Ink Technician

Hours:6:30am-2:30pm Monday-FridayQPS has an amazing direct hire Ink Technician position available in North Kansas City. Previous experience in working with inks, printing, color is a must. Preferred experience in the corrugated industry and/or as a Press Department Operator. Please contact our local office to begin the steps to your next career move.Ink Technician Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

- Use a spectrophotometer

- Order or initiate orders for the various ink bases

- Assist operator in attaining the correct ink color on the sheet being printed

- Coordinate with production scheduler the correct ink and the correct amount of ink to have to produce all orders

- Perform end-of-month inventories of all inks and ink bases

- Keep ink kitchen clean and organized all times

- Maintain accuracy of scales for weighing ink

- Train operators in the operation of the ink kitchen and the adjustment of inks on press to maintain proper quality of print

- Monitor non-use of various inks and report on a monthly basis

- Complete necessary reports in an accurate and timely manner, including but not limited to: Production Data, Machine Operational Status, Safety Data, Quality Data

- When inks become inactive work-off into black ink or some other color, if possible

- Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping

- Adhere to production schedule; make recommendations for optimizing the schedule to meet cost, quality and service goals; report any unusual scheduling issues to Supervisor

- Additional duties may be assigned by managementInk Technician Requirements:

- High school diploma or equivalent

- Experience working with inks, printing, and color

- Prior work experience in the corrugated industry

- Experience as a Press Department Operator

- Education or training in art