Digital Print Operator

**Digital Printing Department**
- Manage day to day activities of production ensuring that quality product is delivered on time to customers
- Process, print rolls various stock, die cut on digital die cutter, check, count, pack, troubleshoot, clean, repeat.
- Manage to contain waste to a minimum set guideline.
- Ensure production constraints/bottlenecks are removed, prioritize resources and direct production employees to attain all established goals
- Troubleshoot production by collaborating with Team leads as well as other departments
- Ensure that the down time on equipment is kept to a minimum
- Instill a culture of continuous improvement amongst the employees
- Strive for continuous improvements. Enjoy the moment.
- Identify areas for automation in workflow, assist and work with other departments to decrease cost, reduce turnaround time and ensure quality products

**Inventory Management**
- Maintain inventory levels for production department to ensure operations are not affected by overstocking/understocking
- Collaborate with Procurement team to sustain production by forecasting, planning and estimating inventory levels required for production
- Perform/oversight of inventory count and audit to maintain adequate inventory levels

**Project Management**
- Responsible for execution/coordinating various projects as assigned
- Collaborate with other departments in ensuring completion of assigned projects that meet time, quality scope objectives.
- Champion and steer product/innovation projects in collaboration with other departments

**People Management**
- Hire, supervise and train production employees to enable efficient production operations
- Establish and maintain reporting structure for shift operations to ensure production activities are tracked and monitored
- Evaluate and review employees’ performance using set goals
- Communicate relevant information to the team understanding the effects timing and detail has on morale and productivity

**Health and Safety**
- Instill a culture of Health and Safety on the team by ensuring all health and safety guidelines are followed and the team is kept informed of the latest standards
- Enforce safe and productive work behavior through policies and GHP (good housekeeping practices)

**Who you are**:
We’re looking for an influencer who can hit the ground running that comes with a track record of relevant leadership experience. The core skills needed for this role include:

- Printing Software skills - RIP Preflight, postflight, Adobe Illustrator, Corel, Wasatch, Harlequin, Packaging, Labelling, Die Cutting.
- Hardware skills, networking, integration, maintenance, trouble shooting
- Leadership - leads with integrity and by example. Accountable for their responsibilities while always striving to develop better and newer processes.
- Communication - an approachable leader and enthusiastic team player who works well with and maintain cooperation between cross-functional teams.
- A problem solver mentality - able to quickly grasp new concepts, terms, products and processes.

**Requirements**:

- Post-secondary education in Graphic Design, Art, Printing Industry, Computer software or hardware, Digital Printing, Flexo Printing, Die Cutting.
- 10 + years of equivalent work experience in a label or printing field including digital label printing, flexo label printing and die cutting.
- High proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Graphics, Microsoft Excel
- High proficiency in PC/Windows operating systems
- Ability to lift boxes up to 40lbs

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Concord, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location