Job ID: MP911390225
Location: Bardstown, KY
Category: Industrial & Manufacturing
Employment Type: Contract
3rd Shift Ink Technician | $21/Hour | 10:00pm – 6:30am, Sunday – Thursday
What Matters Most
- Temp-to-hire opportunity with potential for career growth and job stability
- Weekly Pay
- $21/hr to start
- On-site position located in Bardstown
- Training on 1st shift
- When you work through The Reserves Network, you are eligible to enroll in dental, vision, and medical insurance, as well as 401K, direct deposit, and our referral bonus program
Job Description
A leading packaging company in Bardstown, Kentucky, is hiring for their Printing Department. This role will be providing color matching, formulating, and small batch blending.
Responsibilities:
- Coordinates and helps prepare ink requirements for presses
- Formulates, blends and quality controls inks per the customer requirement
- Manage and maintain inventory, ordering additional inventory, data entry, and completing month-end inventory on raw materials
- Stages inks from press to returns area
- Performs press-side color matching and troubleshooting when required
- Establish ink room color standards and entering the digital standards
- Assist in unloading incoming materials from shipment truck
- Supports customer ink trials
Qualifications and Requirements:
- High school diploma or GED
- Associate degree, Technical Degree or certification is preferred
- Must wear proper PPE (Personal Protective and Product Protective Equipment)
- Prior experience with understanding formulas, processing colors, and mixing ink
- Able to train on 1st shift
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-speed environment, follow standardized work and adhere to safe work practices in a continuous improvement environment
- Able to lift up to 50 pounds
- Must be able to pass a pre-employment screening
Benefits and Perks:
- Pay Rate: $21 per hour to start
- Medical, Vision, Dental available
- Full-time Schedule
- 401K and Referral Bonus Plan
- Training & Growth opportunities
Your Career Partner:
The Reserves Network, a veteran-founded and family-owned company, specializes in connecting exceptional talent with rewarding opportunities. With extensive industry experience, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your professional goals and shine in your field. The Reserves Network values diversity and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. As an equal-opportunity employer, we foster an environment of respect, integrity, and trust in every aspect of employment.
The base salary range for this position is $21/hr, excluding benefits, bonuses or other compensation. Your final salary will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, location, and internal pay equity. Please note, hiring at the top of the range is uncommon to allow room for future salary growth.

