Printer

Description & Requirements

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Job Title

Printer

Reports to

Print Manager

Site

Wrexham

Job Purpose

The successful candidate will understand the daily performance requirements in line with meeting the company’s business targets.

You will have the drive to improve overall performance in areas such as make ready, material yield, quality, run speed and reduction in lost time. You will understand where excellence ‘’is’’ and implement the processes to get there, consistently improving team performance.

Job Responsibilities/Key Accountabilities

• Performance against standard MOS targets, where improvement has been achieved or reason for missing required performance and identifying the necessary action to be taken
• Completion of Shop Floor Data Capture (SFDC) in an accurate and timely fashion
• Manning of all presses to achieve optimum utilisation and ensure two press continuous running is achieved
• Co-ordinate make ready and wash up with the make ready employees assigned to this role to reduce press down time wherever possible, to achieve as close to continuous running of the two press system as possible
• Assisting as necessary under the guidance of the Operations Manager and Production Supervisor, with day to day problems / issues within your shift although final responsibility for any management decisions is the responsibility of the Operations Manager
• Apply problem solving techniques and identify amendments to formal procedures and training documents where required
• Working with the Production Supervisor, Quality Manager and Technical Department to agree trials and proving runs for new products
• Make improvements within and across departments as necessary, working as part of a team
• The responsibilities outlined in this document are guidelines yet there may be circumstances which require further flexibility and the need to assign people to other departments where demand requires e.g. rewind
  
  

This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive and Smurfit Westrock would expect you to carry out any other reasonable duty, which you are capable of performing.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• Experience of working in a high volume, low unit cost manufacturing environment. Willing and able to work to and achieve daily targets
• Strong experience in all technical aspects of production, make ready, tooling and machine operation within individual’s area of expertise i.e. print
• Ability to work on own, as an effective part of a team, or with staff from other departments
• Logical and structured approach to problem solving and with mechanical aptitude
• Ability to communicate effectively (verbally and in writing) and accurately with other production colleagues, and to shift team leader and site management
• Ability and willingness to record accurate, legible information and relay performance trends back to shift Team Leader and Operations Manager and Production Supervisor e.g. daily, weekly, monthly MOS
• Open to new and improved ways of working
• Able to undertake the physical tasks demanded by the role
  
  

Competencies

• Determination – Ability to overcome obstacles
• Tenacity – A drive to not let go and succeed.
• Be able to be self-motivated and make a difference
• Work under pressure
• Be open to change and new ways of working including participation in improvement projects
  
  

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.