Screen Printer

Company: Unique Ink Etc
Location: Jonesboro
Posted on: February 15, 2020

Job Description:

2203 A East Nettleton Compensation based on experience, seeking a full time employee Prepress: Coats clean screens with emulsion and places them in appropriate spot to dry. Exposes dry coated screens with UV light to create stencils for shirt designs. Uses water to wash away unexposed emulsion to reveal stencil within the screen. Press: Operates automatic screen-printing machine to print multicolor designs on textiles: Mounts screens in specified sequence on machine. Pours ink onto screens. Set machine speed and adjusts swing and pressure of squeegees, using hand tools, according to type of design and cloth being printed. Starts machine and conveyor belt that carries textile articles under screens. Tests each design to make sure print is acceptable to run the whole order. During this stage, inspects articles being printed to detect colors out of register. Turns screws to adjust position of screens so that each color is printed in allotted spaces in design. Removes foreign matter from screens to prevent irregular flow of ink. Tapes holes in coated portion of screen if leak develops. After design is tested and print is acceptable, begin printing order. Load shirts onto and removes shirts off of screen printing machine. Load printed shirts into conveyor oven. Post Press: Removes screens from machine, as well as all ink, and tape residing on screen. Places dirty screens in dunk tank with diluted chemicals for emulsion removal. Cleans screen with chemicals, scrub brushes, and presser washer. Places clean screens in appropriate place to dry. Other screen print duties include, but not limited to: Keeping all screen print areas clean and clutter free. Organizing films for future use. Sorting and boxing printed orders for customer pick up. Keeping screen print machine and squeegee parts clean of ink and dust. Counting shirts in an order to make sure all are accounted for. Keeping inventory of supplies. Non Screen Print related duties may include: Cleaning bathroom, sweeping floors, vacuuming store front areas and rugs. We are searching for someone who is a team player, someone who is particular about their work and interested in doing a good job. Automatic Machine, must be willing to learn. No attitudes allowed. Monday thru Friday 8:30 - 4:30. Only serious inquiries please! Employment Type: Full Time Bonus/Commission: No

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