Production Associate (Screen Room Technician)

Unrivaled Teamwear; Lenexa (KS); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Unrivaled Teamwear, a leader in decorated garments, is seeking an entry-level Screen Room Technician to support the printing process. This role involves preparing screens for printing, washing and drying screens, and ensuring screens are ready for production, with a focus on maintaining clean and accurate work logs.

Shift: Mon-Thu 7am-4pm and Fri 7am-11am. The team emphasizes attention to detail, adherence to safety protocols, and efficient screen maintenance to support the production floor.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred but not required.
• Minimal computer skills.
• No certifications needed.

Responsibilities

• Removes tape from screens and stacks screens for solvent wash operation.
• Washes screens with solvent and prepares for emulsion coating.
• Scrubs dehaze on screens and cleans with water nozzle.
• Packs screens, records racks on log sheet, and prepares for oven drying.
• Examines screens for blemishes, repairs as needed, tapes edges to prevent ink flow.

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Brief Description

This entry-level position’s main function is preparing screens in the screen room for printing.

Shift: Mon-Thu 7am-4pm & Fri 7am-11am

About Unrivaled Teamwear

Unrivaled Teamwear serves as the parent company of Champion Teamwear, Gear for Sports, and Knights Apparel, each an industry leader in the sports and team apparel space. Our family of brands know what goes into great decorated garments, using top-quality fabrics and offering creative decoration options. Each brand offers customers a premier selection and exceptional service for all their sportswear needs, from t-shirts and caps to fleece, performance wear, and outerwear.

Essential Duties

• Removes all tape from screens and stacks all screens for the solvent wash operation.
• Washes screens with solvent; applies mineral spirits to screen to loosen ink; and places and removes screens in solvent bath.
• Scrubs dehaze on screens and washes screens with clean water nozzle.
• Places screens in rack to oven dry and records number of racks on log sheet.
• Removes dry screens from ovens; coats screens with emulsion and cleans utensils.
• Places screens in rack and dries in oven.
• Uses the screen mesh identified on the production sheet.
• Exposes the screens in the production unit; Places exposed screen on the floor next to the washout operation.
• Examines screens for blemishes, pinholes, and any other irregularities; Repairs screens as needed; Tapes each screen around edges to prevent ink flow on the garments; Keeps jobs together and place in tubs to send to production floor.
• Performs all Screen Room Tech I duties and maintains at least 100% efficiency.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is preferred, but not required.
• Minimal Computer skills needed
• No certifications needed

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the associate. Other duties will be assigned as needed.

EOE/AA: Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing as well as participate in E-Verify.