Offset Lithographic Press Specialist

Torrey Holistics; Mount Pleasant (IA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Retirement plan

Disability insurance

Life insurance

EAP

PTO

Holidays

Sick days

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Innovairre Communications is seeking an experienced press operator to manage offset presses from setup through production. You will monitor ink/water balance, color matching, and quality checks to ensure on-spec output. The role requires 3+ years on offset presses, strong mechanics, and the ability to work with both digital and analog equipment.

The position is onsite with full safety practices and potential for shift handoffs and collaborative teamwork across departments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years operating offset presses with strong grasp of lithography and color management.
• Mechanical aptitude and ability to read job instructions accurately.
• Comfort with both computer interfaces and mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of predictive and productive maintenance approaches.

Responsibilities

• Full setup, operation, and care of the offset press to meet quality and schedule targets.
• Plate, blanket, and cylinder changes; ink fountain and unit cleaning as needed.
• Ink/water balance, color matching, and color set adjustments throughout the run.
• Continuous quality checks, defect detection, and corrective action.
• Machine adjustments to sustain throughput and minimize downtime.
• Routine recalibration and preventative productivity maintenance.
• Accurate tracking of counts, makereadies, and waste.
• Clear communication of job status at shift handoff and escalation of issues.

Skills

Experience with offset presses

Lithography

Color management

Mechanical aptitude

Ability to read job instructions

Computer interfaces

Predictive maintenance

Speed and uptime focus

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Join Innovairre Communications: We Help People Who Help People

Every day at Innovairre, your craftsmanship fuels the missions of nonprofits around the globe. As the worldwide leader in nonprofit fundraising, we support 500+ marketing agencies, nonprofits, and commercial brands with 4,000+ colleagues across five continents and 28 countries. Our in‑house production, creative, data, and digital teams work as one to deliver high‑impact, cost‑effective direct mail.

A Day in the Life

You arrive to your press, review the job ticket, and start your setup: mount plates, dial in ink and water balance, and lock in color. Once the press is humming at optimal speed, you’re watching densities and registration like a hawk—making on‑the‑fly adjustments to keep every sheet on spec. If a defect appears, you catch it fast, correct, and continue. Between runs, you change plates, blankets, and cylinders; clean fountains; recalibrate systems; and document counts, makereadies, and waste with precision. Before you leave, you brief the next shift on status and any production concerns so they can hit the ground running.

What You’ll Own

• Full setup, operation, and care of the offset press to meet quality and schedule targets
• Plate, blanket, and cylinder changes; ink fountain and unit cleaning as needed
• Ink/water balance, color matching, and color set adjustments throughout the run
• Continuous quality checks, defect detection, and corrective action
• Machine adjustments to sustain throughput and minimize downtime
• Routine recalibration and preventative/predictive productivity maintenance
• Accurate tracking of counts, makereadies, and waste
• Clear communication of job status at shift handoff and timely escalation of issues to the Team Lead
• Strict adherence to safety practices, including lock‑out/tag‑out and HazCom

What You Bring

• High school diploma or GED
• 3+ years operating offset presses with a strong grasp of lithography, color management, and finishing
• Mechanical aptitude and the ability to read job instructions accurately
• Comfort with both computer interfaces and mechanical systems
• Knowledge of predictive and productive maintenance approaches
• Focus on speed, quality, and uptime
• Physical ability to stand for long periods (including 10–12 hours on concrete), bend, perform repetitive motions, and regularly lift 25 lbs (occasionally up to 40 lbs)
• Reliability, punctuality, accountability for quality, and strong interpersonal communication—able to work independently and as part of a team

Locations

• 1174 Elkton Farm Road, Forest, Virginia 24551, United States
• 1805 East Washington Street, Mount Pleasant, Iowa 52641, United States

Work Setting

Onsite

Compensation

$20–$28

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• retirement savings plan
• short- and long-term disability
• life insurance
• EAP
• PTO
• holidays
• sick and volunteer days
• and tuition assistance.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), sexual orientation, transgender status, disability, age, family or marital status, genetic information, military or veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.

At our Company, we have a clear vision: to foster and maintain a supportive and cooperative workplace that celebrates uniqueness and advances equity.

We pride ourselves on helping people help people, and we know our company runs on the hard work and dedication of our passionate and creative employees.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is more than a commitment at our Company--it is in everything that we do.