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Flexographic Press Operator

Employer

Flair Flexible Packaging

Date Posted

December 30, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $39.00 to $42.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 35 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 2  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jan 29, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

Flair Flexible Packaging

Languages

English

Education

  • Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
  • or equivalent experience

Tasks

  • Mount plates or cylinders and make necessary adjustments
  • Prepare production schedules
  • Fill ink fountains and control colour and viscosity
  • Plan production methods
  • Monitor regular press run for quality using computer control console
  • Set up and adjust in-line binding and finishing equipment
  • Direct press crew to set up, operate and shut down press

Type of press

Flexographic press

Experience

5 years or more

Support for newcomers and refugees

Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees

Support for Indigenous people

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers

Support for mature workers

Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Flexographic Press Operator is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Printing Press Operators
METHODICAL

Interest in comparing information to monitor regular press runs for quality consistency using computer control consoles, to make adjustments, and to check samples for ink coverage, alignment and registration; and in removing and cleaning plates at the end of press runs

OBJECTIVE

Interest in setting up and adjusting in-line binding and finishing equipment

directive

Interest in speaking with press crew to direct their activities and ensure that safety procedures are adhered to; and in reviewing job orders to determine job specifications, such as production time, colour sequence and quantities required, and in advising press crew of job specifications

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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Abilities

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Form Perception

Clerical Perception

Physical Abilities

Motor Coordination

Finger Dexterity

Manual Dexterity

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