SATO America LLC offers a highly competitive salary in addition to an outstanding, market leading benefits program. SATO’s total compensation package extends well beyond your paycheck as it's designed to support and enrich your personal and professional life. See our benefit line-up below:

SIGN-ON BONUS $3,000

• Health & Wellness: medical, vision, and dental insurance to include coverage for domestic partners. SATO contributes approximately 75% to the cost of employees’ health insurance coverage along with 100% company paid Life & AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and a pre-tax Health Savings Account with an employer contribution of $500.00 or $1,000.00 depending on elected medical coverage.
• Time Away: We observe 10 company-paid holidays per year and up to ten (10) days accrued vacation time in the first year. Eleven (11) days at year two (2). Twelve (12) days at year three (3). Thirteen (13) days at year four (4) and fifteen (15) days at year five (5). We also offer six (6) accrued personal days for you to use for things like weddings, moving, mental health, religious holiday, a sick child, or for anything that is truly personal.
• Saving for the Future: plan for your short-term and long-term goals with our 401(k)-retirement savings plan with employer match with no vesting schedule. You are fully vested on the first of the month following 30 days of employment. SATO will match 100% dollar-for-dollar of your 401(k)-deferral amount of the first 3% of your pay and an additional match of 50%/$.50 on the next 2% of your pay. For example, if you defer 5% of your pay into the 401(k) Plan, SATO will make a 4% matching contribution.
• Work-Life: we offer an Employee Assistance Program for employees and eligible family members, career development, growth opportunities, and referral bonuses.

SATO America - Charlotte, NC is seeking a highly motivated, career-focused, printing Press Operator. As a flexographic operator, you will be responsible for performing complex Die-cut jobs, including "make-ready" for each job, working from copy card specifications, cylinders, anilox and die station on narrow web Mark Andy P5 series press. Additionally, you will be responsible to perform routine machine maintenance, maintaining quality standards, facilitating quick turn times, and achieving production goals.

Duties & Responsibilities:

· Examine job orders to determine details such as quantities to be printed, production times, and stock specifications.

· Read and understand customer order

· Track all setup, downtime, and run time on shop floor

· Run the order as quickly and efficiently as quality allow

· Responsible for the cleanliness of the press and the area around the press

· Report any and all mechanical issue he encounters during the shift

· Help train and teach in any or all of his responsibilities

· Produce a consistently high quality product within acceptable standard waste and time rates

· Install cylinder and dies, and ensure proper anilox, tensions, die cut, and stripping on each job

· Follow standard operating procedures and work instructions for each job

· Maintain quality, productivity, and waste according to set standards.

· Perform routine press maintenance

· Reposition plates, adjust rolls, or otherwise

· Inspect and examine printed products for accuracy

• Understand schedules and how to complete necessary paperwork

· Pack and label boxes of finished products.

· Work overtime as needed

· Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• 1 year of flexographic printing press experience preferred
• Strong emphasis on quality
• Good mechanical ability
• Superior trouble shooting skills
• Quick learning aptitude
• Strong math skills (measurements, percentages, figure footage, etc.)
• Solid verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Must be able to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift, push, pull and/or move objects up to 50 pounds.