Print Operator (Night Shift)

Huhtamaki, Inc.; Batavia Township (OH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Huhtamaki, Inc. in Ohio is seeking a skilled Press Operator to safely set up, adjust, and monitor flexographic presses, ensuring quality and efficiency across our packaging solutions.

You will maintain print color accuracy with Xrite iControl and spectrophotometers, inspect proofs for defects, report production data, and coordinate with ink vendors. The role requires 5+ years in flexographic printing, a high school diploma, and willingness to work overtime.

Qualifications

• 5+ years as a press operator in flexographic printing.
• Ability to read color requirements and perform quality checks.
• Willingness to work overtime as required.

Responsibilities

• Set up and adjust printing presses for quality standards.
• Maintain color levels and perform quality checks.
• Inspect prints for defects and address issues promptly.
• Document production data and communicate with team.

Skills

Press setup

Color control

Quality inspection

Team communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Xrite iControl

Spectrophotometers

Zahn cup

Viscometers

Sanilox cleaner

Job description

Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki. You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together. We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.

Job Description Job Summary To safely set-up, adjust and monitor printing presses to ensure they run at prescribed quality and efficiency standards. Maintains cleanliness of presses and assure all safety procedures are followed. Ensure that printing area meets Huhtamaki housekeeping requirements. This responsibility is to be expected within the scope of all company policies, procedures and guidelines.

Essential Functions

• Observes all safety and company policies and participates in company safety programs.
• Responsible for all safety guards, switches being in place and functional.
• Performs set-ups on printing equipment following established tasks and performs quality checks on critical customer requirements prior to beginning production.
• Insures good print quality by maintaining proper color levels to standards visually and with Xrite iControl software and spectrophotometers.
• Reviews press retains (samples) after each roll for print defects and addresses defects immediately.
• Follows the quality hold procedures for all nonconforming materials.
• Manages inks effectively.
• Measuring viscosities manually using a #2 Zahn cup and a stop watch as well as using viscometers.
• Communicates and works effectively with onsite ink vendor.
• Follows and meets production schedules for customer orders.
• Completes all required tasks in TWS (Transition Works), including issuing input rolls to the order, reporting run time and downtime, reporting waste, printing labels for finished goods, moving storage locations, and reporting production for the order.
• Completes required reports accurately.
• Acquires and demonstrates a good working knowledge of flexographic printing equipment and be able to perform cold start ups, web the press, and perform most press maintenance level jobs.
• Able to manage the press and personnel, teach and lead others, trouble shoot all printing and peripheral equipment and perform roll on-loading and off-loading.
• Safely store and remove anilox rolls, bridges, and sleeves.
• Maintain anilox roll cleanliness using the Sanilox cleaner.
• Understand the relationship between plate mounting and its affect on the job as it prints.
• Shift to shift communication and hand over will be critical to performance standards.
• Must keep cleaners, towels, and supplies ready at press.
• Work with and through others to accomplish required tasks.
• Communicates concerns and ideas effectively to Printing Management.
• Strictly follows all AIB, GMP audit guidelines.
• Maintains cleanliness of equipment.
• Actively participates in Continuous Improvement projects and teams.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Required

• Must have 5+ years as a 1st or 2nd press operator in all Flexographic print technology.
• Requires basic educational background normally acquired through the completion of high school level programs leading to a diploma or GED.
• Must learn the operation of printing equipment through completion of Print Operator training program.
• Must have good color perception and the ability to see, read, and distinguish letters and/or symbols.
• Requires the ability to communicate effectively with others.
• Requires a mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to work overtime as required to meet schedule needs.

Preferred

• Previous experience with Lean 6-Sigma is desirable.

Environment

• Incumbent works in a manufacturing environment.
• Individual will work a set schedule including weekend work.
• Requires prolonged standing (75%) with occasional walking (25%).
• Individual will operate various printing machines.
• Individual will use various tools such as spatulas, Allen wrenches, screwdrivers, needle nose pliers and soft hammer.
• Requires twisting, bending/stooping, squatting/kneeling and climbing ladders.
• Incumbent will lift and carry up to 50 pounds on a regular basis and lift/carry more than 50 pounds occasionally.
• Requires reaching above, at and below shoulders.

Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet. Help us protect food, people and the planet We’re on a mission to be the first choice in sustainable packaging solutions so we can protect food, people and the planet. We need talented people like you to make that happen. We’re growing as a business which is opening up new roles and opportunities so it’s an exciting time to join us. We promise to offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported and make an impact, so we can all focus on the future together.