About Us

Founded in 1990 and still proudly Australian owned and operated, Mermed has built a reputation for delivering high-quality, locally made labelling solutions trusted across Australia. While our roots are in healthcare, our innovative product range is now transforming work practices in industries well beyond the medical sector.

We are driven by a clear mission: to enhance patient safety, support frontline healthcare workers, and deliver cost-effective, precision solutions. Our advanced digital and flexographic printing technologies are central to this commitment ensuring reliability, compliance, and confidence across every label we produce.

With continued, steady growth and rising demand for our healthcare solutions, we are expanding our team. This role is a key part of that growth and will be instrumental in helping Mermed scale its production capacity to meet increasing national demand.

About the Role

We’re seeking a Machine Specialist / Operator with proven expertise in both digital label printing and flexographic press operation. You’ll be essential to our production team ensuring labels meet precise colour, durability, and safety standards.

Reporting to the Operations Manager your role will include the following:

Key Responsibilities

Operate, calibrate, and maintain digital and flexographic printing presses ensuring high-quality output in line with production schedules and documented procedures.

Perform print setup, file preparation, and job release from print queues, maintaining accurate daily logs and production records.

Monitor print quality by adjusting ink, plates, colour calibration, print position, and tension settings to meet stringent material and colour accuracy standards.

Conduct regular quality assurance checks for graphics, quantity, substrate, and finish, ensuring consistency and compliance with Mermed’s specifications.

Perform routine preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and minor repairs to minimise downtime and maintain machine reliability.

Manage inventory of consumables including ink, chemicals, rollers, paper, and related materials to support continuous production.

Ensure full compliance with all company policies including OHS/WHS, security protocols, ISO standards, code of conduct, and clean-room procedures.

Collaborate with the Operations Manager and production team to meet output goals and uphold ISO-certified processes.

Actively contribute to team meetings and continuous improvement initiatives.

Escalate production or equipment issues promptly and assist with general operational tasks as required.

The Candidate

The successful candidate will possess the following skills:

Strong attention to detail

Must be able to work autonomously and take initiative

Problem-solving, strong written and verbal communication skills

Excellent time management skills

What We Offer:

A dynamic and collaborative work environment with supportive colleagues

Secure full-time work for a long-standing Australian-owned business

The chance to build real skills on industry-standard digital and flexographic printing machines

Exposure to ISO-certified production and quality processes used in healthcare manufacturing