Printing Press Assistant

at  Tempo Flexible Packaging

Are you looking for an opportunity to challenge yourself? Be a part of a growing, dedicated team where culture matters?
Do you want to learn a new skill while maintaining a positive work-life balance?
Are you willing to learn? Do you have a positive open-mined team-attitude?

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

We invite you to apply to join our Tempo community!
We are looking for a full-time Printing Press Assistant seeking long-term employment.
About the Position: The Printing Press Assistant is responsible for assisting the press operator on daily tasks such as set-up, processing and checking print jobs. During set up they will be required to collect dockets, prepare sleeves and inks as well as the colour standard. Maintaining a superior level of quality of printed material is essential to meeting and exceeding customer expectations and Tempo’s internal quality expectations.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 education or equivalent preferred
• Basic mechanical skills
• Basic knowledge of math and units of measurement
• Superior time management skills and excellent organization skills
• Experience in the flexographic printing industry would be an asset

WHO WE ARE:

Tempo Flexible Packaging is a client centric brand focused vertically integrated partner of custom flexible packaging solutions. We are inspiring change for the future. Our Vision is to be the preferred partner of sustainable and socially responsible flexible packaging solutions in North America. Team Tempos focus is to rethink flexible packaging in a sustainable manner, we respect our heritage, family values and commitment to forward thinking.
We are a team of friendly and passionate people. We are optimistic about our capabilities and draw strength, not only from our uniqueness, but also from the drive and passion of our people who carry our values and vision forward. Working together we have a positive impact on our team, partners and community.

WHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT US:

• Our People First Culture – At Tempo Flexible Packaging, we embody our values and live them every day. We know that family and health come first, and that’s a non-negotiable for us!
• Work that Stays at Work – A work life balance!
• Health Benefits – Health, dental, lifestyle and wellness benefits, Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
• Prepare for the Future – Benefit from RRSP matching that contributes towards your savings.
• A Culture of Learning and Growth – We want you to keep learning and growing. We provide access to many learning tools that you can take advantage of for personal and professional capabilities development!

• Get dockets for jobs and prepare sleeves, inks and color stands for the next job
• Order required film for a job using TORI
• Check material before loading to ensure we are printing on the correct side
• Obtain set up rolls and ensure wash up solvents are filled
• Confirm sludge tanks have room for wash-ups
• Check aniloxes in the press to ensure color standards are met and get any aniloxes that need to be changed
• Arrange sleeves on the cart to correspond with where they will go in the press
• Place inks in front of the pumps they will need to be connected to
• Upon completion of a job, speedy clean units that need a color change
• Open caps to change the sleeves after racking out the units
• Put drain hose into an empty pail while ink pumping to drain old solvent and ink out of the pump
• Clean aniloxe rollers that come out of the press once the calibration is complete
• Clean ink splashes on sleeve end, return to rack and get the next sleeves and inks
• Calibrate viscosities and check inks to maintain color
• Maintain clean ink trays and rebuild doctor blades when necessary