Job Summary:
This position is responsible for setting up and operating the pad printing press and ensuring that print adjustments are made to maintain print quality, registration, and production speed. The Pad Printer will have a good understanding of ink and the printing plate requirements.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Checks that sizes and quantities match CD/PDF and Job Ticket
- Obtains required supplies to produce the job
- Sets up and checks press to make sure job requirements are met
- Checks the registration, ink viscosity, and color match the CD/PDF
- Prints the job while maintaining optimum production speed and making press adjustments, as needed, to maintain print quality, registration, and color
- Follows the company policies, procedures, safety instructions, and applicable laws
- Maintains a clean workstation and press area
Experience & Education:
- Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
- High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED)
- 1-3 years of related experience and/or training
- Combination of education and experience
- Good judgement of color, design, and print quality
Skills
- Able to read and comprehend instructions, correspondences, and memos
- Able to write simple correspondences
- Able to communicate effectively one-on-on and in groups with customers and other employees
- Able to perform basic mathematics (add, subtract, multiply, and divide) in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Reasoning Ability
- Understand and carry out detailed but uninvolved written and/or oral instructions
- Problem solving
Physical Demands
- Capable of using hands
- Standing for long periods of time
- Able to sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch for short periods of time
- Able to regularly lift and/or move 25 pounds
- Able to occasionally lift and/or move 50 pounds