Print Shift Lead is a hands-on leader focused on implementing and sustaining improvements, solving problems, leading team members, and driving quality and productivity.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure a safe work environment by following safety policies and LOTO procedures.
- Lead and mentor team members to achieve safety, quality, and productivity goals.
- Manage schedule and material changes efficiently.
- Monitor machine output for non-conformance and resolve defects.
- Complete production progress and inventory status reports.
- Interact with shop floor management to resolve manufacturing issues.
- Create work orders and verify plate locations for efficient changeovers.
- Maintain organized and clean work areas following 5S methodology.
- Conduct pre-shift production meetings and provide hands-on support to team members.
- Report safety issues, quality concerns, and production bottlenecks to the shift supervisor.
- Audit adherence to production standards and SOPs, escalating non-conformances.
- Perform Print Operator duties, including securing printing plates, starting presses, checking proofs, and inspecting samples.
- Examine job orders to determine quantities to be printed, pail specifications, colors, or special printing instructions.
- start press and pull proofs to check for ink coverage and density, alignment, and registration.
- Inspect random samples during the print runs to identify any necessary adjustments.
- Direct and monitor work of press crews assigned to that machine.
- Unload pails or load pails on the machine as needed.
- Place pallets down at designated location for packing
- Wrap pallets and place trays on pallets as needed.
- Clean ink fountains, plates, rollers, or cylinders when press job is completed.
- Change press plates, blankets and mandrels when needed.
- Must have good organizational skills.
Requirements:
- Ability to lift 45-55 pounds occasionally.
- Good hand-eye coordination and mechanical aptitude.
- Work in a noisy, hot/cold manufacturing environment with required PPE.
- Experience with molding machines (Husky, BMB, Van Dorn, Engel, Milacron) is a plus.
- Basic computer skills and good communication skills.
- Ability to learn Lean Manufacturing and improve processes.
- Bilingual is a plus.
- High school diploma or GED.
Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package for our associates, which includes a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan that encompasses Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and EAP (Employee Assistance Program) services.
Nesco Resource provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.