Job Description

• A large format digital print company is seeking a professional Digital Print Operator, based in Pinetown.

Summary:

• The successful candidate should carry out the relevant tasks relating to their role and handle the material on the Printing Machine according to the production plan and quality control procedures. Maintain safety, quality, maintenance, and good manufacturing practices.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Monitor and control print quality and ensure that defect waste is eliminated
• Maintain and clean departments to insure housekeeping and clean production lines
• Insure efficient and timely turnover of goods through production to meet assigned deadlines
• Assist in other departments when necessary
• High attention to detail and perform handwork tasks
• Understanding of digital Printing & cutting process, UV flat bed & UV roll to roll, zund Cutters
• Understanding of inks and machine maintenance
• Remove printed rolls paperboard from the rewinder and prepare new cores to ensure that the Printing Machine continues uninterrupted production according to the production plan. Operate digital printing machines to produce quality colour and pantone matched products
• Manage machine speed, monitor toner, colour, finish and adjust to maintain quality
• Prepare, set up, change over and restart machines with new jobs when needed
• Read and understand a job ticket to ensure the correct product is produced according to specifications
• Manage workflow effectively to ensure deadlines are met
• Perform preventative maintenance
• Visually inspect product throughout the run for quality checks, registration, ink coverage, and numbering sequence
• Perform colour calibrations and maintain consistent colour output
• Inspect finished product for quality and accuracy
• Monitor and maintain inventory and consumables
• Other duties as assigned
• Ability to work shift work, day or night

Physical Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, use hands, arms, and fingers to perform routine tasks, and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus
• Highly motivated individual who takes initiative with minimal supervision and able to solve problems and adapt to changes
• Experience in the printing field is highly required and vinyl applications would be an advantage