Press Operator

STS Packaging, a Schwarz Partners, L.P. Joint Venture company is currently seeking a Press Operator in Charlotte, NC. The primary responsibilities of the Press Operator include setting up, operating, maintaining and troubleshooting a wide web, 4-color Central Impression Flexo Press. The Press Operator should have excellent attention to detail, a willingness to work in a team environment, and an ability to effectively communicate with Press Room Helper daily. Plant is located at 1201 Westinghouse Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28273.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Complete press setups/changeovers; Mount plates as needed; Ensure proper ink film thickness, anilox selection, registration, impression, ink order, color match, tension, and slit width
• Verification of printed product against customer supplied proof and color targets
• Perform quality inspections throughout each print roll – color, pH, viscosity, visual, etc.
• Follow press SOP documentation and suggest continuous improvements to existing SOPs to management
• Responsible for routine cleaning of plates, anilox sleeves, press parts, etc
• Complete daily paperwork documenting raw materials, downtimes, shift summary
• Troubleshoot and correct print defects
• Effectively communicate with Press Room Assistant on daily job needs
• Ability to train Press Room Assistant to confidently run the press during breaks, vacations, or other absences

OTHER SIGNIFICANT JOB FUNCTIONS INCLUDE:

• Maintains a clean and safe work area and reports unsafe conditions to management for resolution.
• Responsible for reporting any product quality or food safety issues to the Quality Manager (SQF Practitioner) or Management Team member
• Conform to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), and Safe Quality Food (SQF) procedures and policies to assure products are suitable for food contact
• Must follow Safety/GMP/PPE guidelines  
• Additional duties as assigned.

PREFERRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: 

• Knowledge of Color Theory
• Flexographic printing knowledge
• Computer proficiency
• Experience printing on a wide-web, flexo C.I. press preferred

REQUIRED SKILLS (Technical, Clerical, Language, etc.):

• Attention to detail and quality conscious
• Team-oriented mindset
• Must have basic leadership skills required to give press assistant simple directions
• Ability to work an eight-hour shift, including weekends and overtime as needed
• Basic mechanical knowledge  
• Excellent math and writing abilities 
• Ability to accept additional responsibility and learn new tasks 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Continuous standing and walking with minimal sitting 
• Frequently lift and carry 60-lb ink pails  
• Bending, twisting, kneeling during press cleanup/setup – involves frequent, constant, continuous, and repetitive motions 
• Frequent carrying and holding of wide-web sleeves, plates, chambered doctor blades, and other tools as required 
• Frequent, regular pushing and pulling of paper rolls in excess of 2,300 – 3,300-lb on roll carts 
• Frequent ladder and stair climbing 

WORKING ENVIRONMENT:

• Varying temperatures, noise, uneven surfaces, mechanical hazards, dust/dirt, moving equipment

If you would like to be part of a forward-thinking team with a family feel, culture of excellence, and customer-focused reliability, we want you to be a part of our team!