Pre-Press/Make Ready

Job Description

Sinclair Systems International, LLC is the label supplier to the citrus, apple, stone fruit, avocado and greenhouse tomato packer/shippers of the world. We offer our customers a complete labeling solution that consists of custom food-safe produce labels, innovative machine application systems and specialized expert technical service. Our market leadership relies on motivated team members that are committed to customer satisfaction, are results oriented and strive for excellence.

We are currently looking to fill a Pre-Press/Make Ready operator position that will be based in Fresno, California.

Benefits At Sinclair: We offer our full-time employees flexible time off (FTO), paid sick leave, ten paid holidays, medical, dental, and vision benefits, flexible spending accounts, dependent care reimbursement accounts, 401K and profit sharing!

Key Contacts: Site Manager, Label Production Supervisor, Press Operators, Prepress Technician, and Packer/Rewinders

Key Performance Indicators

Health and Safety: Incident Rate

Quality: Plant Return Rate (PRR), Laminate Waste, and First Pass Yield

Productivity: Utilization, and Efficiency (OEE)

Work Order On-time Completion

Key Accountabilities

Participates in the production of high quality labels in a safe and efficient manner by performing Prepress and Make Ready activities including plate mounting, plate management, ink management, requisitioning and issuing materials, and performing departmental audits using attention to detail and established procedures

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Follows safety and operating procedures for all production and ancillary equipment and reports safety hazards to supervisor

Cleans and inspects plates for defects and files them accordingly; reports plate defects for replacements

Mount and demount plates according to production requirements; verifies plate quality prior to use

Mixes, color matches and issues inks using Pantone guides and equipment including measuring scale, ink proofer, spectrodensitometer; returns unused inks to inventory

Records traceability and inventory information into ink management system

Issues and cycle counts raw materials and consumables; requisitions replacements

Operates forklift as assigned

Prints and prioritizes work orders according to production schedule

Provides feedback on production schedule to Leads, Supervisor or Manager, when applicable to support production efficiencies

Assist press operators with set ups and clean ups and assists packer/rewinders as assigned

Performs housekeeping and keeps work area, machines, and equipment clean

Performs routine maintenance on production and ancillary equipment

Completes required documentation for time keeping, housekeeping, and period preventative maintenance

Enters maintenance requests as needed

Meets or exceeds label production targets (KPIs)

Attends and participates periodic production, safety and departmental meetings

Cross trains into other label production department roles

Works as a back-up in other production department roles as assigned

Completes other projects and/or duties as assigned by supervisor/manager

Travels to other Sinclair production sites as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

JOB TITLE: Make Ready Technician

Essential

Desirable

Qualifications

High school diploma or general education equivalent (GED) - required

Certificate in Flexo-graphic printing

Experience

Successful completion and execution of in-house job specific training

Mechanical and technical experience

Experience with Flexo-graphic inks and printing

Experience as an ink or plate technician

Skills

General computer literacy

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedures

Ability to speak effectively to other employees of the organization

Able to carry out instructions and problem solve in a group or team and independently

Good organizational and communication skills

Computer literacy w/databases, word processing, and spreadsheets

Personal

Attributes

Excellent attention to detail

Ability to work in team environment and independently with little supervision

Punctual

Calm demeanor

Must be able to perform in a fast paced work environment

Ability to travel

Full-time