Ink Technician bei Boydcorp

Job Description:

Description

With over 90 years of customer-focused performance, Boyd has evolved as a market leader in engineered rubber, plastic, metal, flexible environmental sealing & energy management solutions. Boyd is a unique supplier, valuing our people as our most important resource. With our best-in-class technical sales associates, sales support service teams & field application, quality, & manufacturing engineers, Boyd offers total global solutions to enhance the performance & manufacturability of your products. Our cost-effective, tight-tolerance, global manufacturing capabilities ensure superior total landed cost as well as reliability throughout the product life cycle.

The Ink Technician develops color formulas and mixes screen printing inks, adhesives and other coatings for production according to customer requirements and work instructions. Mixes standard and pre-matched colors, prints sample swatch and performs color check per ticket specifications. Uses various color measurement instruments, and maintains ink inventories and color records.

Responsibilities

• Organize and plan workflow with floor supervisor to ensure all inks are pre-matched and press ready to maximize production time at press.
• Formulate and provide clean accurate color samples for customer approval on a timely basis using ink-mixing technology.
• Estimate quantity of ink to be mixed for given jobs and pro-types according to coverage requirements.
• Recommends ink series based on current Ink and Substrate Matrix and customer requirements.
• Ensure tickets are up to date with correct mesh and ink information to ensure that production staff use appropriate materials to minimize scrap and re-work time.
• Performs quality check on all inks prior to mixing, checking traceability, using available ink quality testing technology.
• Set up and maintain customer files including specifications, swatches, formulas, signed approved samples, maintaining records according to established processes.
• Uses Spectrophotometer and Spectroradiometer according to established instructions and industry best practices to match colors and meet customer requirements.
• Maintains adequate inventory of inks and supplies as needed for the ink department and notifies purchasing when inventories are low or otherwise required for production in a timely manner to ensure availability and on-time shipments to customer.
• Maintain clean equipment, and work area and support departmental 6S standards.
• Maintain waste ink dump area; communicate with HazComm and dept. supervisor when barrels are ready for disposal. Experiment with new and improved formulations when needed, using spectrophotometer, customer standard or sample, and practical experience; to minimize ink usage, simplify formula, and make process more repeatable. 
• Give input on selection and training of ink department employees.
• Inspect department production output as needed
• Other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Qualifications/Skills

• High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Strong attention to detail/color management with a focus on quality at all times
• Proficient with MS Office software (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook) and use of a PC
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Reading comprehension, understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents in English.
• Good math and analytical skills
• Good decision making skills
• Ability to plan and organize work activities with focus on efficiency
• Ability to work under time constraints with changing priorities under minimal supervision
• Must be able to follow directions and work in a team environment
• Must be able to subscribe to GM Nameplate’s Values and Measurable Behaviors
• Additional hours as necessary to accomplish objectives and goals

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Remote Type

EEO Statement

Boyd Corp is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.