Assistant Press Operator KR

RR Donnelley; St. Charles (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Assistant Press Operator to support Press Operators in the setup and operation of printing presses. This role involves using hand and power tools to prepare the press for production, ensuring quality specifications are met through careful adjustments and maintenance. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail and the ability to follow technical instructions, contributing to the seamless production of high-quality printed materials. Join a dynamic team where your skills will directly impact the success of the printing process and help deliver exceptional products to clients.

Qualifications

• Ability to read job specifications to determine necessary materials.
• Skill to follow instructions for safe equipment operation.

Responsibilities

• Assist Press Operators with press make ready and operations.
• Adjust press machine parts and maintain printing quality.

Skills

Ability to read job specifications

Safe equipment operation

Micrometer usage

Adjusting feeder and feed board

Tools

Hand tools

Power tools

Ink solvent

Job description

Job Description

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

• 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.
• Adjusting press machine parts, such as feeder and delivery mechanisms, suction grippers, guides, feed wheels, jogging devices, tapes, and cams, using hand tools.
• Assisting in removing and replacing worn rollers and adjusting pressure between rollers of press, using hand tools.
• Washing blankets and cleaning ink and ink distributing rollers and ink fountains, using ink solvent and cleaning mechanism on press.
• Assisting 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 micrometer to mount and align the printing plate correctly.
• Ability to make adjustments to feeder and feed board (e.g., ability to adjust suctions and blast, front and side guides and the timing of the head stops).
• Skill in