Digital Printing Manager

Label Aid; Huron (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Profit sharing

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Label Aid in Huron, Ohio, seeks an experienced Digital Printing Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of the digital printing department. This hands-on role manages people, quality, and equipment, driving productivity, waste reduction, and process improvements on the production floor.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with toner-based or UV inkjet presses, strong color management skills, and a track record of improving manufacturing performance.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with digital printing and finishing equipment.
• Experience with toner-based or UV inkjet platforms.
• Previous management or supervision experience in manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of color management and print quality standards.
• Experience troubleshooting print defects and production issues.
• Familiarity with label materials and converting processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the daily operation of the digital printing department and production workflow.
• Coordinate training and development of operators on the floor.
• Monitor quality, productivity, and on-time delivery against targets.
• Identify bottlenecks and implement corrective actions to reduce downtime.
• Collaborate with Prepress, Scheduling, Quality, Finishing, Shipping, and Customer Service.
• Maintain presses and finishing equipment; coordinate preventive maintenance.
• Foster ownership and continuous improvement across the team.

Skills

Digital printing

Team leadership

Manufacturing supervision

Color management

Troubleshooting

Process improvement

Equipment maintenance

Training

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Tools

Xeikon

HP

ABG Digicon

Durst

Job description

Label Aid is a family-owned manufacturer of pressure-sensitive labels, tags, and tape based in Huron, Ohio. Since 1984, we have partnered with startups, established brands, and manufacturers to deliver dependable packaging solutions backed by quality, service, and industry expertise.

Our capabilities include digital and flexographic printing, specialty materials, and premium label embellishments for customers across consumer, industrial, chemical, automotive, and other markets.

Label Aid is seeking an experienced Digital Printing Manager to

lead the day-to-day

operation and continued development of our digital printing department.This is a hands-on management role responsible for the people, quality, productivity,equipment, and overall performance of the department.

The Digital Printing Manager willcoordinate production, develop operators, troubleshoot production and equipment problems, reduce waste and downtime, and continually improve quality and efficiency.We are particularly interested in candidates with hands-on experience operating digitalprinting platforms, preferably toner-based or UV inkjet presses, or digital finishing andconverting equipment such as ABG Digicon or comparable platforms.The right candidate will be comfortable working directly on the production floor while alsoleading people, improving processes, and taking ownership of department performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the daily operation of the digital printing department, equipment assignments, job priorities, and production workflow.
• Monitor production to ensure quality, productivity, and delivery expectations are consistently met.
• Identify and resolve production bottlenecks, equipment problems, material concerns, and workflow issues.
• Take ownership of print quality and investigate defects, reruns, spoilage, customer complaints, and recurring production problems to determine root causes and corrective actions.
• Monitor key performance measures including waste, spoilage, setup time, downtime, press speeds, throughput, and equipment utilization, and use this information to drive improvement.
• Provide hands-on technical support with digital printing and finishing equipment, including setup, operation, calibration, color management, troubleshooting, and process improvement.
• Ensure presses and finishing equipment are properly maintained, calibrated, and production-ready, and coordinate preventive maintenance as needed.
• Train, coach, cross-train, and develop operators while setting clear expectations and holding employees accountable for quality, productivity, attendance, safety, and established procedures.
• Work closely with Prepress, Scheduling, Quality, Finishing, Shipping, Customer Service, and Management to resolve issues and keep jobs moving efficiently through production.
• Promote a culture of ownership, problem-solving, continuous improvement, and early identification of production issues.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with digital printing and/or digital finishing and converting equipment, preferably within pressure-sensitive labels, flexible packaging, narrow-web printing, or a related production environment.
• Experience with toner-based digital printing platforms such as Xeikon or HP, UV inkjet platforms such as Domino or Durst, or digital finishing systems such as ABG Digicon is highly preferred.
• Previous management, supervisory, or team leadership experience in a manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of digital print production, print-quality standards, color management, and calibration.
• Experience troubleshooting print defects, equipment problems, and recurring production issues.
• Familiarity with label materials, substrates, coatings, laminates, adhesives, and converting processes such as die cutting, varnishing, slitting, rewinding, embossing, and hot foil stamping.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and technical problem-solving ability.
• Demonstrated ability to improve productivity, reduce waste, minimize downtime, and improve process consistency.
• Ability to organize people, equipment, and priorities in a fast-paced production environment.
• Strong communication, coaching, and leadership skills with the ability to set expectations and hold employees accountable.

What We Offer

• A hands-on management role with the opportunity to directly influence equipment, processes, training, and quality.
• An experienced production and management team to support problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• Opportunities for increased responsibility and career growth as the company continues to expand.
• 401(k) matching and profit sharing.
• Medical, life, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and holiday pay.

Our Culture

Label Aid is a family-owned company with an entrepreneurial, improvement-focused culture. We value employees who take pride in their work, communicate directly, solve problems, help their teammates, and take ownership of results.

We are looking for a manager who will develop the people around them, address problems at their source, establish better processes, and continually improve the performance of the department.