CI Press Operator - Uteco

Novolex is a leader in packaging innovation, choice and sustainability. We manufacture products in paper, plastic and sustainable materials for the food, retail, health and industrial markets.

Pay Range: $ 24.70 - $ 29.60

Shift Available: 3rd Shift (Plus a $1.00 per hour shift differential for 3rd shift only)

• 401k
• Medical, Dental, and Vision eligible the 1st of the month after you start!
• Company paid basic life insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement*

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

The Central Impression (CI) Flexo Press Operator is an essential member of the team, responsible for the manufacturing of preprinted rolls while continuously monitoring print quality and press conditions. Using state of the art equipment the CI Press Operator sets up, operates and maintains the CI Flexo printing press to print on various paper stocks. This person should have solid printing-environment experience, strong math skills, good attendance, and a desire to grow their career with us.

Responsibilities:

• Our Flexo Press Operators must adhere to all plant and corporate safety rules, procedures, and guidelines.
• Reports all safety concerns or issues to their immediate supervisor.
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment and area by completing daily housekeeping assignments.
• Completes pre-flight/make-ready for job order verifying specified components needed
• Gather/verify print cylinders, anilox rollers, substrate material, inks, cores, other supplies required for job
• Perform plate mounting as needed
• Operates press to produce product in accordance to customer specifications while maintain data gathering metrics for quality, waste, and press efficiency.
• Responsible for completing all required color and quality checks related to product specifications, visual, and functional checks.
• Critical quality checks include: copy, color, and registration, and ink adhesion.
• Responsible for completing all related procedures, work instructions, and quality measurements as outlined in the BRC standard.
• Performs operator level scheduled preventative and unscheduled maintenance of press which can include: cleans plate, cylinder, doctor blade chambers, change doctor blades and lubricate press components
• Complies with established facility safety policies and procedures and other regulations (i.e. GMP, HAACP, BRC) as applicable including work instructions.
• Other tasks as required.

Qualifications:

• While this role is for a Flexo Press Operator, if someone has the right amount of experience as a printing press operator, there may be opportunity for hire.
• 1 to 5 years of flexographic printing press operator experience and/or training.
• Knowledge of 1 or more types of the following brands of Central Impression Flexographic Presses: Uteco North America
  
  
  
  • W&H (Windmoeller & Hoelscher)
  • PCMC (Paper Converting Machine Co.)
  • KYMC (Kuen Yuh Machinery Engineering Co.)
  • KBA-Flexotecnica / Koenig & Bauer
  • Bobst
  • Allstein GmbH
  
  
  
  
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Eligible to work in the United States.
• Successful completion of pre-employment background and drug screen.
• Work overtime as required.
• Ability perform the essential functions of the job with or without accommodation.
• The commitment to stay safe and to continue to learn and develop.
• Satisfactorily completes training courses as determined by management.

Benefits

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance (including Telehealth options) as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through Novolex University. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program, and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.