Night Shift Pre-Press Technician: Plates & Sleeves

Accredo Packaging, Inc.; Sugar Land (TX); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Accredo Packaging, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented Pre-Press Technician to manage plate and sleeve operations for high-speed flexographic presses in our Sugar Land, TX facility.

This night-shift role (7:00 PM–7:00 AM, 2/3/2 rotation) offers $17.00/hour base plus $2.00/hour night differential, with a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency. You will interpret job specifications, operate automated sleeve storage robots and plate mounters, perform quality checks, and maintain mounting logs to

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent required.
• Prior experience operating bag machines or similar equipment preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret production orders and specifications.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve mechanical issues efficiently.
• Attention to detail to ensure accuracy and quality of finished products.
• Ability to maintain focus and productivity in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to stand for extended periods and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Eligible to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Complies with established safety policies and procedures and other regulations as applicable.
• Reads and updates production schedule to confirm plate availability and status.
• Interprets job information (i.e. spec sheet, graphic approval sheet, layout, color target).
• Locates and retrieves sleeves operating sleeve storage robot.
• Cleans sleeves. Visually inspects and measures the TIR of each sleeve.
• Quarantines out-of-spec sleeves.
• Measures sticky back thickness. Quarantines out-of-spec sticky back.
• Locates and retrieves plates from plate storage.
• Mounts plate on sleeves by operating plate mounter.
• Maintains quality check sheet and mounting log and records downtime when remounting.
• Stages mounted sleeves.
• Strips plates from sleeve by operating plate demounter and cleans plates manually or by operating the plate cleaner.
• Inspects plate and identifies plate mileage.
• Destroys plates in poor condition or with excessive mileage.
• Cleans and ensures the department is maintained in an orderly fashion.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Reading production orders

Troubleshooting

Attention to detail

Safety-conscious

Fast-paced workflow

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Plate mounter

Plate demounter

Sleeve storage robot

Job description

Accredo Packaging, Inc. is seeking a detail-oriented Pre-Press Technician to manage plate and sleeve operations for high-speed flexographic presses in our Sugar Land, TX facility.

This night-shift role (7:00 PM–7:00 AM, 2/3/2 rotation) offers $17.00/hour base plus $2.00/hour night differential, with a focus on safety, quality, and efficiency. You will interpret job specifications, operate automated sleeve storage robots and plate mounters, perform quality checks, and maintain mounting logs to