Press Operator Management

ENRIQUE PATINO

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Summary of Qualifications

Highly skilled and reliable press operator with 20 years of industry experience in rotogravure and offset printing with excellent understanding of the printing process.

Abilities and Recent Accomplishments

Solved technical problems with splashing and Hazing reducing defects up to 98 Met or exceeded all performance goals to date.

Increased productivity by motivating press crew looking always ahead to the next job

Demonstrated ability to use clear, concise communication skills in conjunction with organizational skills to perform daily duties.

Great troubleshooting experience

Excellent mechanical skills, leadership and problem solving skills.

Trained and mentored coworkers and gained multi-cultural understanding

Sound Technical knowledge of the printing process

Work Experience

Press Operator April. 2015-April 2017

Ampac, (Hanover Park, IL)

Worked with a 8 color 53” Heliostar SH

Read job ticket

Set up, selecting cylinders put it them in the right position for rewind needed for job

Changing blades, sleeves and re webbing press when needed.

Hanging roll needed for job,Indicated cylinder’s for register with or without SME

Hanging material for job, (Pet, Nylon, Foil, Paper etc.)

Check viscosity on PMS, and Process colors.

Make ready register, color, repeat, rewind, defects, tape test, etc.

Setting up SBTS systems for monitoring product quality and defects

Monitoring press throughout runs adjusting register and defects as needed

Washing up Press and getting ready for next job.

Responsible for productions and direction of press crew.

Press Operator Jan. 2014-March 2014

Amcor, (City, State)

Worked with a10 color 53” Romotech.

Set up, color, and troubleshooting during runs

Responsible for productions runs and press crew.

Press Operator June 2012 – October 2012

Sev-rend, St. Louis, MO

Ran a Uteco Emerald 53’’ flexographic printer making labels and tags for the packaging and the medical industry

Light cross training of slitter and laminating equipment

Rotogravure\Flexo Press Operator August. 2004 – Dec. 2011

Pro Edge, Shelby, IN

Pro Edge printed wood grain patterns on polyester film for the furniture industry along with the packaging industry.

Directed a press crew to perform daily duties while maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety.

Ran a 7-station 30’’Cerutti Press rotogravure press.

Read job tickets, set up and made ready and production of products.

Installed and selected anilox cylinders according to job description.

Set, cleaned and replaced blades.

Set tensions for application accordingly with gauge and width of material and selected rubber roller accordingly with width of application.

Set pressures for stations for best quality print including setting temperatures on 9 oven.

Experience setting register, color, maintaining color and register during production runs.

Troubleshot product during production runs.

Kept track of chemicals and substrates used on production and kept inventory up to date.

Operated a still recovering chemicals used in the plant.

Gained solid understanding of Oxidizers for solvent base inks.

Worked with process color, PMS and specialty mixes using adhesives on applications.

Received training for safety, confined spaces entry, hazardous waste management, spill containment, fire prevention, and operating a forklift.

Served as the first responder on shift.

Press Operator May 2003 July 2004

Capital Offset Company, Concord NH

Capital Offset served the advertising, packaging and medical industry and worked with process color, varnishes, metallic, and PMS mixing colors. All the print products were made from paper of all ranges and thicknesses.

Printed 6 to 8 colors on paper using a 40” Heidelberg offset printer in line with a coat and rotomec gravure press.

Maintained logs of the chemical used for production runs by tracking incoming chemicals, measuring returned chemicals and keeping inventory up to date.

Responsible for production runs and setting up the register and color.

Adjusted roller settings to manufacturer specs.

Mounted plates, mixed PMS colors, and selected inks for the job and type of paper.

Performed blanket packing to manufacturer specs.

Multicolor Press Operator October 1986 - May 2003

Vermillion, Nashua, NH

Vermillion printed materials for the advertising and the packaging industry on an offset printing format.

Worked with the following printing equipment all on a 40’’ format: Akiyama, Mitsubishi, and Heidelberg Man Rolland.

Worked with paper of all kinds and thickness and gained experience on offset printing.

Read job ticket, set up, registers of a 6 color with coater, and maintained color consistency throughout runs.

Responsible for production runs and directing a helper.

Mounted plates and set pressure on press.

Mixed PMS color required for jobs, and water and solvent base inks.

Controlled densities, viscosities and pH during production runs.

Resolved and troubleshot problems.

Kept track of materials and chemicals used during job and updated inventory after runs.

Education

3 Years of Vocational School, Bogota, Colombia, Automotive Mechanic.

Other Skills and Qualifications

Attended seminars for converting applications.

Color management for process inks PMS and metallic colors.

Anilox cylinders technical configuration.

Impression rollers technical information.

Color matching for gravure and flexo printing.

Tensions for web presses.

Printing ink rheology.

Coating and adhesives.

Hazardous waste management.

Fire prevention.

Confined space entries.

Forklift operations.

Warehouse and shipping receiving experience.

Maintenance of equipment.

Certified mechanic.

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