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Position: Offset Sheetfed Press Operator Team Lead
Location: Garner, NC
Pay: $30 to $43/hour
Experience
Schedule
Job Description
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
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Location: Garner, NC
Pay: $30 to $43/hour
Experience
- 5 years of experience in offset lithography with Heidelberg sheetfed (e.g., Speedmaster) or equivalent presses.
- Proven leadership in a working lead or senior operator capacity—coaching, prioritizing, and communicating.
Schedule
- Day Shift: Monday - Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm
- Night Shift: 3x a week, 5:30pm to 5:30am
Job Description
- Run the start‑of‑shift huddle, coordinate crew assignments, and oversee shift handoff communications.
- Serve as the first responder for technical issues (registration, color, web/sheet handling, marking, scumming, streaking, roller settings).
- Ensure efficient make‑ready practices: plate mounting, blanket/cylinder checks, ink/water balance, wash‑ups, changeovers.
- Validate imposition, plates, substrates, and ink sets before release to production; escalate discrepancies to Prepress/Planning.
- Achieve/maintain color standards and document results.
- Maintain documentation and traceability (lot/batch tracking for inks/substrates, line clearance, label control).
- Conduct and enforce operator PMs (roller care, blankets, filters, lubrication, wash systems) and escalate issues for maintenance.
- Verify tooling and consumables readiness (plates, blankets, fountain solution, pressroom chemistry, wash rags, spray powder).
- Support root cause analysis for downtime, quality defects, or repeat issues; drive corrective actions.
- Ability to operate offset presses as needed.
- Enforce safety procedures, promote a culture of ownership, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Demonstrated proficiency in make‑ready, color management, and troubleshooting on multi‑color presses (aqueous/UV coatings a plus).
- Strong understanding of substrates, ink/water balance, coatings, and pressroom chemistry.
- Ability to read job tickets, color standards, proofs, and prepress documentation (plates/impositions).
- Basic PC skills; comfort with press consoles, data entry, and quality recording systems.
- Frequent standing, walking, reaching, and lifting up to 50 lbs; manual handling of paper, plates, blankets.
- Work in a production environment with inks, coatings, solvents, noise; required use of PPE.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Company-Paid Short-Term Disability and Life Insurance
- Optional Benefits Including: Long-Term Disability Insurance, Supplemental Life Insurance, Accident Insurance and Critical Illness Coverage
- Competitive 401(k) Retirement Plan with Generous Company Contributions
- Onsite Training and Professional Development Opportunities
- Unlimited Career Growth Potential Within the Organization
- Performance-Based Compensation Reviews and Salary Increases
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
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Salary : $30 - $43