Print Production Specialist (Cutting)

dbrand Canada; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Vision

GRSP

Profit-sharing

Job summary

dbrand in Mississauga is seeking a Print Production Specialist (Cutting) to operate Summa flatbed cutters and manage lamination steps in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role runs a 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

shift, ensuring high‑quality contour cuts of vinyl skins and strict registration accuracy. This on-site position emphasizes reliability and cross-training across cutting and finishing processes.

Qualifications

• Mechanically inclined and comfortable operating production equipment.
• Attention to detail, particularly on alignment and registration.
• Follow written processes accurately without close supervision.
• Able to use basic computer systems and barcode scanning.
• Able to move material rolls and sheets.
• Reliable attendance and timekeeping on a fixed shift.
• Willingness to cross-train across cutting, lamination and printing.
• Prior manufacturing or finishing experience is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Flatbed Cutting: Operate Summa flatbed cutters for high precision contour cutting of vinyl skins.
• Flatbed Cutting: Run multiple beds concurrently, keeping machines loaded and cutting.
• Flatbed Cutting: Load and align laminated sheets, and verify registration before every run.
• Flatbed Cutting: Select and run the correct cut file against the manufacturing order and product.
• Flatbed Cutting: Identify and correct registration drift, blade depth, and material feed issues.
• Flatbed Cutting: Escalate faults that require service rather than continuing to run on a compromised machine.
• Lamination: Operate laminators and change laminate rolls across material and finish types.
• Lamination: Match laminate to material per the bill of materials.
• Lamination: Monitor output for bubbles, wrinkles, debris and edge lift, and correct at source.
• Lamination: Maintain laminated stock levels so cutting is not starved.
• Quality Control: Inspect output against QC standards before it moves to finishing.
• Quality Control: Make accept and reject decisions and log defects accurately.
• Quality Control: Report recurring defects as patterns, not one-offs, so root causes get addressed.
• Production System Discipline: Scan Start and Stop on every work order, at the time the work actually happens.
• Production System Discipline: Work manufacturing orders in the priority order set by morning planning.
• Production System Discipline: Never leave an open work order on a machine.
• Production System Discipline: Bin completed product to the correct location.
• Production System Discipline: Understand that reporting, capacity planning and out-of-stock response all depend on this data being right. Guessing timestamps isn’t a shortcut — it’s sabotage with extra steps.
• Maintenance and Housekeeping: Perform daily and weekly cleaning on cutters and laminators.
• Maintenance and Housekeeping: Change blades, maintain cutting mats, and replace consumables.
• Maintenance and Housekeeping: Log maintenance activity and report equipment issues promptly.
• Maintenance and Housekeeping: Keep work areas and material staging organized.

Skills

Agile

Analytical

Collaborative

Curious

Disciplined

Enthusiastic

Innovative

Perfectionist

Persistent

Reliable

Job description

Print Production Specialist (Cutting)

Department: Manufacturing

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Mississauga

Compensation: CA$45,000 - CA$49,000 / year

Description

This role works an afternoon / evening shift with the hours of work being 2:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

The Role

They call you a machine. In reality, you mostly run machines. Several at a time, in fact. The nickname comes from the fact that you treat every day as a race against yourself. Every personal best is a challenge to overcome - typically by the time your next shift rolls around. When you first started, you were producing six hundred units per day. Now? Over a thousand. Self-improvement is satisfaction enough, but the real icing on the cake? It's the fact that everything you create ultimately feeds the demands of our millions of adoring cult-like fans. That's what gets you out of bed in the morning. You're not a machine, you just seem like one. In reality, you're a Print Production Specialist at dbrand.

Of course, you didn't start out that way. You didn't have an iota of large format print experience when you joined up. You started small, just running some flatbed cutters. As you grew and gained experience, you moved on to other disciplines: lamination, print operations, prepress... all you needed to do was show an aptitude and a desire to learn - after that, it was just a matter of time before you knew how to run every machine in our production facility.

