What are the responsibilities and job description for the Offset Sheetfed Pressman - 2nd Shift position at Resource Label Group, Inc?
Overview
Resource Label Group, LLC is a leading full-service provider of label and packaging solutions with a diverse product offering which includes pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeves, RFID/NFC technology, sustainable product solutions, scent activation technology, pharmaceutical packaging and fulfillment services. Resource Label provides products and services for the food, beverage, chemical, household products, personal care, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical, medical device, and technology industries. With twenty-seven locations across the U.S. and Canada, Resource Label Group provides national leadership and scale to deliver capabilities, technologies, systems, and creative solutions that customers require.
As Resource Label Group continues to grow, we are always looking for talented individuals to join our team! Every person in our company contributes to our success. We offer an employee centric, collaborative culture that is technology driven and focused on delivering valuable, creative solutions. Our core values embody the way we interact with each other just as it influences the way we interact with clients.
The Offset Sheetfed Pressman is responsible for directing the Press crew and performing manual and machine operator tasks related to the set-up, maintenance and operations of the press. This role reports to the Pressroom Manager.
Responsibilities
- Makes ready and operates offset printing press.
- Examines job order to determine quantity to be printed, stock specifications, colors, and special printing instructions.
- Examines offset printing plate for visual defects and applies techniques to repair minor defects or informs supervisor of unrepairable plates.
- Applies packing sheet to blanket cylinder to build up blanket thickness to diameter of plate cylinder.
- Measures paper thickness and adjusts space between blanket and impression cylinders according to thickness of paper stock.
- Adjusts controls to regulate flow of ink and dampening solution to plate cylinder.
- Starts press, examines printed copy for ink density, position on paper and registration, and makes adjustments to press throughout production run to maintain specific registration and color density.
- Makes adjustments to feeder and delivery mechanism.
- Removes and replaces worn rollers and adjusts pressure between rollers of press, using hand tools.
- Leads, gives directions to, trains, and monitors work of press crew.
- Performs job duties in accordance with company safety rules.
- Performs proper and required maintenance as well as cleaning of press.
Qualifications
- 2 years as a Pressman or 5-7 years as a Second Pressman
- In depth knowledge of the mechanics and capabilities of press
- Able to accurately distinguish color variation
- Strong mechanical aptitude
- Requires experience running, troubleshooting, and quality control
- Abilitiy to understand written instructions and set up the press, and carry out instructions
- Frequent lifting, bending, and turning
- Ability to regularly sit, stand, bend, reach, and move about the facility. Regularly exposed to noise, dust, odors, fumes, and oils.
