Production support & Inventory management

• To calculate finished ink requirements against the Customer’s production schedule to meet production requirements.
• To compare production requirements against finished ink stock.
• To blend finished inks as necessary to meet any calculated shortfall for small quantities required.
• To order finished inks as necessary to meet any calculated shortfall for bigger quantities required.
• For each programmed design, to issue appropriate quantities of inks, to a designated point in the plant for use on line, prior to the commencement of that label’s production.
• At the end of each design’s production, to remove inks from the line, back to the ink storage area.
• To calculate the consumed quantity of each ink and enter the consumption into company bespoke “In-plant Database” software system.
• To obtain data on the number of cans produced of each label from the Customer.
• To enter can production data into the In-plant Database.
• To produce ink consumption reports/invoice reports at month closing
• To manage the stock of company single-pigment ink bases to ensure that the Customer’s production requirements can be met at all times.
• To liaise with company manufacturing and logistics functions to ensure replenishments of finished inks and bases are received in the necessary timeframes and within established lead times.

On-site Ink blending

• To blend finished inks for use on line from single-pigment finished bases as required.
• To optimise the rheology and colour properties of the finished inks issued to the line to ensure best possible performance is experienced by the Customer.
• To ensure the colour quality and consistency of each batch of ink supplied to the line
• To ensure that unwarranted excess ink is not produced compared to the Customer’s production schedule, thereby minimising finished-ink stock held in the Customer’s inventory.
• To utilise bespoke “Ink Manufacture” software system to ensure that any superfluous or slow-moving finished ink stock is re-worked into faster-moving stock wherever possible.
• To maintain a traceable quality control / documentation system that includes labelling / QC checks against standard / batch usage / colour matching 

On-site (rapid turn-around) colour-matching

• To match new ink colours to Customer’s requirements accounting for the technical capabilities of the inks and application machinery.
• To ensure that colour-matchings are completed and returned to the Customer in the shortest possible time frame, allowing for the demands of on-site ink production, technical support and appropriate working hours etc.
• To produce colour matchings conforming to company “matching guidelines” which ensure that the application performance of the finished inks is consistent and meets or exceeds industry standards for heat & light-fastness performance.

Technical support

• To provide technical support and assistance to the Customer in the event of an on-line ink performance issues.
• To provide this service both during normal working hours and out-of-hours on a call-out basis in an emergency.
• To work with the Customer to optimise the on-line performance of company inks, liaising with company manufacturing, technical & development functions where necessary.