Press Operator Quality Control

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

SKILLS

EXPERIENCE

ERIC WELCH

*** ** ***** **., ****** City, MO 64155 ************@*****.*** Ph: 816-***-****

Service-oriented Press Operator with twenty years background in Flexo-Graphic Printing. Core competencies include multi-web constructions, uv, wb, solvent inks, cold and hot foil, rotary screen, as well as excellent communication and time management skills. Handles tasks with accuracy and efficiency.

Equipment Maintenance

Press Operator, Jun 2014-Feb 2015 Tabco, Kansas City, KS

Collect and inspect random samples during print runs to identify any necessary adjustments.

Troubleshooting

Judgment and Decision Making

Clean ink fountains, plates, or printing unit cylinders when press runs are completed.

Complex Problem Solving

Examine job orders to determine quantities to be printed, stock specifications, colors, or special printing instructions.

Verify that paper and ink meet the specifications for a given job.

Start presses and pull proofs to check for ink coverage and density, alignment, and registration.

Change press plates, blankets, or cylinders, as required.

Obtain or mix inks and fill ink fountains.

Feed paper through press cylinders and adjust feed and tension controls.

Load presses with paper and make necessary adjustments, according to paper size.

Secure printing plates to printing units and adjust tolerances.

Clean or oil presses or make minor repairs, using

Mechanical

Operation Monitoring

Quality Control Analysis

Coordination

Press Operator, Feb 2004-May 2014 Phenix Label, Olathe, Ks

Collect and inspect random samples during print runs to identify any necessary adjustments.

Maintain time or production records.

Clean ink fountains, plates, or printing unit cylinders when press runs are completed.

Maintain time or production records.

hand tools. Adjust ink fountain flow rates.

Set up or operate auxiliary equipment, such as cutting, folding, plate-making, drilling, or laminating machines.

Examine job orders to determine quantities to be printed, stock specifications, colors, or special printing instructions.

Verify that paper and ink meet the specifications for a given job.

Start presses and pull proofs to check for ink coverage and density, alignment, and registration.

Change press plates, blankets, or cylinders, as required.

Obtain or mix inks and fill ink fountains.

Feed paper through press cylinders and adjust feed and tension controls.

Load presses with paper and make necessary adjustments, according to paper size.

Secure printing plates to printing units and adjust tolerances.

Clean or oil presses or make minor repairs, using hand tools.

Adjust ink fountain flow rates.

Set up or operate auxiliary equipment, such as cutting, folding, plate-making, drilling, or laminating machines.

Direct or monitor work of press crews.

Control workflow scheduling or job tracking, using computer database software.

Direct or monitor work of press crews.

Control workflow scheduling or job tracking, using computer database software.

EDUCATION

GED, Feb 1992 Park Hill, Kansas City, Mo

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