Job Description

Job description

Title of the position:

Printing Press Operators (NOC 7381)

Job duties:

The applicant should have experience and proficiency with daily routine flexographic and digital printing press operations including:

Set-up and operate flexographic printing press to print designs or lettering on rolls of flexible plastic film, paper, and nonabsorbent stock for use in making products, such as plastic, paper, or waxed paper bags, and paper drinking cups.

Read job order and mount specified rubber plate and printing dies on cylinder, install cylinder on shaft, and secure assembly in bed of press.

Mix inks or dyes to produce desired colors, and fill dye fonts with prescribed inks or dyes. Move levers to engage dye rolls, adjusting position of cylinder to print two or more colors without overlapping or smearing previously printed area.

Insert shaft through core of paper or plastic roll, and secure roll on press in feed position. Start press, adjusting speed, tension, and alignment of printing plate as necessary.

Splice end of roll remaining in press, using tape, and turn hand-wheel to regulate roll tension and feed as directed. Cut sample of printed material from end of printed roll and inspect for imperfections, such as blurred or off-center impressions.

Clean rubber plate, cylinder, and dye fonts, using solvent, and lubricates press as needed, using grease gun.

Operate press equipped with laminator attachment to print and laminate polyethylene and other sheeting substrates.

Terms of employment

: Full-time, permanent position

Language of work:

English

Wage:

$23/hour for 40 hours a week.

Benefits package offered:

Extended healthcare and dental coverage.

Location of work:

3030 190 St, Surrey, B.C., V3Z 9V2
No remote work is allowed.

Contact information:

Sam Naemi

sam@altrolabels.com

Skills requirements:

Experience in flexographic and digital printing press operation would be an asset.

College or post-secondary education in a related field, or on-the-job training.

Experience with the following would be an asset:

Color management and color separation.

Trouble shooting flexo-printing and digital printing presses and minimizing press downtime.

Costs of pressure sensitive adhesive label printing jobs, and minimizing waste on substrate, ink and material.

Inline and offline finishers from major vendors such as ABG Graphics, CEI, Grafotronic or Prati.

Prepress operations including flexo-printing plates, die cut TPDs, and anilox and magnetic dies.

Semi or full-rotary conventional die cutting stations, as well as laser die cutters such as SEI or Spartanics laser cutters.

Printing software like CERM, Label Maxx, or equivalent software.

Major flexographic printing presses like MarkAndy or MPS.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: $23.00 /hour

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $23.00 per hour

Benefits:

Dental Care Extended Health Care Vision Care
Expected start date: ASAP

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $23.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 - 55 per week

Benefits:

Dental care Extended health care Vision care
Schedule:

Monday to Friday Weekends as needed
Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 2025-07-21