Hiring: Machine Operators: Printing / Punching / Pasting

Topline Press, Chennai, is hiring machine operators for printing, punching and pasting. Full-time, several openings. Apply for one machine or more.

About us

We print and convert folding cartons for pharmaceutical and food companies. Our factory follows GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), so every carton must be right: correct text, correct colour, correct count.

Open positions

Role - Machine

Printing Operator - Offset printing press (multi-colour, sheet-fed)

Punching Operator - Die-cutting / punching machine

Pasting Operator - Carton folder-gluer / pasting machine

Operators who can run more than one machine get preference.

What you will do

All roles

- Run your machine safely through the shift and meet the planned output
- Read the job card and follow it exactly (size, quantity, process)
- Do the first-off check before the full run and get QC approval
- Keep good and waste sheets/cartons separate and record counts honestly
- Do daily cleaning and line clearance (no old job material left at the machine)
- Report breakdowns and quality problems to the supervisor at once

- Train and guide helpers

Printing Operator

- Make-ready: plate mounting, ink setting, register, colour matching to the shade card or approved sample
- Watch colour, register, smudging and set-off through the run
- Basic press care: rollers, blankets, dampening

Punching Operator

- Set the die, make-ready,



creasing and cutting pressure
- Check for clean cuts, correct creases, no nicks or burrs
- Strip waste and stack cut cartons neatly by job

Pasting Operator

- Set the folder-gluer for straight-line, lock-bottom and similar styles
- Control glue quantity; check glue strength and squareness
- Count, pack and label cartons correctly for each job

What we're looking for • Experience: 2+ years on the machine you apply for. Freshers with ITI or a printing diploma can apply as trainees.

• Education: 10th / 12th / ITI / Diploma in Printing Technology preferred

- Experience in carton or pharma packaging is a strong plus
- Careful with numbers and details; one wrong carton matters in pharma
- Willing to work shifts and follow GMP and safety rules
- Tamil required; basic English reading (job card) preferred

Salary and benefits

Role

Salary (per month)

Printing Operator

₹13,000 – ₹23,000

Punching Operator

₹13,000 – ₹20,000

Pasting Operator

₹13,000 – ₹18,000

Salary depends on experience and may change based on skill shown at the interview.

- PF / ESI as per rules
- Overtime and shift allowance as per rules
- Training on more machines, with a pay rise for each new machine skill
- rapid paced, growing company in pharma packaging

Pay: ₹11,000.00 - ₹23,000.00 per month

Benefits

- Food provided
- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

📌 Printing Machine Operator (Chennai)
🏢 Topline Press
📍 Chennai