Printing Lead

Who We Are

On July 1, 2025, IPL Plastics merged with Schoeller Allibert to form IPL Schoeller (the ‘company’). The Company’s operations are split across North America (11 manufacturing plants) and Europe (16 manufacturing plants).

The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. IPL Schoeller is a leading manufacturer of sustainable rigid packaging solutions across a range of end market segments including returnable transit packaging, consumer and industrial packaging, environmental containers and agricultural packaging. The company employs c.4,100 employees across North America (1,600 employees) and Europe (2,500 employees.)

The Printing Lead is responsible for overseeing and ensuring the completion of work orders in the Printing department.

As a Printing Lead at IPL you will :

• To provide support and back-up to printing supervisor through excellent communication skills and by maintaining good working relationships with other printing team members.
• To monitor and minimize press downtime and help to optimize the use of printing labor hours, minimizing scrap.
• To understand the management of prepress process and line and process artwork and can assist the graphics department and in the process of making artwork, negatives, plates and ink color selection
• Ensures presses are running at, or above standard speeds.
• Demonstrate ability to perform all required duties of printing trainee, printer, printing lead and material handler.
• Perform mechanical and print repairs on both container and lid presses.
• Work with the art department on new artwork. Demonstrate knowledge and proficiency mixing inks, making plates and labels as needed.
• Proof new jobs and coordinate with pre-press any necessary changes.
• Report daily production and scrap amounts assist supervisor with end of shift paperwork and help log productivity issues. Capable of entering production on production report and input data to A/S 400 (BPCS).
• Monitor quality during shift and make proper adjustment for improvement and ensure trend boards are used correctly and consistently.
• Report any inventory issues including inks, plates, and mechanical parts to appropriate parties
• Ensures highest standard of quality being produced.
• Adhere to a strict code of conduct that includes personal behavior that exemplifies professionalism.
• Ensure all printing personnel follow Food Safety Guidelines and Safety Protocol and lead by example.
• Help coordinate daily shift activities, set priorities and goals prior to beginning shift.
• Teach others to perform work that is consistent with all company policies and procedures.
• Assist printer trainees, leads and printers in troubleshooting press/print problems.
• Actively participate in all shift meetings. Report shift performance information to assist the next shift in a smooth transition and inform oncoming Print Lead of any performance issues prior to ending shift.
• Must assist with the training of printer trainees, printers and lead printer trainees.
• Assist in performing routine cleaning of all machines. Ensure that each machine free of dust, ink and dirt so clean parts can be produced.
• Ensure department is neat and clean by confirming that master sanitation schedules are completed.

What you will bring to the role:

• Experience in a manufacturing print department
• Independently make decisions concerning shift operation.
• High level of mechanical knowledge are proficient at troubleshooting and can perform mechanical and print repairs on both container and lid presses.
• High level of mechanical knowledge and are proficient at troubleshooting.

If you have the above experience and are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, apply today to find out more!