We are seeking an experienced and driven Press Manager to oversee our wide-web flexographic printing operations. In this role, you will lead our flexo press team, manage daily production schedules, enforce strict quality standards, and optimize print setup and execution. You will play a pivotal role in maintaining equipment, minimizing scrap, and ensuring our packaging films and materials meet the exacting aesthetic and performance demands of our clients.
Key Responsibilities 1. Production & Print Quality
Operations: Manage daily setup, operation, and troubleshooting of wide-web flexographic presses.
Quality: Maintain precise color matching (spectrophotometry, Pantone), registration, and tension control on flexible film substrates.
Scheduling: Partner with production planning to optimize print runs, changeovers, and press utilization.
Efficiency: Minimize scrap, waste, and ink consumption to lower production costs.
Team Leadership & Development
Supervision: Lead, coach, and support operators and technicians across all shifts.
Training: Implement SOPs and cross-training to build technical bench strength.
Culture: Promote a positive, accountable environment centered on growth, integrity, and teamwork.
Technical & Maintenance Oversight
Maintenance: Partner with maintenance to manage PM schedules for presses, dryers, ink systems, and auxiliary equipment.
Process Optimization: Apply Lean and 5S principles to streamline workflows and ensure an organized, efficient floor.
Vendor Relations: Coordinate with plate, ink, and substrate suppliers to ensure all materials strictly meet press specifications.
Safety, Quality & Compliance
Safety: Enforce OSHA, LOTO, machine guarding, and hazardous material protocols.
Quality Audits: Perform rigorous in-run checks (barcodes, seal integrity, surface tension, solvent retention) to minimize defects and returns.
Preferred Qualifications:
English-Spanish Bilingual proficiency is an advantage
Schedule Core hours: 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday
Additional hours, including some Saturdays, may be required
Salary position; OT exempt
Work Environment Active factory setting with noise, moving mechanical parts, and potential exposure to fumes/airborne particles and chemicals. PPE is provided (including masks and gloves). The role involves frequent standing and walking, frequent use of hands/controls, climbing/bending as needed, and occasional lifting up to 50 lbs. Safety footwear is required.
Requirements: Employees must be 18+ and authorized to work in the US.
