Flexographic Press Operator
Description
Build your Career with an Industry Leader
Multi-Color Corporation manufactures labels for some of the biggest FMCG brand names found on supermarket shelves, bars, restaurants, and hotels globally. We also produce premium-quality labels for high-profile brands in the pharmaceutical, durables and home & personal care sectors. Given the fact our labels are applied to wine, spirits, beverage & soft drinks bottles, food packaging, bathroom products, medicine containers, white goods, and automotive products, it is likely that you will put your hands on our labels on a daily basis. It is our labels that identify, promote, and help sell our customer’s products! With 109 manufacturing sites, and 12,000+ employees, we are the Global #1 for prime labels.
Purpose of the role
The Flexographic Press Operator is an essential member of the team, responsible for the manufacturing of printed labels while continuously monitoring label quality and press conditions.
Key Performance Areas:
- Coordinate the activities of the Print Assistant, Floater and Make Ready Crew.
- Ensure all Health and Safety Rules are always complied with.
- Ensure pre- make, make ready and set up processes take place in the shortest possible time to produce products that always conform to all specifications at the maximum possible speed whilst minimizing waste.
- Do quality checks to ensure products consistently conform to all specifications.
- Ensure the ISO 22000 (where applicable) Environmental Management Systems policies, procedures and SOPs are always adhered to.
- Ensure all events that occur on and / or affect the machine during a shift is logged accurately (duration and description, product, and quality).
- Ensure that the required machine maintenance is reported and carried out.
- Ensure machines are lubricated as per scheduled standards.
- Ensure that all tasks allocated by the production shift leader/ production manager are executed effectively.
- Ensure that efficiencies are maintained at all times.
- Be open to multi-skilling.
Minimum Educational/Experience Requirements
- Matric Certificate.
- Must be qualified Flexographic Printer.
- High levels of accuracy.
- Good communication and analytical skills.
- Ability to perceive the full range of colors.
- Must be willing and able to work the required shifts.
- Reasonable level of numeracy; Accurate record keeping.
- Ability to communicate in English including reading and neat handwriting.
- Must be able to solve problems.
- Must Flexible.
- Be accountable and responsible.
- The ideal candidate must be a team player, extremely reliable, disciplined, physically fit and pay attention to detail.
Why Multi Colour?
- You will work in our modern manufacturing facilities, at the cutting-edge of production-environment innovation; we challenge the status quo and are transforming operations every day.
- You will gain experience in a fast-paced environment, with an ambitious team; we look forward to continuously improve to be the best we can, and we have a strong drive for results.
- You will be part of a team that shares our values of integrity; passion, perseverance, creativity, and achievement; we value, respect and champion diversity.
- You will be joining a global and diverse organization that collaborates effectively to find optimal solutions; we focus on our customers and work with them on every step of their journey with us.
- You will be part of a team that strives for global sustainability, playing our part in making the world a better place for future generations.
Diversity & Inclusion:
MCC fosters an inclusive culture that respects and embraces our teammates’ diverse backgrounds and experiences, so that everyone can achieve their full potential here. We aspire for our company to truly reflect the diversity of our customers and the markets we serve. We are committed to equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of peoples’ gender identity/expression, age, language, sexual orientation, ability, race, socioeconomic status, national origin or other characteristics.