POSITION SUMMARY:
The Lee’s Summit Printing Department is responsible for the printing and decoration of plastic manufactured food containers. The Printing Departments runs a Monday through Friday schedule on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Shifts.
Reporting to the Printing Shift Supervisor, the Machine Operator is responsible for operating a dry offset printing press and packing/unpacking rigid plastic containers and lids. A fully qualified Machine Operator will be skilled in the following key responsibilities, however may only be required to perform one of more of the responsibilities at a given time.

HOURS
This is a third shift position. The hours for this role are 10:45pm to 7:00am, Monday – Friday. Occasional overtime will be required.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITES:

• Start, stop, run, and tear down Dry Offset Printing Presses
• Perform job kit verification, line clearance, replacing plates and washing and preparing color heads
• Run all lid and base presses, this includes all six and eight color presses
• Pack/unpack boxes of finished products according to customer requirements
• Remove and handle trending tray product samples
• Apply labels to boxes and stamp every box without pre-labeling
• Cover other Machine Operators during their lunch and breaks
• Monitor product quality, visually inspecting products at the packing station and maintaining the trending tray
• Perform product control duties, update job cards and enter information on daily machine scheduling and attainment board (white board)
• Adhere to company policies and procedures and never compromise safety
• Treat fellow team members with honesty, respect and dignity
• Meet standards of conduct and adhere to 5S, HACCP and Health and Safety rules

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Educational Requirements: High School or equivalent
Minimum Experience/Field: Minimum six months work experience in a printing or manufacturing environment. Dry Offset printing experience required.
Communication Skills: Fluent in English with good written and verbal communication skills

CORE COMPETENCIES FOR THIS POSITION:

• Ability to anticipate and handle challenging situations effectively, seeking input and involving others when possible
• Consistently uses good judgement while decision making, analyses problems from different angles to seek alternatives before determining best solutions
• Demonstrates a strong sense of urgency, assuming responsibility without being asked in order to achieve results