidates that are a Graduate of / or enrolled in a 2 year Engineering Technology program will be considered without this experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3+ years of work experience on multi-colored mechanical/servo color UV continuous web flexographic printing equipment.

Work Conditions

• Manufacturing environment with noise levels commonly requiring hearing protection.
• Industrial Chemical Exposure.
• Stand, sit, walk, reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• Lifting requirements: Minimum 10lbs Maximum 50lbs (Anything over 50lbs requires team lift); 25 pounds – 35 pounds repetitively.
• Move rolls of Plastic/Board/Foil/Liner/Label Stock – 400 pounds – 1000 pounds (rolling material on their diameter).
• Move skids weighing up to 2,500 pounds with the use of mechanical or powered Pallet Jack.
• Wearing of Personal Protective Equipment required, such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats or other PPE dependent on job duties.