Ink Technician

Imprimus Labels and Packaging is a well-established, highly reputable leader in the printing industry. With locations in California, Ohio, and Texas, we produce top-quality products for the demanding requirements of the cosmetics, personal health care, beverage, food, and dietary supplements markets.

We are passionate about our employees’ development and success and encourage them to make a difference. Our Core Values play a meaningful role in their lives.

• Air Conditioned Warehouse
• First Shift

SPECIFIC DUTIES

• The Ink Technician will be expected to align with our workplace core values.
• Maintain an inventory of all inks in flexo departments.
• Mix spot color inks as required.
• Perform drawdowns within 24 hours upon request.
• Reduce waste by recycling inventory to consume blends of ink that are no longer required.
• Provide proofs of process colors and spot colors on various substrates. Maintain a library of these proofs.
• Review and update inks per production schedule.
• Troubleshoot problems with inks through unique blending, material recommendations, or process changes. Track these issues in a database.
• R.T.S. inks daily.
• Bring tolerance issues to the attention of the Production Supervisor.
• Update and obsolete any ink formulas in the database system.
• Responsible for the service of the X-Rite Spectrodensitometers and Densitometers throughout the plant.
• Maintain calibration and repair as needed.
• Perform ink inventory and cycle counts monthly.

BENEFITS

• Benefits Start First of the Month After Hire
• Partially Funded Health Savings Account
• 401k with Company Match Begins 90-Days After Hire
• $100,000 Free Life Insurance
• Free Long Term Disability Insurance
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Life Insurance Voluntary Benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: Requires a high school diploma or general education degree (G.E.D.). Requires at least three years of relevant experience in flexo ink operation in a manufacturing environment.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Works in a manufacturing environment and will be required to wear foot and other personal protective equipment while performing duties in a manufacturing setting. May continuously stand for an extended period and stoop and kneel frequently. May handle, feel, and reach for items in and around the work area. Also, write or use a keyboard to communicate through written means. Some walking and lifting to 50 lbs may be required. Vision: close vision, distance, and color vision to distinguish color variations, peripheral and depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually medium to loud. Must be flexible to work varying schedules and hours as needed. Must be able to work overtime as required by workload and customer-mandated deadlines. The physical demands described above represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We make employment decisions based on merit and other legitimate business reasons. We want to have the best available people in every job. Therefore, we do not discriminate and do not permit its employees to discriminate against other employees or applicants because of race, color, creed, sex, gender, transgender status, age, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, marital status, military service/veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.