Snyder Packaging
Offset Press Make-Ready and Production Specialist (Packaging)
Snyder Packaging, Concord, North Carolina, United States, 28025
Job Description
Job Description Is this you?
Can you interpret a job layout and translate specs into a flawless Heidelberg setup? Do you balance ink and water on the fly and spot defects before they become scrap? Are you comfortable logging production data while keeping the press humming? What you'll tackle
Review job tickets, confirm project requirements, and prepare for production runs Conduct make-ready, hang plates, set ink/water levels, and troubleshoot as needed Run predetermined pulls during each load and verify against quality targets Keep machinery clean, document operations and maintenance, and submit service requests Support your supervisor and plant manager with additional assigned tasks Follow Snyder’s safety and quality standards at all times Time allocation
80%
— Make-ready and operate a Heidelberg offset press to Snyder Pkg. quality benchmarks 10%
— Plate
hanging/positioning ; ink and water level setup; related press operations 5%
— Computer data entry and form completion 5%
— Routine maintenance and cleaning What you bring
Offset press operation experience with reliable color vision Solid shop math: add, subtract, multiply, divide Intermediate English communication
(read/write/listen/speak) Basic computer capability for data entry and printing Measurement fluency; read a ruler accurately Competencies that set you apart
Mechanical aptitude with a problem-solving approach Acute attention to defects and detail Familiarity with printing, die cutting, and gluing within packaging workflows Physical and environmental realities
Manual loading and lifting with occasional climbing around equipment Combination of repetitive and intermittent tasks; active, varied work that requires strength Semi-automatic press operation; good eyesight required Warehouse setting in a paperboard packaging facility; reaching, bending, lifting; able to lift up to 50 lbs Plus, your proficiency
Shop Math Skills
Job Description Is this you?
Can you interpret a job layout and translate specs into a flawless Heidelberg setup? Do you balance ink and water on the fly and spot defects before they become scrap? Are you comfortable logging production data while keeping the press humming? What you'll tackle
Review job tickets, confirm project requirements, and prepare for production runs Conduct make-ready, hang plates, set ink/water levels, and troubleshoot as needed Run predetermined pulls during each load and verify against quality targets Keep machinery clean, document operations and maintenance, and submit service requests Support your supervisor and plant manager with additional assigned tasks Follow Snyder’s safety and quality standards at all times Time allocation
80%
— Make-ready and operate a Heidelberg offset press to Snyder Pkg. quality benchmarks 10%
— Plate
hanging/positioning ; ink and water level setup; related press operations 5%
— Computer data entry and form completion 5%
— Routine maintenance and cleaning What you bring
Offset press operation experience with reliable color vision Solid shop math: add, subtract, multiply, divide Intermediate English communication
(read/write/listen/speak) Basic computer capability for data entry and printing Measurement fluency; read a ruler accurately Competencies that set you apart
Mechanical aptitude with a problem-solving approach Acute attention to defects and detail Familiarity with printing, die cutting, and gluing within packaging workflows Physical and environmental realities
Manual loading and lifting with occasional climbing around equipment Combination of repetitive and intermittent tasks; active, varied work that requires strength Semi-automatic press operation; good eyesight required Warehouse setting in a paperboard packaging facility; reaching, bending, lifting; able to lift up to 50 lbs Plus, your proficiency
Shop Math Skills