Gravure Imaging & Offset Plate Tech (Travel: WV/VA)

Quad/Graphics; Martinsburg (WV); On-site; USD 38,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Quad is hiring for a Gravure Imaging and Offset Plate Tech at our Martinsburg, WV and Winchester, VA locations. The role requires travel between plants, with Martinsburg as home base. You will handle platemaking, maintenance and quality checks on gravure cylinders and offset plates.

Strong mechanical aptitude and basic computer skills are helpful; flexibility on shifts and locations is required to meet production needs in a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Basic platemaking knowledge and ability to read instructions.
• Mechanical aptitude and comfort with shop equipment.
• Willingness to work flexible shifts to meet production needs.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload platemaking materials to bend plates for presses.
• Maintain platemaking equipment with daily/weekly upkeep.
• Check plates and cylinders for quality.
• Track or move job components through production using Smart tools.
• Cylinder stripping, electro-plating, engraving.
• Load/unload gravure cylinders using W.I.P. & LTS systems and cranes.
• Misc production duties including cleaning and inspecting cylinders.
• General area cleanup (6's).

Skills

Platemaking

Basic computer skills

Mechanical aptitude

Shift flexibility

Reading/writing instructions

Press layout knowledge (nice-to-have)

Job description

Quad is hiring for a Gravure Imaging and Offset Plate Tech at our Martinsburg, WV and Winchester, VA locations. The role requires travel between plants, with Martinsburg as home base. You will handle platemaking, maintenance and quality checks on gravure cylinders and offset plates.

Strong mechanical aptitude and basic computer skills are helpful; flexibility on shifts and locations is required to meet production needs in a manufacturing environment.