Press Operator

MISSION, VISION & CORE VALUES

Marathon Manufacturing LLC is a unique company dedicated to excellence in its products, services and workplace; creating opportunity and growth for Team Members, Customers and Business Partners. 

Marathon Manufacturing LLC is the industry leader in innovative, quality and wide depth selection of customer and promotional products with fast turnaround times, excellent customer service and quick to market demands.  

• We strive to be world class in everything we do.
• We value all Team Member and want them to share in the company’s success.
• We don’t take advantage of customers or suppliers with the goal of making more profit, we are focused on long-term relationships that are mutually beneficial.
• We listen to our customers and give them what they want.
• We know the market and produce what the market needs.
• We make decisions that make our company and product sustainable.

POSITION OBJECTIVE

The press operator position is responsible for following a series of processes outlined in order to correctly manufacture products; including assembly and general assistance with production work flow requiring machine operating.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities as management may deem necessary from time to time. 

• Operate and maintain press and all auxiliary equipment while guiding team to meet and exceed production standards and maintaining customer quality requirements
• Know set-up and maintenance procedures for entire press
• Troubleshoot
• Attain and maintain proper ink and water balance
• Be responsible for maximizing productivity while maintaining a high level of quality in all printed materials produced on your press
• Set up the press to run jobs using job instructions prepared specifically for each project
• Perform needed maintenance during any delay time
• Monitor and maintain constant ink densities per customer specifications
• Work with urgency to maintain production requirements
• Cleans the equipment during and at the end of the shift per prescribed procedures.
• Facilitate teamwork among team members and between shifts
• Prioritize and carry out tasks as assigned by management
• Meet goals, standards and expectations
• Take on additional duties as assigned by management
• Responsible for maintaining safety guidelines, cleanliness and security standards

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills: Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general communication. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, sales representatives, vendors, and production staff. 

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometr

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.  The employee is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, hands or feet; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, bending, reaching, kneeling, crouch or crawl.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Office, Production and Outdoor environment, which will include constant noise throughout the day.  Certain areas of production will require PPE of either hearing and/or eye protection.   Environment will include odors and minor variances in temperatures.  Production environment requires closed toe shoes, be conscious of work being performed and stay in walking paths whenever possible outside of assigned areas.  All individuals must walk with their head up in all areas of the building, parking lot and grounds being conscious of moving vehicles, forklifts, and other potential hazards. Outdoor environment requires individual to dress appropriately for the weather.