Press Operator 3 - 1st Shift

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Osage (IA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

401(k) with match

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Job summary

RRD is seeking a Press Operator 3 – 1st Shift in Osage, IA to operate gravure and multi-color offset presses. The role requires setting up, adjusting, and maintaining presses, reviewing specifications, and performing make-ready tasks to ensure precise color and registration.

Occasional overtime may be required, including weekends. You will perform color corrections, maintain presses, and conduct routine maintenance as per manufacturer guidance, contributing to high-quality print output and

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of techniques, procedures, materials, specifications and safety to set up, adjust, operate and maintain equipment for single-, two- and multi-color work with tight tolerances.
• Ability to read and understand job specifications and determine appropriate press usage and settings.
• Skill in reading micrometer measurements to mount and align printing plates accurately.
• Experience performing routine maintenance and minor repairs on press equipment.

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust, operate and maintain gravure or multi-color offset press for single-, two-, or multi-color work.
• Review job specifications to determine press setup per imposition and run.
• Perform make-ready tasks: hang plates, install cylinders, prep blankets, adjust tension and register.
• Make color corrections and press adjustments to meet quality specs.
• Clean, lubricate, and perform periodic maintenance on press; replace worn parts.

Skills

Press operation

Reading job specifications

Micrometer usage

Maintenance tasks

Job description

• Army MOS: 83F:Printing and Bindery Specialist
• Department: Production & Manufacturing
• Compensation: USD 27.6 - USD 39.25 - hourly

Company Description

RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry’s most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact.

Job Description

Press Operator 3- 1stShift

Schedule:

-Monday - Friday

-Occasional overtime may be required including weekends

• 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.

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

Additional Information

The pay range for this role at the noted location is $27.00 - $38.60 per hour. The actual rate of pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to education, skills, experience, proficient, performance, shift, and location. In addition to the base salary, depending on the role, the total compensation package may also include a sign-on bonus, overtime, shift differential, call-in and stand-by pay. RRD offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus tuition assistance, and employer/partner discounts.

• RRD offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus tuition assistance, and employer/partner discounts.

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