Flexographic Press Operator

**Position Summary**

The Press Operator is responsible for operating a Mark Andy 2200 narrow web flexo printing press.

**Work Schedule: Afternoon Shift**

Monday-Thursday, 5:30am-4:00pm

**Reports To**:Shift Supervisor

**Essential Functions**
- Inspect and examine printed products for print clarity, color accuracy, conformance to specifications, and external defects.
- Examine job orders to determine details such as quantities to be printed, production times, stock specifications, colors, color sequences, and anilox BCM.
- Select and install printing plates, rollers, feed guides, gauges, screens, stencils, dies, and cylinders in machines according to specifications, using hand tools.
- Monitor feeding, printing, and racking processes of presses to maintain specified operating levels and to detect malfunctions, making adjustments as necessary.
- Blend and test inks, stains, and solvents according to types of material being printed and work order specifications.
- Pack and label cartons, boxes, or bins of finished products.
- Be the first response to safety, quality, and productivity troubleshooting
- Understand shop floor metrics and being responsible for the team’s results vs. targets
- Other duties as assigned

**POSITION QUALIFICATIONS**

**Competency Statements**
- Accountability: The extent to which an individual is willing to accept responsibility.
- Adaptability: The extent to which an individual can fit into a changing work environment.
- Communication, Oral & Written: The extent to which an individual communicates with clarity, actively engaging in conversations in order to clearly understand others’ message and intent, and receives and processes feedback.
- Problem Solving: The ability to recognize courses of action which can be taken to handle problems or potential problems.
- Safety Awareness: The ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.

**SKILLS & ABILITIES**

Required Education
- High School Diploma or GED

Preferred Education
- Technical Certification or Associate’s degree in printing processes.

Preferred Experience
- Five years previous flexographic printing experience.

Computer Skills
- Must have working knowledge of the use of a PC and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Physical Demands
- **Stand**: Constantly
- **Walk, Reach (Outward/Above Shoulder), Handle/Finger, Bend**: Frequently
- **Sit, Climb, Crawl, Squat/Kneel**: Occasionally

Lifting/Carrying
- **0-10 lbs**: Constantly
- **11-50 lbs**: Frequently
- **51-100+ lbs**: Occasionally

Push/Pull
- **0-25 lbs**: Constantly
- **26-100 lbs**: Occasionally

Other Physical Requirements
- Vision (near, distance, peripheral, depth perception)
- Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including hearing protection, safety glasses, goggles, or shields, and cut-resistant gloves.

**WORK ENVIRONMENT**

Work is performed indoors in a manufacturing setting with regular exposure to cold, heat, noise, and moving machines/equipment.

Lorpon Labels is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans and Persons with Disabilities.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Additional pay:

- Overtime pay

**Benefits**:

- Life insurance
- On-site parking

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 10 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- Overtime

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Vaughan, ON: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Application question(s):

- Are you a Permanent Resident or Citizen of Canada?

**Experience**:

- Flexographic Press Operator: 2 years (preferred)

Work Location: In person