Lead Manufacturing Operator Technician- Finishing

MACHINE OPERATOR - Timson Printing Press Lead

$22.50-$25 PLUS DIFFERENTIAL

6A-6P

MON-WED OR THUR-SAT (9 week rotation)

Job Summary

Lead the press operations and crew to ensure safe, quality and efficient production.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Assist in achieving, maintaining and monitoring quality of signatures throughout the press run to include achieving and maintaining proper ink and water balance; maintaining consistent acceptable color; assisting with web alignment, set margins, slitters, and cut off; and working with customers to achieve acceptable levels of quality.
• Provide effective crew leadership which includes serving as a positive role model to crew members in the areas of safety, work ethic, and morale; rotating crew members throughout shift to provide for breaks and reduce fatigue as time allows; providing feedback to supervisors regarding staffing and training of press crew; motivating staff in support of department objectives and timely and effective schedules to ensure production goals; assigning crew members to job tasks to meet production and quality requirements and allow for and assist in training situations as needed; providing training to crew members to ensure they can perform the next level position; and promoting the concept of working together as a team and with other departments, shifts, and crews to build continual improvement within Sheridan.
• Work with crew and supervisors to establish and review a list of maintenance tasks to be performed during make-readies and scheduled downtime, assign duties as necessary.
• Order plates when necessary; provide appropriate information when placing order; and ensure that correct proofs are available for each job and returned upon completion of the job.
• Ensure that proper ordered counts are achieved according to print order, and properly recorded in our system.
• Determine first save copies on all start-ups; pull appropriate hourly pulls and samples.
• Pre-plan and execute make-readies in a timely and effective manner. Understand barriers and assist with breaking them down for continuous improvement.
• Perform and/or assign preventative maintenance duties as necessary, fill out maintenance request forms with supervisor help when necessary.
• Maintain inking systems on the press.
• Keep track of all tools assigned to press and ensure that assigned tools are returned by the end of shift.
• Responsible for checking jobs for accuracy.
• Responsible for cleaning and general housekeeping in department.
• Observe and correct possible safety hazards as they happen, investigate and report accidents as required and review safety concerns with crew on a regular basis.
• Foster the continual use and implementation of the philosophies and tools that are taught at Sheridan.
• Provide accurate information when recording waste and production information. Ensure that accurate job and crew timecards and paperwork are turned in. Manage production records in FLEX to be accurate.
• Communicate and provide feedback for internal and external customers.
• Attend and participate in required meetings.
• Train to next level to provide back-up supervisory coverage in absence of shift supervisor and on weekends as needed.
• Continually identify, develop, and implement improvements in work processes.
• Consistently and effectively serve as a positive role model by living Sheridan’s core values.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications

• Previous press experience required.
• Must be participative and develop a work environment in which cooperation, empowerment and teamwork among crew is the accepted norm.
• Ability to actively participate in production-related activities and follow the direction of supervisors.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks for an extended period.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Type II Forklift certification.
• Knowledge of arithmetic and structure and content of the English language to include the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition required.
• Ability to consistently and effectively work independently with little or no direction and follow up to complete assignments required.
• Ability to demonstrate practical and technical knowledge of the job including an understanding of work instructions, processes, equipment, and materials to perform the job required.
• Ability to consistently and effectively complete work and required paperwork thoroughly, accurately, and neatly following established processes and procedures required.
• Ability to consistently and effectively demonstrate initiati