Elements and Performance Criteria
- Maintain specialised flexographic printing process
- Flexographic plate and plate cylinder or sleeve condition is monitored, evaluated and adjusted to ensure quality of printed product meets the approved proof standard
- Flexographic impression roller condition is monitored and evaluated to ensure the quality of printed product meets the approved proof standard
- Flexographic inking system and doctor blade condition is monitored, evaluated and adjusted to ensure quality of specialised printed product meets the approved proof standard
- Drying systems are monitored, evaluated and adjusted to ensure quality of the specialised printed product meets the approved proof standard
- Maintain specialised production process
- Production process is maintained in association with fellow workers and according to enterprise procedures and planned daily schedule
- Production is maintained according to work health and safety (WHS) requirements, manufacturer’s specifications and enterprise procedures
- Manual and/or automatic control is used according to job specifications
- Performance is monitored, adjusted and verified using the process control system according to enterprise procedures
- Ink performance, colour, register and position of print are monitored, evaluated and adjusted throughout production run
- Tune and adjust machinery
- Idiosyncrasies of machines are reviewed and adjustments or tuning undertaken to compensate, or exploit the idiosyncrasy, within manufacturer’s specifications
- Options are assessed to determine most effective/efficient method of production, ensuring highest quality and yield from machinery
- Test run confirms correct options and settings or the need for further adjustment or tuning to meet quality standards
- Options and recommendations are documented for future reference according to enterprise procedures
- Instruction on new practices is provided to machine operator or finisher, if required
- Troubleshoot machinery and material problems
- Corrective or preventive action is recommended and implemented where appropriate
- Changes are communicated to relevant personnel in a logical and easily understood manner
- Changes are monitored to confirm improvement to production efficiency
- Ongoing problems are reported according to enterprise procedures
- Conduct shutdown of production process
- Correct shutdown sequence is followed according to manufacturer’s specifications and enterprise procedures
- Shutdown is conducted in association with fellow workers and in compliance with WHS requirements
- Reels and cores are removed from press
- Unused ink is drained back into containers and correctly labelled and stored according to manufacturer’s/supplier’s specifications and enterprise procedures
- Solid and liquid waste is removed from operating area and recycled or disposed of, where required, according to regulatory requirements and enterprise procedures
- Product is removed from operating area