Sheeter Trimmer Operator

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for setting up and operating an automatic sheeting machine according to written and/or verbal instructions, established company procedures, safety, and quality guidelines.

Responsible for cutting raw material and/or trimming printed stock to customer specifications on powered sheeter cutter by performing the following duties personally. Capable of solving problems, making adjustments to mechanical operation of equipment to keep quality, registration, and production speed at optimum.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Receives production order and job assignments from supervisor.
  • Determine from production order whether printed roll is to be single or double sheeted, trimmed, or slit-sheeted.
  • Obtains substrate and related supplies needed to produce job.
  • Sets up equipment according to established company guidelines, safety, and job requirements.
  • Thread machine with lead paper attached into sheeter roll.
  • Align paper with side guides, ensuring proper fit of registration marks, and adjust clamps and side trimmer.
  • Run proof sheet for supervisor approval, making necessary adjustments where needed.
  • Secures supervisors approval for production run.
  • Sheets or trims job maintaining optimum production rate, registration, and quality standard within company and customer guidelines, and makes equipment adjustments as required.
  • Inspect sheets while stacking, inserting slip sheets if required.
  • Completes production run including overruns and production samples.
  • Completes production records.
  • Ensures proper cleanliness of equipment, work station, and immediate area.
  • Perform other duties as required or assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities. Carries out conduct and leadership responsibilities in accordance with company policies, procedures, safety, and applicable laws.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information to one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

MATHMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standard situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and ability to adjust focus. Some independent travel may be required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, toxic chemicals, and heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.

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