Gravure & Multi-Color Press Operator – 1st Shift

Rrdonnelley; Osage (IA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

RRD is seeking a skilled Press Operator 3 for 1st shift in Osage, IA. Set up, operate, and maintain gravure or multi-color offset presses to print single- to multi-color work with precise color values and registration.

You will review job specs, perform make-ready and setup, adjust tension and register, perform routine maintenance, and ensure quality. Overtime including weekends possible; benefits include medical/dental/vision, 401(k) and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

• Requires comprehensive knowledge of a wide variety of techniques, procedures, materials, specifications, equipment, and safety requirements to set-ip, adjust, operate, and maintain equipment to produce single-, two-, and/or multi-color work to critical tolerances
• Skill in a wide-variety of complex manipulations and mechanical procedures to perform a variety of tasks to set-up, make major adjustments, and perform routine maintenance and minor repairs of equipment to produce single-, two-, and/or multi-color work
• Skill to read and understand job specifications and knowledge of press capabilities to determine the most appropriate press usage, press settings and materials needed to run the job successfully
• Skill in use of micrometer to mount and align the printing plate correctly

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust, operate, and maintain a gravure press or , multi-color offset press to print single-color, two-color, and/or multi-color work which includes large solids, screen tints, line and halftones with critical color values and registration requirements ranging from hairline to critical
• Review job specifications to determine the press setup according to the imposition of the run (sheet wise or work and turn)
• Perform all make-ready tasks associated with the type of press operated such as hanging plates or installing cylinders, examine plates/cylinders for imperfections and checks for correct positioning of images, prepping blankets, adjusting tension and register etc.
• Makes necessary color corrections and/or press adjustments prior to production run to meet and maintain the quality specifications of the work
• Clean, lubricate, and maintain the press, making minor repairs and replacing worn or broken parts as required
• Performs periodic maintenance recommended by the manufacturer.

Skills

Press setup

Color control

Maintenance

Reading specs

Job description

RRD is seeking a skilled Press Operator 3 for 1st shift in Osage, IA. Set up, operate, and maintain gravure or multi-color offset presses to print single- to multi-color work with precise color values and registration.

You will review job specs, perform make-ready and setup, adjust tension and register, perform routine maintenance, and ensure quality. Overtime including weekends possible; benefits include medical/dental/vision, 401(k) and tuition assistance.