***Hiring – Set Schedules – No Rotating Shifts – Temperature Controlled Work Environment***
Wingate Packaging is excited to announce we have great job opportunities! We are looking for great talent to help us grow the team and advance their careers while producing flexible packaging for the essential food, medical, household, cosmetic industry!
Are you mechanically inclined? Interested in operating flexo presses to produce high-quality printed materials? As a CI Press Helper, you would produce high-quality printed materials on our new W&H 10-color central impression flexographic press.
Specific Duties:
- Obtain job information from prepress department, assist in anilox selection and color sequence.
- Load print cylinders into press, set print decks and adjust registration. Required to do heavy lifting of print cylinders.
- Set all register eyes, verify bar code, and print repeats.
- Work with QA team to complete job approval checklist.
- Set trim blades and check dimensions before 1st pull.
- Understand in-line lamination process, as well as in-line slitting.
- The ability and experience to choose the correct web path for each print run.
- During a print run, the Press Operator must monitor every aspect of the run, including web width and edge position, colors, registration, repeat, print quality, and screen quality.
- Bag and tag finished rolls, if required.
- Retain samples for QC Department.
- Document production issues, including material problems, down-time, and plate-related problems.
- Clean up project, including helping to complete necessary paperwork and verifying accuracy.
- Ensure that all company food safety and quality assurance procedures are followed at all times. Escalate any issues/concerns to management.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Initial Qualifications:
- High School diploma or equivalent required.
- Basic computer skills required, Microsoft Excel and Word familiarity desired.
- High mechanical aptitude desired.
- Flexographic printing experience desired.
- Flexible packaging experience desired.
- Knowledge of and experience with a defect detection system.
- Must be able to sit and stand for prolonged periods of time.
- Must be able to stoop, kneel, and climb a ladder and stairs.
- Must be able to do heavy lifting.
Wingate is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. Wingate ensures that applicants are selected, and employees are developed, retained, and promoted based on the individual’s ability, job performance, experience, and seniority. Wingate prohibits discrimination and affords equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Employment with Wingate is at-will, which means that you or Wingate may terminate your employment at any time for any lawful reason, unless a written employment agreement exists with Wingate that is signed by an authorized signatory of Wingate.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $20.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience:
- flexo printing: 1 year (Required)
- Folding Carton: 1 year (Preferred)
- Heavy lifting: 1 year (Required)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Required)
- Night Shift (Required)
- Overnight Shift (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Washington Court House, OH 43160 (Required)
Work Location: In person
