Ink Technician / Press Support

Position Summary

1st Shift - Monday - Thursday, 10 hours, 5 am - 3 pm

Brook & Whittle is a leading North American provider of sustainable labeling solutions, partnering with top consumer brands and offering a collaborative, innovative culture where you can take pride in creating the labels you see on store shelves every day.

We are seeking a dependable Production Employee to join our manufacturing team. This role offers hands-on training, a strong safety culture, and opportunities for career advancement.

Once Ink Technician duties are completed for a shift, this role will be required to provide additional Press Support as needed.

Essential Functions / Ink Technician

• Assures ink color match meets customer requirements for all printed materials.
• Performs color matches including formulating and entering software database.
• Maintains ink and coatings inventory.
• Manages ink equipment function, machine calibration, and maintenance.
• Monitors ink usage and inventory.
• Mixes and proofs formulas and ensures database storage of all ink recipes
• Creates color standards.
• Makes sound operational decisions, embracing continuous improvement and implementing cost saving measures when applicable.
• Provides training on basics of anilox rolls, ink chemistry, color theory, spectrophotometry, ink usage, and other ink/tooling related issues.
• Reviews job specs and press run samples for accuracy and adherence to customer specific requests.
• Troubleshoots ink and coating problems.

Essential Functions / Press Support

• Reads and understands job jacket.
• Uses the information on work instructions to ensure that all equipment needed is on set up the cart.
• Mounts plates as required.
• Performs machine wash up with the use of wash up cart following standard work procedures.
• Performs machine make-ready to run proper production including removing and loading print cylinders, material, lamination, die, score, etc. following standard work.
• Assists operators with setting up any auxiliary equipment.
• Empties trash and rag containers as they become full.
• Cuts cores using the core-cutting equipment.
• Makes sure all equipment is returned to the preproduction area.
• Requests stock from inventory clerk.
• Removes finished rolls as needed. Prepares stock for RTS.
• Performs other related duties to contribute to the success of the operation as assigned by supervisor.
• Assists in other areas as needed or assigned.
• Ensures that the press is maintained in safe working order at all times by making sure all guards and safety devices are in good condition and are properly used. Report all unsafe conditions to shift supervisor either verbally or in writing.
• Follows 6S requirements.
• Works effectively with the prepress department and co-workers as it pertains to achieving customer satisfaction, cost control and timely performance of duties. Look for and have input for implementing suggestions for producing work more efficiently.