Color Lab Technician - Spectrophotometer & Proofing

Flint Group Packaging Solutions; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Flint Group Packaging Solutions is seeking a Color Lab Technician to provide color support for internal teams and external customers in the Packaging Division. The role involves color matching, hand proofing, and entering formulas into a computer program, split between the lab bench and computer work.

Responsibilities include creating color proofs by hand, trimming and labeling, and communicating with customers via web portal, email, and phone.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of color, ink or printing experience.
• Strong ability to visually evaluate color.
• Familiar with digital spectrometers & software; X-Rite, IFS, eXact.

Responsibilities

• Match colors by combining gram quantities of bases on a table top scale, proofing by hand roller, then evaluating by visual comparison or a digital spectrophotometer with color software.
• Entering formulas into specified computer program, following guidelines for appropriate code assignment.
• Make color swatch proofs by hand proofing, trimming and labeling.
• Communicate with customers and team members using a web page portal, email and phone calls.

Skills

Color matching

Hand proofing

Spectrophotometer use

Color software

Microsoft Excel

Communication skills

Spanish / French

Tools

X-Rite

IFS

eXact

Job description

Flint Group Packaging Solutions is seeking a Color Lab Technician to provide color support for internal teams and external customers in the Packaging Division. The role involves color matching, hand proofing, and entering formulas into a computer program, split between the lab bench and computer work.

Responsibilities include creating color proofs by hand, trimming and labeling, and communicating with customers via web portal, email, and phone.