Press Operator 3 - 1st Shift

RRD; Osage (IA); On-site; USD 3,720,000 - 5,318,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with match

Tuition assistance

Sign-on bonus

Overtime pay

Shift differential

Job summary

RRD is seeking a Press Operator 3 for the 1st shift in Osage, IA. You will set up, operate, and maintain gravure or multi-color offset presses to produce high-quality prints with precise color and registration.

The role requires reviewing job specs, performing make-ready tasks, color corrections, and routine press maintenance, with occasional overtime including weekends.

Qualifications

• Requires knowledge of press setup, adjustments, and maintenance to produce multi-color work with tight tolerances.
• Ability to read and interpret job specifications and determine press usage and settings.
• Familiarity with micrometers and plate/cylinder inspection for accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Set up, adjust, operate, and maintain gravure or offset press for single-, two-, or multi-color work.
• Review specifications to determine proper press setup and imposition.
• Perform make-ready tasks: hang plates, install cylinders, adjust tension and register.
• Make color corrections and press adjustments to meet quality specs.
• Maintain and perform periodic press maintenance and minor repairs.

Skills

Press setup

Color matching

Micrometer reading

Tools

Gravure press

Offset press

Job 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.

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 - 1st Shift
  
  

  Schedule:
  
  

  -Monday - Friday
  
  

  -7:00 am - 3:00pm
  
  

  -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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans

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