Press Assistant

Perfect Communications; Moorestown Township (NJ); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Perfect Communications in Moorestown, NJ is seeking a Press Assistant to support the lead pressman on a Heidelberg CX102, ensuring efficient production and high-quality prints. You will learn to operate the press, troubleshoot minor issues, and maintain production standards in a collaborative team environment.

The role emphasizes willingness to learn, accurate measurement, color matching, and teamwork, with room to grow into more responsibilities as you gain experience.

Qualifications

• Ability to use a ruler or tape measure in imperial and metric units.
• Capable of color matching visually and with colorimetric tools.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Load stock into feeder and set up for different sizes.
• Maintain ink supply and position stock per press schedules.
• Follow job tickets and assist lead pressman.
• Keep press clean, assist with maintenance, and train others as needed.

Skills

Measurement

Color matching

Mechanical troubleshooting

Teamwork

Press operation

Job description

Who We Are

Who You Are

Perfect Communications is looking for a Press Assistant to work on a new model Heidelberg CX102 in our Moorestown, NJ facility.

The essential job functions of a Press Assistant are to help the lead pressman to produce high quality printed material on an offset press while maintaining production standards. The right candidate will have the desire and inherent skill sets to be open to learning how to operate the press.

What You'll Do

• Load stock into feeder.
• Setup and change over feeder for different stock types and sizes.
• Maintain ink supply during course of the run
• Correctly identify and position stock based on press schedules
• Accept directions from lead pressman.
• Follow instructions on job ticket
• Maintain press in premium condition
• Cleans up press, returning inks and solvents to ink room, placing used shop towels in designated area.
• Assists with preventive maintenance.
• Ability to cross train and work on any printing press, or to work in other departments as needed.
• Assists in training other press helpers as needed.
• Other duties, as assigned.

What You Bring

• Ability to use a ruler or tape measure to measure in Imperial and metric increments. Must be able to measure to 1/16th of an inch and in millimeters.
• Capable of color match visually and using colorimetric instrumentation.
• Must have good mechanical troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to learn, navigate and use all proprietary company and equipment software.
• Ability to work effectively with customers and other employees.
• Must possess excellent skills in working in a team environment.
• Ability to stand, lift and bend repeatedly throughout entire shift.

Hourly rate: $18

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