Press Operator-Nights

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East; Longview (TX); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Express Employment Professionals - Cincinnati East in Longview, TX is sourcing a press operator for a 12-hour night shift (7pm-7am). The schedule is 3 on/2 off, and starting pay is $17 per hour plus differential for DOE.

Responsibilities include recording production metrics, setting print cylinders, and ensuring ink quality and process accuracy. The role requires basic math, reading and writing skills, basic computer use, and the ability to read a tape measure to 1/16 inch.

Qualifications

• Basic math for recording reports and ink mixing.
• Ability to read customer specification sheets for quality checks.
• Basic reading and writing skills for production reports.
• Read tape measures to 1/16" accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Record production pounds, downtime, scrap, rolls, and dockets accurately.
• Set and change print cylinders and decks.
• Identify ink color variations on printed products.
• Make roll changes and maintain ink levels, viscosity, and pH.
• Learn to dispense ink and to tone inks.
• Observe rolls for flags and changes and check product specifications.

Skills

Basic math

Reading skills

Computer skills

Writing

Tape measure reading

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

A Longview plastics manufacturer has an immediate for a press operator to work a 12 hour night shift from 7pm-7am. The shift is 3 on/2 off, 2 on 3 off and starting pay is $17+DOE.

• Record accurate production pounds, including footage, down time, scrap, number of rolls run and complete dockets.
• Set and change print cylinders/sleeves and printing decks.
• Identify ink color variations on printed products.
• Make roll changes.
• Maintain ink levels, viscosity and pH.
• Learn how to dispense ink.
• Handle and store wastewater and all inks properly.
• Retain and label samples as required.
• Apply number identification to pertinent product produced.
• Learn how to tone inks.
• Observe rolls for flags and changes.
• Learn how to make all machine adjustments and start learning job set-ups.
• Check the product for treat, size, print quality/location and other specification as specified on job docket, no less than ten times and hour and at every roll change.

SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Basic math skills: Addition, subtraction and multiplication in order to record accurate reports and accurate mixing of ink.
• Basic reading skills- must be able to read customer specification sheets to verify and insure quality of products.
• Basic computer skills.
• Writing skills- Adequate for legible an accurate recording of production reports and other pertinent information.
• Must be able to read a tape measure to the 1/16th.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Printing experience a plus

PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENT:

• Climb up into the presses caring a 50 lbs. doctor blade chamber and load them into the press.
• Be able to get on your knees and work on the lower decks
• Twisting and stretching when loading print sleeves, aniloxs and doctor blades
• Standing and walking the production floor