INK TECHNICIAN

Job Summary

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ability to understand color theory and see color accurately.
• Compares customer's sample with standard color card, or blends pigments into solution and compares results with sample to determine formula required to duplicate colors.
• Selects formula ingredients according to substrate to be printed and properties desired by customer.
• Records color formula and issues formula and mixing procedure to appropriate workers or mixes ink.
• Estimates quantity of ink to be mixed according to coverage requirements.
• May prepare color sequence chart to guide press operator in setting up press.
• Compares printed swatch with customer's sample to verify color shade.
• Coordinates ink room activities with printing department production schedule.
• Self-sufficient.
• Maintains cleanliness of work area and keeps equipment clean such as mixers, and scales.
• Keeps inventory of materials and requisitions supplies.
• Performs vendor quality check on incoming ink.
• Maintains records to verify ink room operations.
• Reliable attendance.

Job Requirements

• Must be able to stand for 8 hours per day and available to work overtime as needed.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• Maintain a clean work area.
• Candidates with color match, ink mixing, or paint mixing experience preferred.
• Great Benefits start after 60 days: paid Holidays, PTO, HRA (Health Reimbursement), Dental Ins, STD/Life/AD&D Ins. and 401K program.