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Curriculum Vitae
Personal information
First name(s) / Surname(s)
Ivica Popovic
Address
Dimitrija Dimitrijevica 9
*****,******** (Serbia)
Mobile
(WhatsApp,Viber)
E-mail(s)
********.*****@*****.***
https://rs.linkedin.com/in/ivica-popovic-05528682
Skype
ivica.popovic7
Nationality
Serbian
Date of birth
28.11.1971.
Gender
Male
Work experience
Dates
-01.10.2017-17.07.2020., Vibac Balcani doo (www.vibac.it)
Assistant plant manager
-01.07.2015 -01.10.2017., ‘’Vibac Balcani doo ‘’ (www.vibac.it)
Head of Flexo printing department,
-Start-up machine for flexo printing ‘Uteco Topaz’ and ‘Siat 450’,staff training, production control, quality control
Head of paper impregnation department
-Start-up paper impregnation line for masking tape production, coating line, adhesive preparation line, Masking tape production, paper saturation, coating, cutting, adhesive preparation
-01/09/1998 31.06.2015. ‘’Ekopak’’ (www.ekopg.com)
Flexo printing deparment
Start-up and work on flexo printing machine ‘Uteco Onyx’,’Flexotecnica Tachys’,’Carint Gemini’,’W&H’
Start up and work on cliché mounting desk ‘Bieffebi’,’Flexologic’,’Sys-tec’.
Start up and work on ink mixing system ‘Inkmaker’ .
-04/01/2021 till present day “Euroflex” (www.euroflex.ie)
Flexo printing manager
Set up flexo printing machine and print
Adjust inks for print
Control mounted plate for print
Coordinate with production planning department
Preventive maintenance and cleaning schedule
Set up machine for printing: mounting cliché on sleeves, set-up the pressure, register, viscosity and ink shades, follow printing process from the beginning till the end of print, and taking care about all parameters which is necessary for good printing quality.
Occupation or position held
Flexo printing, cliché mounting, ink mixing, installation, start-up, training staff
Printing engineer, machine operators and assemblers
Paper impregnation for masking tape production, coating, cutting, adhesive preparation
Main activities and responsibilities
-Flexo press operator, Plate mounting and Ink mixing specialist, quality control, maintenance,Shift supervisor, Head of department, Plant manager assistant
-Independent setup and printing on multicolour flexo printing machines
-Mixing colours, controls and corrections as needed
-Colour adjustment
-Pressure adjustment
-Print monitoring and control
-Insurance requires quality
-Continuous optimization of production processes
-Maintenance and cleaning of the printing press machine and department
-Troubleshooting and troubleshooting tips
-Responsibility for compliance with defined manufacturing processes
-Malfunction solving and small work on machine maintenance
-Planning orders together with the planning department
-Documentation of each production step
-Giving instructions to support staff
-Paper impregnation for masking tape production
-Saturation of creped paper from 30g/m til 45g/m with latex
-Coating saturated paper with ‘’release’’
-Set-up machine for production
-Adjust the concentration of latex and release according to receipe
-Follow production in all phases
-Measuring final product according to the requested specification
-Coordination between R&D and QC department
-Trial operation for new products
-Organization of production
-Stuff training
-Machine installation and start-up operation
-Purchase raw material
Type of business or sector
Flexo printing,flexible packaging production, adhesive tape production, masking tape production
Education and training
Dates
01/10/1994 - 01/12/1997
Title of qualification awarded
Technology Engineer for Printing Technology
Principal subjects / occupational skills covered
Printing and packaging production
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
Beogradska Politehnika (www.politehnika.edu.rs)
Level in national or international classification
Higher education/University 6. degree, bachelor
Personal skills and competences
Mother tongue(s)
Serbian
Other language(s)
English, Russian, Italian (basic)
Self-assessment
Understanding
Speaking
W r i t i n g
European level Listening
Reading
Spoken interaction
Spoken production
English
B1
Independent user
B1
Independent user
B1
Independent user
B1
Independent user
B1
Independent user Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level
Social skills and competences
Responsibility, self-respect and self-reliance
Experienced in communicating with clients, employees and partners
Hard working, good fun, organized person
Team player, expressing a fair-play, problem-solving attitude
Goal-oriented work focused capacity
Good abilities for synthetic and global views over concrete situations
Good ability to establish and maintain good working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds
Good ability to adapt to multicultural environments
Good ability to live in worldwide locations
Organisational skills and competences
Leadership,
Production management
Good experience in project management and team co-ordination
Deep understanding of the printing process from initial concept to end product
Technical skills and competences
-Excellent understanding of flexible printing process, from design to final product.
-Good knowledge of materials for flexo print, packaging production (printing, laminating, cutting, converting),and adhesive tape production.
-Set up for print, printing and quality control of printing process on many type of fexo printing machine.
-Mounting printing plates on the sleeves, etc
-pleasure in working with modern technologies
-independent and result oriented
-hands-on experience with flexo printing machines and packaging material printing
-Motivated and professionally oriented
-reliable and loyal
-neat, communicative and team-oriented
-handling colourimetry software and devices
-excellent colour perception
-willingness to work on shifts
-Working on flexo printing machines with central drum and inline cutting and particularly on Uteco, Flexotecnica and W&H flexo printing machine.
-PANTONE colour matching, X-rite
-Good knowledge of paper production, and paper specification for masking tape production
-Raw material consumption calculation
-Receipe preparation for latex and release
-Setting machine for paper impregnation (temperature, aspiration, air flow, tension,speed, etc.)
-Preventive maintenance
-Final product specification control
-Training operators for work on the line
-Machine installation and start up activities
Computer skills and competences
Word,Outlook, Corel,Internet, AX Dynamics
Artistic skills and competences
Painting,
singing.
Other skills and competences
Hobby: reading, traveling, photography, bike driving.
Interested in: history, chemistry, etc.