Print Production Operator

MAD Monkey Media LLC.; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Room to grow

Employee pricing

Job summary

MAD Monkey Media LLC. is looking for a hands-on Print Production Operator in Dallas, TX. This on-site role covers DTF, screen printing, embroidery, laser and fiber engraving with competitive hourly pay and paid training.

You will own machine setup, manage quality and collaborate in a small team, with room to grow into a lead role as the floor expands.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in a print shop, apparel decorator or engraving shop, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Hands-on with at least two of: DTF, screen printing, embroidery, laser or fiber engraving.
• Comfortable in design or production software such as Illustrator, CorelDRAW, LightBurn or embroidery digitizing.
• Able to read proofs and spot color/registration issues and stop runs when needed.

Responsibilities

• Run DTF printing and heat press application, film through cure.
• Set up and run screen printing presses: screens, registration, ink mixing, flash and cure.
• Run embroidery machines: digitize or load files, hoop, thread, monitor and finish.
• Operate the laser engraver and fiber engraver for metal, acrylic, wood, glass and coated blanks.
• Prep and lay out production files, including gang sheets, in Illustrator or equivalent.
• QA every job against the proof before it ships, and own the reprint if it is wrong.
• Keep machines maintained, calibrated and stocked, and log consumable use.
• Pack, label and stage orders for pickup and shipping.

Skills

DTF

Screen printing

Embroidery

Laser engraving

Fiber engraving

Press setup

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

CorelDRAW

LightBurn

RIP software

Embroidery digitizing

Job description

Run the floor: DTF, screen printing, embroidery, laser and fiber engraving. If you can set up a press, hoop a hat and mark a metal blank in the same shift, we want to meet you.

Where you work: On-site at our Dallas, TX location. This role is not remote.

Pay: $20 - $28 / hour, depending on experience

Most operators start between $22 and $24. Where you land depends on how many of the four machine families you can already run unsupervised. Run all four and you start at the top of the band.

What you will do

• Run DTF printing and heat press application, film through cure
• Set up and run screen printing presses: screens, registration, ink mixing, flash and cure
• Run embroidery machines: digitize or load files, hoop, thread, monitor and finish
• Operate the laser engraver and the fiber engraver for metal, acrylic, wood, glass and coated blanks
• Prep and lay out production files, including gang sheets, in Illustrator or equivalent
• QA every job against the proof before it ships, and own the reprint if it is wrong
• Keep machines maintained, calibrated and stocked, and log consumable use
• Pack, label and stage orders for pickup and shipping

What we are looking for

• 2+ years in a print shop, apparel decorator or engraving shop, or equivalent hands-on experience
• Hands-on with at least two of: DTF, screen printing, embroidery, laser or fiber engraving. We will train you up on the rest
• Comfortable in design or production software. Adobe Illustrator, CorelDRAW, LightBurn, RIP software or embroidery digitizing all count
• Can read a proof, spot a colour or registration problem, and stop the run before it becomes fifty bad shirts
• Reliable and on time, and able to lift and move boxes and rolls of material, with or without reasonable accommodation
• Bilingual English and Spanish is a plus, not a requirement

How we work

• On-site at our Dallas production floor
• Small team, no layers. You talk to the owner every day
• You own your machines and your quality, not a queue somebody else set
• We buy the right tool rather than making you fight the wrong one

What we offer

• Full-time hours with overtime available in busy season
• Paid training on any of the machines you have not run before
• Room to grow into Print Production Lead as the floor grows
• Modern equipment, and a say in what we buy next
• Employee pricing on anything we make