Job Description

Roles and Responsibility:

Printing Operations

• Operate and monitor online pipe printing systems (Inkjet/Laser/Hot Foil printers).
• Ensure correct printing of product specifications, batch numbers, size, pressure rating, IS codes, date, time, and customer-specific requirements.
• Verify print legibility, alignment, spacing, and permanence on pipes.
• Ensure continuous printing without interrupting extrusion line productivity.

Production Coordination

• Coordinate with Extrusion Operators and Shift Supervisors for changeovers.
• Ensure printing details are updated according to production schedules.
• Support smooth startup and shutdown activities of printing systems.
• Minimize production stoppages due to printer-related issues.

Quality Control

• Conduct regular checks for print quality and compliance with BIS/customer requirements.
• Ensure traceability information is correctly printed on all pipes.
• Raise NCRs for recurring print defects and initiate corrective actions.
• Maintain printing quality records and inspection reports.

Printer Maintenance

• Perform routine maintenance and cleaning of printers and print heads.
• Monitor ink levels, solvents, ribbons, cartridges, and spare parts.
• Troubleshoot printer faults and coordinate with maintenance teams for breakdown support.
• Maintain preventive maintenance schedules.

Consumables Management

• Control inventory of inks, solvents, ribbons, cleaning agents, and spare parts.
• Ensure uninterrupted availability of consumables.
• Reduce ink wastage and optimize consumable consumption.

Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain shift-wise printing logs and equipment records.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and environmental standards.
• Support audits related to production traceability and product identification.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve print quality and reduce rejections.
• Implement cost-saving initiatives related to printing consumables.
• Participate in Kaizen, TPM, Lean Manufacturing, and 5S activities.

Role Specific Competencies:

• 3- 5 years relevant experience and diploma /B.Tech
• Industrial Inkjet Printer Operation
• Coding & Marking Systems
• PVC Pipe Manufacturing Process Knowledge
• Print Quality Inspection
• Preventive Maintenance
• Troubleshooting of Printing Equipment
• Consumable Management
• MS Office & ERP Systems