Platen and Cylinder Die-Cutting Machine Specialist

Can You Turn Specs into Perfect Cuts?

If you thrive on precision, this role lets you own the process—from interpreting job layouts to delivering defect-free product. Picture this: a rush order hits the floor. You review the spec sheet, set up the Bobst platen or Heidelberg cylinder press, and fine-tune the make-ready. As the first sheets run, you pull predetermined samples from each load, spot a minor misalignment, adjust, and keep production humming—all while meeting Snyder’s safety and quality standards.

Your Impact

• Production Leadership (≈80%): Make-ready, set, and run die-cutting equipment (Bobst platen and Heidelberg cylinder). Adjust settings and troubleshoot to achieve target quality.
• Tooling Precision (≈10%): Set up stripping tooling with a pin setting table.
• Data & Docs (≈5%): Enter production data and complete required forms.
• Care for Equipment (≈5%): Clean machines and perform routine maintenance.

Skills to Succeed

• Proven ability to operate die-cutting machinery.
• Basic math skills: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division.
• Intermediate English for reading instructions, writing notes, and communicating clearly.
• Basic computer literacy for data entry and printing.
• Accurate measurement skills; able to read a ruler and work with units of measure.

What You’ll Watch For

• Defect detection during scheduled quality pulls from each load run.
• Root-cause problem solving to keep output on spec.
• Application of printing, die cutting, and gluing knowledge to optimize results.
• Clear, professional communication across shifts and teams.

Physical Reality of the Job

• Manual loading with lifting; climbing as needed during operation.
• Active, semi-automatic machine work that’s both repetitive and varied.
• Requires strength and good eyesight.

Where You’ll Work

General warehouse environment in a paperboard packaging facility. Expect reaching, bending, and lifting; ability to lift up to 50 lbs is required.

Recordkeeping, Maintenance, and Teamwork

• Maintain operating and maintenance records for the machine.
• Submit maintenance requests when needed.
• Support additional tasks as requested by the supervisor and plant manager.
• Follow Snyder’s safety and quality standards consistently.