Print Production Operator in Training

Quad; Sussex (WI); On-site; USD 24,796 - 30,307; Full time

Job summary

Quad is a global marketing experience company seeking Operators in Training to learn the printing process and advance in a progressive environment. You will assist in creating magazines, catalogs, and other products in the Press or Finishing areas.

The role offers a wage range of $18‑$22/hr with 12‑hour rotating shifts. Qualified applicants have printing or mechanical experience, strong mechanical aptitude, and the ability to read measurements.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
• Printing, factory, or other mechanical work experience.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Ability to read measurements.
• Ability to read, understand and follow both written and verbal instructions.
• The ability to use a computer/manipulate touch screens.
• The ability to use repetitive hand/wrist movement.
• Ability to lift stacks of end boards or banding strap rolls (~30–60lbs) as needed.
• The ability to take stacks of loose signatures or bundles ranging (5–30 lbs.) off a pallet or conveyor up to 48” in height and transfer to tabletop work surface 42”, and then place into a collator hopper or mail bags that potentially weigh from 5–75 lbs.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize job need.
• Ability to be a team player in a fast paced, detail orientated production environment.
• Ability to follow instructions and work independently.
• 12-hour rotating shifts (either 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. or 7 p.m. – 7 a.m.) including days, nights, weekends, and holidays, working 3–4 days a week.

Responsibilities

• Remove product from the end of the printing press or finishing machine.
• Work with loose and/or completed product by stacking onto pallets, transferring to tables & placing into a collator hopper or into mail bags.
• Move product/skids with a hand jack, motorized Raymond (Big Joe) lift or Forklift (training provided).
• Comply with all quality, safety and work rules and regulations.
• Effectively communicate with team members.
• Assist other crew members with various duties including webbing up of the press and/or special handwork in order to meet customer requests.
• Follow all clean‑up and housekeeping procedures.

Skills

Printing experience

Mechanical aptitude

Reading measurements

Follow instructions

Computer / touch screens

Lifting 30–75 lbs

Team player

12-hour shifts

Job description

Quad is a global marketing experience company seeking Operators in Training to learn the printing process and advance in a progressive environment. You will assist in creating magazines, catalogs, and other products in the Press or Finishing areas.

The role offers a wage range of $18‑$22/hr with 12‑hour rotating shifts. Qualified applicants have printing or mechanical experience, strong mechanical aptitude, and the ability to read measurements.