Flexographic Press Manager

We are seeking an experienced and driven Press Manager to oversee our wide-web flexographic printing operations. In this role, you will lead our flexo press team, manage daily production schedules, enforce strict quality standards, and optimize print setup and execution. You will play a pivotal role in maintaining equipment, minimizing scrap, and ensuring our packaging films and materials meet the exacting aesthetic and performance demands of our clients.

Key Responsibilities

1. Production & Print Quality

• Operations: Manage daily setup, operation, and troubleshooting of wide-web flexographic presses.
• Quality: Maintain precise color matching (spectrophotometry, Pantone), registration, and tension control on flexible film substrates.
• Scheduling: Partner with production planning to optimize print runs, changeovers, and press utilization.
• Efficiency: Minimize scrap, waste, and ink consumption to lower production costs.

2. Team Leadership & Development

• Supervision: Lead, coach, and support operators and technicians across all shifts.
• Training: Implement SOPs and cross-training to build technical bench strength.
• Culture: Promote a positive, accountable environment centered on growth, integrity, and teamwork.

3. Technical & Maintenance Oversight

• Maintenance: Partner with maintenance to manage PM schedules for presses, dryers, ink systems, and auxiliary equipment.
• Process Optimization: Apply Lean and 5S principles to streamline workflows and ensure an organized, efficient floor.
• Vendor Relations: Coordinate with plate, ink, and substrate suppliers to ensure all materials strictly meet press specifications.

4. Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Safety: Enforce OSHA, LOTO, machine guarding, and hazardous material protocols.
• Quality Audits: Perform rigorous in-run checks (barcodes, seal integrity, surface tension, solvent retention) to minimize defects and returns.

Preferred Qualifications: English-Spanish Bilingual proficiency is an advantage

Schedule

• Core hours: 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday
• Additional hours, including some Saturdays, may be required
• Salary position; OT exempt

Work Environment

Active factory setting with noise, moving mechanical parts, and potential exposure to fumes/airborne particles and chemicals. PPE is provided (including masks and gloves). The role involves frequent standing and walking, frequent use of hands/controls, climbing/bending as needed, and occasional lifting up to 50 lbs. Safety footwear is required.

Requirements: Employees must be 18+ and authorized to work in the US.

REQUIREMENTS

• Previous experience: 5+ years of hands-on wide-web flexographic printing experience, with at least 3+ years in a supervisory or management role within the flexible packaging industry.
• Technical Mastery: Deep understanding of wide-web flexo presses, doctor blade systems, anilox rolls, solvent-based inks, and film substrate behavior (PE, PET, BOPP, laminations).
• Leadership Skills: Proven ability to manage shift schedules, resolve technical press issues quickly, and mentor operators.
• Quality Assurance: Strong understanding of color management systems (X-Rite/eXact, spectros) and defect detection systems.
• Computer Literacy: Proficient with ERP/MES production software, inventory tracking systems, and Microsoft Office / Google Workspace.

At Tejas, we deliver high-performance flexible packaging solutions—including roll stock, stickpack film, and pouches—with a heavy emphasis on quality, speed to market, and sustainable practices. Serving fast-paced sectors like the nutraceutical industry, we take pride in our commitment to excellence, continuous improvement, and an engaging company culture built on a growth mindset, integrity, teamwork, effectiveness, and a great sense of humor.