Job Title:  Graphic Technician

SUMMARY JOB DESCRIPTION:

Coordinate and manage finished ink supply and process within the customer’s location. Communicate with the customer to ensure accurate product demand, while recognizing the Customer’s and Flint Group working capital targets.

KEY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Achieve a zero work place injury and incident record by maintaining a clean and organized work place. Comply with all Flint Group and Customer’s Safety requirements including your completion of yearly / monthly safety training assignments and the wearing of personal protection equipment. A clean work space is a safe work place.

• Coordinate formulation of new inks to ensure customer requirements are met.

• Maintain all ink formulas and create external backup copies.

• Manage ink inventory and storage areas.

• Coordinate ordering and scheduling of ink deliveries and ink inventories for the customer.

• Create and manage all customer color swatches with logged traceability.

• Maintain all digital color files and create external backup.

• Spectral values of all colors are to be checked and recorded prior to delivery to press staging area

• Work with Flint Group manufacturing facility for any modifications needed to ensure consistency.

• Maintain ink dispenser formulations, job reporting and ensure that the unit is kept clean.

• Correlate and maintain all hand proofers to be in optimum functionality.

• Develop and maintain a plan to work off press returns and obsolete materials and perform appropriate record keeping functions.

• Coordinate annual Xrite spectrophotometer certifications for Flint Group and Customer.

• Calibrate pH meters weekly for the presses and internal use with logged traceability.