What are the responsibilities and job description for the Printing Press Process Engineer (Relocation Assistance Available) position at Nationwide Technical & Executive Search?
Printing Press Process Engineer
Little Rock, AR
Onsite
Permanent/Direct Hire
Full Benefits
Relocation Assistance Available
$100,000-120,000
Key Responsibilities
Process Optimization & Troubleshooting
Little Rock, AR
Onsite
Permanent/Direct Hire
Full Benefits
Relocation Assistance Available
$100,000-120,000
Key Responsibilities
Process Optimization & Troubleshooting
- Press Control: Optimize web offset processes, including plate/blanket performance, ink-water balance, and web tension.
- UV Curing: Manage UV curing systems (lamp intensity, profiles, adhesion) and lead the potential transition to LED UV.
- Troubleshooting: Provide hands-on support to press operators to resolve ghosting, misting, registration drift, and curing defects.
- Ink Chemistry: Manage UV ink rheology, coatings, and formulations; collaborate with suppliers on low-migration, food-safe inks.
- Quality Assurance: Maintain print standards (density, dot gain, LAB targets) using Statistical Process Control (SPC).
- Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to ISO, FDA/EU food safety standards, and HSE regulations.
- Lean/Six Sigma: Lead projects to improve OEE, reduce start-up waste/spoilage, and lower energy usage.
- Cross-Functional Support: Partner with Prepress on plate imaging/color profiling, assist Maintenance with UV system upkeep, and support new product development.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Printing Technology, Chemical/Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience: 3-7 years in high-speed web offset lithographic printing, ideally within packaging or folding carton manufacturing.
- Must-Have Tech Expertise: Hands-on experience with UV-curable ink systems, web handling, color management (spectrophotometry), and low-migration food packaging standards.
- Systems: Print inspection systems, color measurement tools, ERP/MES software, and Lean/Six Sigma methodologies.
- Traits: Strong analytical troubleshooter, clear communicator across shifts, and detail-oriented.
- Print waste and spoilage reduction
- OEE and press uptime
- Color consistency (Delta E) and reduction in customer complaints
- UV curing efficiency and defect rates
Salary : $100,000 - $120,000