Digital Printing Operator Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Label Aid is a family-owned manufacturer of pressure-sensitive labels, tags, and tape based in Huron, Ohio. Since 1984, we have partnered with startups, established brands, and manufacturers to deliver dependable packaging solutions backed by quality, service, and industry expertise.
Our capabilities include digital and flexographic printing, specialty materials, and premium label embellishments for customers across consumer, industrial, chemical, automotive, and other markets.
Label Aid is seeking an experienced Digital Printing Manager to lead the day-to-day
operation and continued development of our digital printing department. This is a hands-on management role responsible for the people, quality, productivity, equipment, and overall performance of the department.
The Digital Printing Manager will coordinate production, develop operators, troubleshoot production and equipment
problems, reduce waste and downtime, and continually improve quality and efficiency. We are particularly interested in candidates with hands-on experience operating digital printing platforms, preferably toner-based or UV inkjet presses, or digital finishing and converting equipment such as ABG Digicon or comparable platforms. The right candidate will be comfortable working directly on the production floor while also leading people, improving processes, and taking ownership of department performance.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead the daily operation of the digital printing department, equipment assignments, job priorities, and production workflow.
• Monitor production to ensure quality, productivity, and delivery expectations are
consistently met.
• Identify and resolve production bottlenecks, equipment problems, material
concerns, and workflow issues.
• Take ownership of print quality and investigate defects, reruns, spoilage, customer
complaints, and recurring production problems to determine root causes and
corrective actions.
• Monitor key performance measures including waste, spoilage, setup time,
downtime, press speeds, throughput, and equipment utilization, and use this
information to drive improvement.
• Provide hands-on technical support with digital printing and finishing equipment,
including setup, operation, calibration, color management, troubleshooting, and
process improvement.
• Ensure presses and finishing equipment are properly maintained, calibrated, and
production-ready, and coordinate preventive maintenance as needed.
• Train, coach, cross-train, and develop operators while setting clear expectations
and holding employees accountable for quality, productivity, attendance, safety,
and established procedures.
• Work closely with Prepress, Scheduling, Quality, Finishing, Shipping, Customer
Service, and Management to resolve issues and keep jobs moving efficiently through
production.
• Promote a culture of ownership, problem-solving, continuous improvement, and
early identification of production issues.
Qualifications:
• Hands-on experience with digital printing and/or digital finishing and converting
equipment, preferably within pressure-sensitive labels, flexible packaging, narrow-
web printing, or a related production environment.
• Experience with toner-based digital printing platforms such as Xeikon or HP, UV
inkjet platforms such as Domino or Durst, or digital finishing systems such as ABG
Digicon is highly preferred.
• Previous management, supervisory, or team leadership experience in a
manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of digital print production, print-quality standards, color
management, and calibration.
• Experience troubleshooting print defects, equipment problems, and recurring
production issues.
• Familiarity with label materials, substrates, coatings, laminates, adhesives, and
converting processes such as die cutting, varnishing, slitting, rewinding, embossing,
and hot foil stamping.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and technical problem-solving ability.
• Demonstrated ability to improve productivity, reduce waste, minimize downtime,
and improve process consistency.
• Ability to organize people, equipment, and priorities in a fast-paced production
environment.
• Strong communication, coaching, and leadership skills with the ability to set
expectations and hold employees accountable.
What We Offer:
• A hands-on management role with the opportunity to directly influence equipment,
processes, training, and quality.
• An experienced production and management team to support problem-solving and
continuous improvement.
• Opportunities for increased responsibility and career growth as the company
continues to expand.
• 401(k) matching and profit sharing.
• Medical, life, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid time off and holiday pay.
Our Culture
Label Aid is a family-owned company with an entrepreneurial, improvement-focused
culture. We value employees who take pride in their work, communicate directly, solve
problems, help their teammates, and take ownership of results.
We are looking for a manager who will develop the people around them, address problems
at their source, establish better processes, and continually improve the performance of the
department.