InHouse Manager

Siegwerk is one of the world’s leading suppliers of Printing Inks and sustainable packaging solutions. A career here will give you significant flexibility and support in a company focused on making a positive impact in the world. Siegwerk is poised to disrupt the global packaging industry; changing the way packaging is produced and consumed for the benefit of us all. At Siegwerk, you will have everything you need to help make that change.

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The InHouse Manager performs a broad range of simple to complex technical, administrative & supervisory duties within a large sized customer plant pertaining to daily ink room management and operation; coordinates jobs being set up for presses; facilitates and supervises the work through customer and SIEGWERK employees. Meets customer needs to the best of the incumbent’s ability, in line with SIEGWERK philosophy that the customer is the #1 priority. Complies with all company policies and standards to include (but not limited to) (1) maintain a neat, clean and safe work area; (2) maintain regular and consistent attendance; (3) must have the ability to maintain positive working relationships; and (4) meet/exceed established KPI’s.

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing and overseeing all ink room operations.
• Assists customer with ink room procedures and improvements.
• Performs technical services and press-side trouble shooting.
• Responsible for creating, budgeting, and the completion of projects, utilizing the resources of the company, to including staff, scheduling, etc. Has decision-making authority with significant financial impact to the company, which could range to over $100,000.
• Supervises on-site SIEGWERK team. Monitors work flow and progress. Guides in-house team to meeting daily goals and improving performance.
• Participates in new hire selection and performance evaluations.
• Trains employees in all aspects of ink room operations and press performance issues.
• Works with customer to establish key performance indicators to improve press performance through-put.
• Responsible for maintaining finished ink inventory goals related to consignment or other predetermined systems.
• Responsible for insuring most cost effective overtime dollars without jeopardizing customers performance.
• Facilitates and coordinates work completion through appropriate customer team members.
• Actively participates on “Customer Continuous Improvement Team”.
• Promotes positive customer relations.
• Works closely with Account manager and Area Technical Manager to assure proper procedures, work flow, quality and customer relations standards are met.
• Ability to manage 10 presses, on a 24/5 continuous operation facility with occasional weekends.
• Blends inks for jobs on press.
• Maintains color files.
• Color matches for new jobs.
• Applies measurement tools, such as control charts, to measure on-going performance.
• Handles all special projects per customer requests.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

High School diploma or GED with a minimum of 3-4 years press-related experience and/or equivalent combination of education and experience; basic knowledge of pre-press operations; must have experience with basic computer operating; previous in-house technician and supervisory experience preferred.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Color matching ability and knowledge of inks and films required.
• Excellent teamwork, communications skills, and demonstrated initiative in problem solving/troubleshooting required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of basic computer operating and a good working knowledge of IMS.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Special Equipment/Working Condition Requirements
• On call 24 hours a day.
• Operates all related lab equipment which includes but is not limited to: Proofer, X-Rite Color Computer, pH meter, Gloss Meter, Dispenser, Triple Bean Scales, C.O.F., Sutherland rub tester, heat sealer, ink mixers, scales, and band tester.