Assistant Press Operator

RRD; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 28,929 - 41,534; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Maternity leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

RRD, located in Durham, North Carolina, is seeking an Assistant Press Operator who will assist Press Operators with the operation and maintenance of sheet-fed or web offset printing presses. Responsibilities include adjusting machine parts, cleaning rollers, and ensuring quality specifications before production.

The ideal candidate should have a High School Diploma or GED and at least 2 years of general knowledge of offset presswork. The position offers a pay range of $21.00-30.15 per hour and various benefits including medical and dental coverage.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and follow job specifications to determine press set-up materials needed.
• Skill to operate equipment safely and produce the desired product.
• Ability to use a micrometer to mount and align the printing plate correctly.
• Ability to make adjustments to feeder and feed board.
• Skill in performing routine maintenance and minor repairs.
• Requires minimum 2 years of general knowledge of offset presswork procedures.

Responsibilities

• Assist Press Operators with press make ready and operation.
• Inserting packing sheets and adjusting press machine parts.
• Cleaning ink-distributing rollers and ink fountains.
• Making necessary color or register corrections prior to production run.

Skills

Ability to read job specifications

Safe equipment operation skills

Micrometer usage

Adjustment skills for feeder and feed board

Routine maintenance and minor repairs

General knowledge of offset presswork

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

Job Description

The Assistant Press Operator will assist Press Operators with press make ready, operating, and maintaining sheet‑fed or web offset printing press.

• Inserting packing sheets on plate cylinder to build up plate to printing height, fastening reinforcing bars to offset blankets, and installing plates and blankets on press cylinders, using hand tools and power tools, to achieve pressure required for printing.
• Adjust press machine parts, such as feeder and delivery mechanisms, suction grippers, guides, feed wheels, jogging devices, tapes, and cams, using hand tools.
• Assist in removing and replacing worn rollers and adjusting pressure between rollers of press, using hand tools.
• Wash blankets and clean ink‑distributing rollers and ink fountains, using ink solvent and the cleaning mechanism on press.
• Assist Press Operator by making necessary color or register corrections and/or press adjustments prior to production run to meet and maintain the quality specifications of the work.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and follow job specifications to determine press set‑up materials needed to run the job successfully.
• Skill to follow instructions to operate equipment safely and produce the desired product.
• Ability to use a micrometer to mount and align the printing plate correctly.
• Ability to make adjustments to feeder and feed board (e.g., adjust suctions and blast, front and side guides and the timing of the head stops).
• Skill in performing routine operational maintenance and minor repairs to equipment under guidance of senior level Press Operators.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Requires minimum 2 years of general knowledge of offset presswork procedures and materials.

Additional Information

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The pay range for this role at the noted location is $21.00-30.15 per hour. The actual rate of pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to, education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift, and location. In addition to base salary, depending on the role, the total compensation package may also include overtime, shift differential, call‑in, and stand‑by pay. RRD offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus tuition assistance, maternity leave, adoption assistance, and employer/partner discounts.

All employment offers are contingent upon the successful completion of both a pre‑employment background and drug screen.

RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.