Pre-Press Manager

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Press Manager directs and coordinates activities of department in manufacturing products in organization by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.
• Enforce safety and work rules and company housekeeping standards. Holds all crews accountable for working safely and ensures compliance with safety policies and procedures. Assists EHS Coordinator in investigations of incidents and near misses and conducts RCAs to determine corrective actions. Develops new SOPs if necessary, to support safety initiatives and trains personnel against new SOP.
• Commitment, awareness and involvement pertaining to ISO (policy, standards, procedures, etc.) and food safety practices (GMPs, procedures, etc.) are requirements of all employees.
• Plans production operations, establishing priorities and sequences for manufacturing products.
• Maintains proper staffing levels and manages department labor.
• Establishes and executes training plan within department to ensure team members are trained at qualified at their technician level and below.
• Prepares operational schedules and coordinates manufacturing activities to ensure production and quality of products meets specifications.
• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational, manufacturing, and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays.
• Develops or revises standard operational and working practices and observes workers to ensure compliance with safety, quality and production standards.
• Inventory and order necessary materials and parts to keep processes running efficiently.
• Demonstrates leadership ability motivates employees to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; gives appropriate recognition to others
• Ability to achieve and maintain department KPI’s such as safety, quality, waste and net effectives
• Manages staff includes staff in planning, decision-making, facilitating and process improvement; takes responsibilities for subordinate’s activities; makes self-available to staff; provides regular performance feedback; develops subordinates skills and encourage growth; fosters quality focus in others; improves processes, products and services.
• Demonstrates appropriate attitude in all dealings with coworkers, customers, and suppliers.
• Other duties as assigned.

EEO – M/F/Disability/Vets

• Bachelor’s Degree (B.A.) from four-year college or university; or five to ten years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination education and experience.
• Requires knowledge of flexo graphic printing, equipment, material and supplies
• Working knowledge of gravure and offset. Ability to spec out rolls with photopolymer plate and sleeve technology
• Advanced knowledge of computer graphics and understanding of analog negative
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Commercial or flexible packaging background preferred
• Proficient with Microsoft applications (i.e. Excel, Word, Outlook
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing to all levels of organization
• Good organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task
• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment