Ink Kitchen Technician

ADP; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP in Kansas City, MO seeks an Ink Kitchen Technician to support flexo ink production. You will handle making inks, order ink bases, and contribute to production data, quality and safety reporting.

Responsibilities include matching ink colors on the press, coordinating ink quantities with the scheduler, and training operators while maintaining accurate scales and a clean workspace. This is regular full-time manual labor in a print environment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent required.
• Experience working with inks, printing, color.

Responsibilities

• Operate ink kitchen and adjust inks on press.
• Initiate ink orders to maintain inventory.
• Produce production, safety and quality reports.
• Train operators in ink kitchen operations.
• Coordinate with production scheduler on ink needs.
• Maintain cleanliness and accuracy of scales.

Skills

Color matching

Printing processes

Ink handling

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Spectrophotometer

Job description

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Ink Kitchen Technician

Regular Full-Time Manual Labor Kansas City, MO, US

4 days ago Requisition ID: 1106

Job Summary

The Ink Technician is responsible for all activities associated with making flexo inks. Initiating orders of ink to maintain proper inventory. Completing production data, operational , quality and safety reports.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Use a spectrophotometer.
• Order or initiate orders for the various ink bases.
• Assist operator in attaining the correct ink color on the sheet being printed.
• Coordinate with production scheduler the correct ink and the correct amount of ink to have to produce all orders.
• Perform end-of-month inventories of all inks and ink bases.
• Keep ink kitchen clean and organized all times.
• Maintain accuracy of scales for weighing ink.
• Train operators in the operation of the ink kitchen and the adjustment of inks on press to maintain proper quality of print.
• Monitor non-use of various inks and report on a monthly basis.
• Complete necessary reports in an accurate and timely manner, including but not limited to: Production Data, Machine Operational Status, Safety Data, Quality Data.
• When inks become inactive work-off into black ink or some other color, if possible.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.
• Adheres to production schedule. Makes recommendations for optimizing the schedule to meet cost, quality and service goals. Reports any unusual scheduling issues to Supervisor.
• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Experience working with with inks, printing, color

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.
• Experience as a Press Department Operator.