Color Matcher - Printing Press

Looking for a hands-on role where your color-matching skills actually matter—and you’re supported with real benefits?

This is a full-time Color Matcher – Printing Press role in Walton, KY, and it comes with a solid benefits package from day one:

• 401(k) with matching
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• HSA & FSA options
• Paid time off and parental leave
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development assistance
• Employee discounts, referral program, and employee assistance program
• People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Now let’s talk about the work.

This role is all about water-based ink mixing and color matching on press. You’ll partner closely with the Art Department to receive color requests, determine substrate, OPV, and location, and check whether a color has already been matched. If it has, you’ll print or adjust the formula. If it hasn’t, you’ll pull from Pantone Live and match it—making sure every match comes in under a DE of 1 using the X-Rite database.

You’ll save samples, update and assign formula numbers, record LAB values, roll out three sheets of the new color on the correct substrate, and return them to the Art Department within a 3-day turnaround. You’ll also send monthly formula database updates to all locations to support new and upcoming jobs.

This is a high-volume environment—372 matches were completed in the last 6 months—and the team needs full-time support.

What you’ll need:

• At least 1 year of water-based ink mixing/color matching experience
• Openness to working day, night, weekend, and rotating shifts
• Experience color matching on press
• Basic computer skills (Excel, Word, Zoom, email)
• Willingness to complete a drug screen, physical, and background check if offered
• Reliable transportation to the Walton, KY worksite

If you enjoy precision work, tight turnarounds, and seeing your color matches come to life on press, this role is worth a closer look.