Ink Technician

At Gravure Ink, our “Better Together” Culture has positioned us as the leading printer in the RV and Manufactured Housing Industry. A focus on exceeding our customer’s needs every day; anticipating and providing the products and service which they want; investing time and effort to understand our customers business, products, and needs; going beyond what is expected; and doing what we say we will do, is critical at every level of our organization.

One of Gravure Ink’s printing plants is located in Bensenville IL. The Bensenville plant is around 60,000 square feet in size**.** You will have opportunities for growth & advancement - “driving to be better than yesterday”. We value and reward manufacturing experience by providing a competitive wage. As your career progresses, there are multiple upward paths available, as we are continuously looking for growth and expansions on offerings

**Position Overview**:
Gravure Ink is seeking an Ink Technician/Color-matcher at our Bensenville location.

The Ink Technician is experienced color-matcher that mixes, matches, and formulates inks per job specification. They are also responsible for maintaining color on a multi-color Roto-Gravure press to ensure the color stays consistent, and meets quality standards and tolerances efficiently. **SHIFT 3AM-3PM**

**Responsibilities include but are not limited to**:

- Review job specifications to determine the press setup
- Perform all make-ready inks associated with job to ensure inks are pre-made, and pass standards pre-press
- Verify positioning of image, check against master & samples
- Formulate color matches per customer specification & within tolerance
- Ability to color match at press site
- Conduct computerized color control via X-rite
- Clean and use 5S to organize ink room and dispensing system
- Assist with inventory of raw materials
- Assist Press Assistants & Operators during change overs as time permits
- All other duties as assigned by Manufacturing Supervisor
- Document and record all required information; report discrepancies and await directives if needed
- Assist and back-up other Pressman and Press Assistants as needed
- Follow Job Order and SOP for the job’s production process
- Produce required quantity, inspecting every roll per job to detect defects and verify conformance to work order & quality expectations
- Continuously monitor production and adjust ink as needed
- Defective and/or questionable/non-conforming material and customer samples should be tagged or marked appropriately by red=waste, yellow=caution or sort, green=customer sample and stage.
- Place job order on top of load and stage production unto pallets
- Complete all paperwork in correct order and place all appropriate materials in Job Jacket.
- Clear all finished inks and return used press inks to work off location
- Perform routine maintenance and minor repairs of equipment; perform preventative maintenance according to schedule
- Record information on job order
- Consistently meets efficiency expectations
- Consistently maintains and follows key industry certifications through consistent adherence. This includes but is not limited to safety and quality
- Promotes team work and cross trains on various pieces of equipment as assigned
- Completes additional tasks as assigned

**Required Qualifications**:

- Appropriate education and/or experience may be substituted on an equivalent basis_
- Must have printing press experience
- Experience with effective color matching, color theory, and spectrophotometry
- Experience with press-side ink and color troubleshooting
- Must be detail oriented
- Successfully complete color test
- Requires thorough knowledge of printing process, printing procedures, materials and specifications, equipment, and safety requirements and skills to perform assignments.
- Ability to read and follow job specifications to determine press set-up materials needed to run the job successfully. Skill to follow instructions to operate equipment safely and produce the desired product.
- Skill in performing routine operational maintenance and minor repairs to equipment.
- Ability to read and interpret documents to include job tickets, safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
- Computer Proficient
- Ability to Problem Solve and Troubleshoot
- Ability to work with mínimal supervision and handle a wide variety of responsibilities in a timely manner
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations within the organization
- Consistently at work and on time
- Open to a flexible working schedule

**Experience**:

- 3-5 Years of Experience as an Ink Technician/Color-matcher

**Education**:

- High School Degree or equivalent

**Knowledge, Skills & Abilities**:

- Computer Proficient
- Trouble Shooting Experience
- Supervisory Experience preferred
- Must understand Lock Out/Tag Out and danger areas in Production

**Additional Company Information**

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