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We are searching for a brilliant Flexographic Printer to join our awesome team at Sealed Air Corporation in Kempton Park, Gauteng.
Growing your career as a Full Time Flexographic Printer is an awesome opportunity to develop excellent skills.
If you are strong in communication, presentation and have the right personality for the job, then apply for the position of Flexographic Printer at Sealed Air Corporation today!

Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. 

Our people are entrepreneurial innovators and problem solvers committed to bringing unique insights and solutions to the needs of our customers, stakeholders, and society. At SEE, we are creating a community of inventors, problem solvers, and future makers that are passionate about fulfilling our purpose.

Sealed Air generated $5.5 billion in sales in 2021 and has approximately 16,500 employees who serve customers in 114 countries. To learn more, visit .

Job Summary

To print good quality laminated, paper and shrink product in line with the ISO 9001 - 2000 Standards.

Responsibilities

1. Set the machine using the correct process information (SOP ‘s and SOC’s), considering the following; 

• Formulation – CS Nylon / BX Nylon / Barrier Tubing or Paper
• Colour mixing – Using the correct Pantone colour reference
• The correct anilox screen rollers
• Viscosity of inks is within Specification
• Checking that the Print register is within Specification
• Checking that the Repeat length is within Specification
• Pre-press setup; including plate mounting

2. Control of material

• Complete required Production Order at a material yield of 97% or better
• Complete daily production at a 70% efficiency rate
• Use correct inks and apply the correct mixing formulation as required in the SOC
• Inks and solvent stock control, weekly cycle counts and monthly stock counts
• Completing all administrative tasks and RTS to the stores with the required information (production order #, date, weight of roll, width etc. written on the roll label).

3. Control of the machine and equipment

• Following the SOP to understand the full operation of the machine.
• Set up machine in accordance with the SOC to produce good quality Printed production at all times, in line with all quality specifications.
• Reporting all malfunctions and repair work required on the machine to the Factory Supervisor.
• Ability to do preventative Maintenance i.e., lubrication, roller changes, anilox changes in a safe manner as and when required.
• Operates the Printing Press Machine in compliance with the Cryovac safety rules and ISO 9001 - 2000 standards.
• Reporting any potential hazards in his/her working area.
• Responsible for the safety, care, cleaning and reasonable maintenance of all equipment used by yourself, your assistant, including anilox rollers, sleeves, ink trays and pumps etc.
• Ultimately responsible for the machine during your shift.
• Maintaining good housekeeping of the machine, equipment and the areas under your control.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

• Matric
• Trade Certification in Flexography Machine or Printing or Printing and Manufacture of Packaging (Advantageous)
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Printing, Lamination and Bagmaking processes, production and process design
• Computer literacy
• Excellent colour vision
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure
• Flexibility
• Accurate and precise jobs
• Great housekeeping ability

Requisition id: 43097 

Relocation: No

The Company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state or local laws.

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Benefits of working as a Flexographic Printer in Kempton Park, Gauteng:

● Learning opportunities
● Advancement opportunities
● Competitive salary