Do the above paragraphs describe you? Of course not. You don't work here... yet. We can change that. Who you are is irrelevant. What we care about is who you'll be, when given the tools, knowledge, and agency that will enable you to succeed. We need motivated, adaptable, and dedicated individuals who are committed to excellence, so that we can mold them into the Print Production Specialists of tomorrow. If that's not you, save us all some time and close this tab. If you're still with us... maybe those paragraphs describe you after all.

The Environment

At dbrand, expect a clean, modern, well-lit facility with organized material staging and machines that are actually maintained. The production floor? You could eat off it. Should you? Who can say. We're not scientists. Instead, we're a team who works hard and plays hard.

What's in it for you? Nobody downstream can fix a bad cut. The quality of our entire product line runs through your machines. That's not a burden — that's leverage.

Before you get your hands on those machines, you'll need to prove yourself. Let's see if you've got what it takes…

The Characteristics

• Agile: You’re nimble. You’re adaptable. You thrive in an environment where priorities can change in an instant.
• Analytical: Your decisions are driven by only one thing: data. You continue to master all the tools necessary to surface insights.
• Collaborative: You enjoy purposeful meetings. You value the contributions and perspectives of your colleagues as much as you do your CEO.
• Curious: You’re eager to learn new concepts and master new skills. There’s no useless tool in your arsenal.
• Disciplined: You never allow the details to slip, understanding that every bit of minutiae forms the bigger picture.
• Enthusiastic: You exhibit a contagious passion for solving problems OR finding solutions.
• Innovative: You develop new approaches to complex problems.
• Perfectionist: You persist until the smallest detail has been optimized. Giving less than 100% is not an option.
• Persistent: You’ve never failed. You’ve only experienced speed bumps on your path to success.
• Reliable: You live up to both verbal and written agreements. You can be trusted to work effectively, without oversight.

The Responsibilities and Qualifications

The Responsibilities

In order to make a positive impact as part of our team, your focus in this role will be to:

Flatbed Cutting

• Operate Summa flatbed cutters for high precision contour cutting of vinyl skins.
• Run multiple beds concurrently, keeping machines loaded and cutting.
• Load and align laminated sheets, and verify registration before every run.
• Select and run the correct cut file against the manufacturing order and product.
• Identify and correct registration drift, blade depth, and material feed issues.
• Escalate faults that require service rather than continuing to run on a compromised machine.

Lamination

• Operate laminators and change laminate rolls across material and finish types.
• Match laminate to material per the bill of materials.
• Monitor output for bubbles, wrinkles, debris and edge lift, and correct at source.
• Maintain laminated stock levels so cutting is not starved.

Quality Control

• Inspect output against QC standards before it moves to finishing.
• Make accept and reject decisions and log defects accurately.
• Report recurring defects as patterns, not one-offs, so root causes get addressed.

Production System Discipline

• Scan Start and Stop on every work order, at the time the work actually happens.
• Work manufacturing orders in the priority order set by morning planning.
• Never leave an open work order on a machine.
• Bin completed product to the correct location.
• Understand that reporting, capacity planning and out-of-stock response all depend on this data being right. Guessing at timestamps isn't a shortcut — it's sabotage with extra steps.

Maintenance and Housekeeping

• Perform daily and weekly cleaning on cutters and laminators.
• Change blades, maintain cutting mats, and replace consumables.
• Log maintenance activity and report equipment issues promptly.
• Keep work areas and material staging organized.

The Qualifications

• Mechanically inclined and comfortable operating production equipment.
• Consistent attention to detail, particularly on alignment and registration work.
• Able to follow written process accurately without close supervision.
• Comfortable with basic computer use and barcode scanning systems.
• Able to handle and move material rolls and sheets.
• Reliable attendance and timekeeping on a fixed shift.
• Willingness to cross-train across cutting, lamination and printing.
• Prior manufacturing or finishing experience is an asset. Large format print experience is not required.

The Moment of Truth

The job starts between $45,000 and $49,000 per year based on experience.

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• GRSP
• Profit-sharing

The position is on-site and our HQ is located a few minutes west of Pearson Airport.

Still think you have what it takes to thrive in our agile, high-growth, fast-paced environment?

To be perfectly honest, we doubt it.

You’re welcome to prove us wrong.

Vacancy Disclosure: This is a backfill role.