Printing Technician - 3rd Shift

Milwaukee Tool; Town of Mukwonago (WI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Milwaukee Tool is seeking a Printing Technician to support our customization cells and manage digital inkjet printers. The role focuses on troubleshooting to minimize downtime and maintaining throughput and equipment technology.

The 2nd shift runs Monday through Friday, 3:00pm–11:00pm CST in Wisconsin. You will read work orders, ensure quality control, and work closely with a team to keep printers running at peak performance.

Qualifications

• Automation/Technical knowledge preferred.
• Ability to troubleshoot equipment and develop technical skills through training.
• General experience in digital printing; operator experience preferred.
• Team environment experience.

Responsibilities

• Support and comply with safety and security policies.
• Ensure quality control for production of customer orders.
• Read work orders and execute production details.
• Detect defects during print and assembly production.
• Operate and maintain printers; respond to indicators and adjust as needed.
• Communicate technical status to Graphics Lead on 1st shift operation’s team.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Digital printing

Teamwork

Automation basics

Equipment operation

Education

Technical diploma or related training

Tools

Printing equipment (inkjet)

Job description

Job Description:

Your Job Description:

As the Printing Technician, you will work with digital inkjet in our customization cells, helping produce custom products for customers. The primary duty is to be able to troubleshoot equipment and prevent excessive amounts of downtime from occurring. This position will be responsible for being the support system for customization functions within the cell, as well as keeping up with throughput and equipment technology.

Your Shift Hours:

2nd Shift Monday-Friday 3:00pm- 11:00pm CST

Duties and Responsibilities

General Duties

• Support and comply with safety and security policies to promote a healthy work environment.
• Ensure Quality Control to achieve high standards for production of customer orders.
• Working with a team.
• Adhere to housekeeping standards – 6S.
• When necessary, be able to read work orders and execute details for production orders.
• Responsible for detecting defects during print and assembly production.
• Responsible for the safe and efficient operation of assigned equipment – Including respond to indicator lights and display screens and adjust machine components as needed.
• Must be able to communicate technical status to Graphics Lead on 1st shift operation’s team

Printing Equipment Setup and Maintenance Duties

• Perform basic machine setup and troubleshooting as needed.
• Able to understand and handle color matching and color validation for custom printing orders.
• Responsible for overall maintaining of printers, including starting & stopping of printer, and running the print process as needed.
• Ensure your shift is set up and running properly to ensure printing is at its highest quality.
• Responsible for cleaning and maintenance as needed.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Automation/Technical knowledge is preferred.
• Ability to understand how to troubleshoot equipment. And willing to develop technical skills through in-depth training.
• Possess general level of experience in digital printing.
• Operator experience is preferred.
• Has worked within a team environment.

Milwaukee Tool is an equal opportunity employer.