Operator - Press

What ProAmpac has to offer:

• 11 Paid Holidays


• Vacation Days


• Personal Days


• Quarterly Bonus Opportunities for Perfect Attendance $350


• Free Uniforms


• Free Parking


• Paid Lunch Break


• $1,000 Sign on Bonus


• Premium pay built into your shift schedule for Night shift (11pm-7am)—$1.50-hour night shift

• 401(k) with company match


• Employee Assistance Program


• Flexible Spending Account


• Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance


• Free Life Insurance and Disability insurance &Tuition reimbursement

• Wellness program – living a healthy lifestyle can get you a discount on your health insurance premiums AND other incentives

What You’ll Do:

• Receives and reviews job jackets, specifications, and customer requirements.


• Retrieves and receives dies, inks, materials, plates, etc. and sets up press.


• Secures approvals before running job and then solves problems to ensure quality is excellent.


• Maintains inks, colors, and registration to ensure quality meets specifications.


• Cleans plates, cylinder, dye fonts, and lubricates press as needed.


• Responsible to operate press in a safe manner and produce quality product with minimal scrap, meet production schedules and keep work area clean.


• Ensure departmental compliance with all certification requirements (AIB, ISO)

• Must follow Good Manufacturing Practices and good housekeeping guidelines. Must follow safety guidelines, wear designated Personal Protective Equipment, and meet OSHA safety requirements.


• Must be able to identify and understand customer requirements.


• Operates a printing press producing flexible packaging


• Set up the press to produce a product to the specifications described in the production job jacket, including formulations and color shading of inks.


• Track and record production, waste, and material usage.


• Hazardous waste handling


• Operate printing press.


• Ensure print design conforms to job jacket information.


• Responsible for print sample retention.


•  Notifies Supervisor/Lead Person or Quality Assurance Technician of non-conformities.


•  Responsible for proper packaging and labeling of work in-process and/or finished product.


• Ensure raw materials have been approved for use.


• Ensure all bench top test and measuring equipment being used are properly calibrated.


•  Identification and control of Non-conforming material.


• Set-up and Clean-up machine.


•  Follow all applicable instructions relative to food safety and the SQF Food Safety Management System, including Employee GMP's.


•  Report food safety problems to personnel with the authority to initiate actions.


• Participate on related teams as requested and required.


• Additional tasks and duties as assigned.