SUMMARY:
Our client a sweets and confectionary manufacturer is looking to employ a Gravure Printing Press Operator at their factory in Centurion.
POSITION INFO:
Requirements for the position:
· Fully competent in gravure 8 colour station machine programming and troubleshooting
· Independently able to set-up and run an 8 station colour gravure printing press machine.
· Able to print reverse as well as surface jobs
· Independently be able to load all 8 cylinders required to run an 8-colour printing job.
· Independently be able to blend the ink colours using only primary base colours to mix to achieve any colour in the ink pantone colour book.
· exposure in all aspects of rotogravure printing from ink mixing till final product slitting, quality control and dispatch to customer.
· Colour accuracy most important
· Minimal scrap to be generated
· Must have full ISO 22 000 quality control training and implementation in the gravure printing press industry.
· Able to complete ISO related documentation and quality checks
· Must be able to achieve matt bag printing which is the newest and latest development and type of printing in the gravure printing industry.
· Must be able to mix and achieve a shiny gold and silver high gloss printing effect which is new in the gravure industry.
· Must be Able to set and operate manual as well as fully automatic gravure printing presses
· Able to mix independently all ink colours to set up press for new job.
· Researching and implementing latest gravure printing technologies
· Ensure uniform conductive ink lines are achieved.
· Programming machines to use with high viscosity inks, high pressure, and a slow printing speed to keep up with latest technology and to ensure most efficient and highest quality printing is achieved.
· Modify gravure printing processes before mass printing (ie efficiently set up press before print run for optimal efficiencies)
· Setting parameters such as viscosity, tension, blade setting, print speed
· Manage and maintain staff and equipment whilst producing quality packaging to set procedures with minimum waste to specification.
· Carry out quality tests to the specified conditions and to the specified frequency.
· To ensure all running times and downtime etc. is accurately recorded onto the business system and pulling monthly reports for analysis.
· Must understand the customers requirements in terms of packaging
· Constantly learning new skills and technologies
· Highlight any ink and raw material issues to factory manager
· Highlight machine issues to maintenance
· Follow safety rules and regulations and train junior printers
· Attend health and safety, fire safety, HACCP, ISO training
· Attend workshops on team building
· Prepare daily production report for Production Manager
· Check raw material against job cards -micron, clarity and width
· Able to give technical support to production, in terms of ink adhesion
· Perform assigned production operation to the required safety and quality standards.
· Load raw material as well as printed rolls independently
· Setting up and running of cold seal, water based, solvent based and solventless laminators
· Follow job cards 100% in terms of glue usage and raw materials
· Ensure coating weights are correct and constantly check adhesion, complete all records
· Ensure that the machine and area are always kept Clean
· Minimize waste
· Load correct size cores per job card
· Ensure that material is in unwind direction per job card
· Eye mark is visible and that material is slit to job card specifications -size, weight per roll
· Complete all ISO records required
· Do visual inspections and alert Quality controller of any defective material
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