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Novolex is a leading manufacturer of food, beverage, and specialty packaging that supports multiple industries including foodservice, restaurant delivery and carryout, food processing, grocery and retail, and industrial sectors. Novolex manufacturing and sourcing expertise spans a diverse range of substrates including resin, paper, molded fiber, aluminum and more. We provide customers a broad array of stock and customized solutions with 120 product categories, 250 brands and over 39,000 SKUs.

The Novolex sustainability vision is built upon three pillars: our products, our operations and our people. Each is critically important to our growth and future as a business. These pillars form the foundation of our company-wide commitment to sustainability, helping us achieve our ambitious goals through our wide-ranging initiatives.

CI Press Operator

City of Industry, CA - Railroad St. Location

Compensation Includes

• Starting Pay Rate of $26.08 - 31.25/hour depending on experience
  • $0.50/hour additional shift differential pay for 2nd shift
  • $1.00/hour additional shift differential pay for 3rd shift 

Available Shift

• 3rd: 10:30pm - 6:30am, Sunday - Thursday
  • Must be available to train on 2nd shift (2:30pm - 10:30pm, Monday - Friday)

Overview

The Flexographic Press Operator is an essential member of the team, responsible for the manufacturing of preprinted rolls while continuously monitoring print quality and press conditions. Using state of the art equipment the Flexographic Press Operator sets up, operates and maintains the Flexographic printing press to print on various paper stocks. This person should have solid printing-environment experience, strong math skills, good attendance, and a desire to grow their career with us.

Responsibilities

• Our Flexographic Press Operators must adhere to all plant and corporate safety rules, procedures, and guidelines
• Reports all safety concerns or issues to their immediate supervisor
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment and area by completing daily housekeeping assignments
• Completes pre-flight/make-ready for job order verifying specified components needed
• Gather/verify print cylinders, anilox rollers, substrate material, inks, cores, other supplies required for job
• Perform plate mounting as needed
• Operates press to produce product in accordance with customer specifications while maintain data gathering metrics for quality, waste, and press efficiency
• Responsible for completing all required color and quality checks related to product specifications, visual, and functional checks
• Critical quality checks include copy, color, and registration, and ink adhesion
• Responsible for completing all related procedures, work instructions, and quality measurements as outlined in the BRC standard
• Performs operator level scheduled preventative and unscheduled maintenance of press which can include cleans plate, cylinder, doctor blade chambers, change doctor blades and lubricate press components
• Complies with established facility safety policies and procedures and other regulations (i.e., GMP, HAACP, BRC) as applicable including work instructions
• Other tasks as required.

Qualifications

• While this role is for a Flexographic Press Operator, if someone has the right amount of experience as a printing press operator, there may be opportunity for hire
• 1 to 5 years of flexographic printing press operator experience and/or training
• Knowledge of 1 or more types of the following brands of Central Impression Flexographic Presses: Uteco North America
  • W&H (Windmoeller & Hoelscher)
  • PCMC (Paper Converting Machine Co.)
  • KYMC (Kuen Yuh Machinery Engineering Co.)
  • KBA-Flexotecnica / Koenig & Bauer
  • Bobst
  • Allstein GmbH
  • Mark Andy
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law. Any individual who, because of his or her disability, needs an accommodation in connection with an aspect of the Company's application process should contact myHRservices@novolex.com.

Formerly Pactiv Evergreen