About this role
• Obeys all plant/safety rules and complies with all OSHA regulations. • Maintains written job procedures pertaining to the make ready area. • Must be able to lift and perform material handling duties as required in the Make Ready area. • Performs pre-make ready functions for all jobs, including getting cylinders from the staging area and prepping them for presses. • Safely handles doctor blades and boxes. • Coordinates work orders with the design number to be matched to the correct cylinder. • Operates hoist to safely lift heavy cylinder out of box and sliding over to put bearing/sleaves on it to put it in the press trolley. • Removes press cylinders from boxes and checks for wear and tear and/or damage. • Maintains cleaning and wash-up of all parts after jobs are finished using established safety procedures. • Assists in the preparation of press cylinders for storage. Washes, cleans and wraps cylinders and places in storage box and taken to staging area. • Transports hazardous waste (water-based ink and cleaner) to waste staging area inside Press Department. • Maintains proper disposal of pre-make-ready waste using a fork truck to move the totes. • Maintains good housekeeping practices and proper safety procedures to include the maintenance of tools and equipment. • Receives training for next labor grade in order to gain a general knowledge of Press operations, which includes being physically able/capable of performing the duties and responsibilities in the forced progression within the Press Department. • Operates power industrial truck in a safe and efficient manner. • Performs other duties as assigned.