**Job Title: Press Operator** **Job Description** Join Our Team as a Press Operator! About the Role: Are you ready to take your skills to the next level? We are seeking a skilled Press Operator to join our dynamic team. This position offers a competitive pay range and rotating shifts to provide flexibility and variety in your work schedule. Pay: + $20-$29 per hour (can go up to $34 per hour) + 5% shift differential for 2nd shift Shifts Available: + **1st Shift:** 6am-6pm (rotating) + **2nd Shift:** 6pm-6am (rotating) Essential Duties and Responsibilities: + **Daily Production:** Follow the daily press schedule to meet production needs. + **Documentation:** Accurately record activities in required documentation and daily log books. + **Setup & Reports:** Set up machines and record run condition reports for each job completed. + **Tool Use:** Safely use all necessary tools to set up each job efficiently and with minimal waste. + **Order & Artwork:** Read and understand customer orders and artwork. + **Tracking:** Track all setup, downtime, and run time using Axapta or shop floor systems. + **Material Processing:** Scan and process all materials going on and coming off the machine. + **Efficiency:** Run orders quickly and efficiently while maintaining quality. + **Quality Monitoring:** Mark or flag all press stops, splices, and misprints during the run and keep an accurate flag report for each roll. + **Defect Management:** Remove and properly dispose of all flying splices and defects on the rewind position or master roll. + **Print Quality:** Monitor print quality using the auto defect detection system (AVT SYSTEM). + **Cleanliness:** Maintain the cleanliness of the press and the surrounding area. + **Mechanical Issues:** Report any mechanical issues encountered during the shift. + **Preparation:** Prepare and direct the press assistant in staging the next job. + **Training:** Help train and teach responsibilities to others as needed. Skills and Abilities Required: + **Experience:** Specific experience with flexographic wide web machines. + **Product Layout:** Ability to grasp and understand product layout sheets and read artwork. + **Quality Understanding:** Understand the difference between good and bad print based on provided materials (ARTWORK, PLS, WO, SEPARATIONS, and COLOR MASTER FOLDER). + **Quality Checklist:** Clear understanding of how to use the quality checklist and its importance. + **Spectro Densitometer:** Must understand how to use the spectro densitometer. + **Digital Workflow:** Clear understanding of the company’s digital workflow. + **Wide Web Flexographic Printing:** Experience in wide web flexographic printing. Employee Value Proposition (EVP): + **Union Benefits:** Multiple tiers for each role with the potential for higher pay as you progress. + **Growth Opportunities:** Rapid growth with the addition of 4 new lines. + **Comprehensive Benefits:** Medical Insurance (Aetna), HSA, FSA, Dental Insurance (Sun Life), Vision Insurance (Sun Life), Disability Insurance (Sun Life), Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Employee Assistance Program (Curalinc), Legal/Identity Insurance (MetLaw), Identity Theft Protection, Omada Lifestyle Change Program, Pet Insurance. + **Work Environment:** Cleanroom environment with areas housing larger presses. Business Challenge: These positions are open due to rapid growth and the addition of new production lines. We need skilled operators to help us meet increasing demand and maintain our high standards of quality. Ready to Join Us? If you’re excited about this opportunity and ready to make a difference, we want to hear from you! Apply today and become a key player in our growing team. Let’s build a successful future together! **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.