REPROGRAPHICS LEAD TECHNICIAN

Rowland Unified School District; California (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Rowland Unified School District seeks a Reprographics Lead Technician to oversee high-speed printing and reprography operations. You will serve as the technical lead, coordinating production flow and ensuring quality across all jobs.

The role requires advanced knowledge of prepress, layout, and graphics software, with responsibility for mentoring technicians and communicating with district clients on specifications and timelines.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Completion of coursework in graphic communication, visual communication, printing technology, graphic design, or a closely related field is desirable.
• Three years of experience operating high-speed digital printing and bindery equipment with graphics/software is required.
• Experience providing task-specific instruction or on-the-job training is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate the reprographics workflow and priorities.
• Provide on-the-job training and technical instruction to staff.
• Perform prepress, file preparation, print-production, and quality-control tasks.
• Consult with district customers on specifications, materials, and timelines.

Skills

Graphic design

Prepress

Quality control

Troubleshooting

Customer consultation

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Graphic communication coursework

Tools

Photoshop

InDesign

Illustrator

Acrobat Pro

Job description

FILING PERIOD

Applications for these positions will be accepted on-line only, from Friday, September 11, 2026, to Friday, October 2, 2026, until 4:30 p.m.

POSITION

There is currently one (1) immediate full-time vacancy in this position, eight (8) hours per day, five (5) days per week, twelve (12) months per year. The tentative work schedule is 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

* APPLICANTS WILL BE SENT NOTIFICATIONS BY E-MAIL ONLY*

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

Under general supervision of the Director of Communications or designee, performs advanced and complex technical duties in the production and reproduction of printed and digital materials utilizing high-speed digital printing, graphic design, page-layout, image-editing, and bindery equipment and software; serves as the technical working lead for the District’s reprographics operation; coordinates the sequence, status, and day-to-day flow of assigned print-production work and communicates management-established priorities and schedules; provides task-specific technical instruction, demonstrations, and on-the-job training to Reprographics Technicians and other assigned staff without supervisory authority; performs complex prepress, graphic-design, digital-file preparation, print-production, quality-control, troubleshooting, estimating, records, inventory-monitoring, and equipment-maintenance-coordination duties; consults with District customers regarding job specifications, design, materials, production methods, and timelines; and performs related duties as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

The Reprographics Lead Technician is an advanced journey-level technical classification that performs the most complex and specialized reprographics, graphic-design, prepress, digital-file preparation, print-production, troubleshooting, quality-control, customer-consultation, and job-planning assignments. Incumbents serve as a working lead by coordinating the sequence, status, and day-to-day flow of assigned production work; communicating priorities and schedules established by management; providing task-specific technical instruction and on-the-job training; monitoring production status and technical quality; and serving as a principal technical resource for reprographics equipment, materials, and processes.

The Reprographics Lead Technician is distinguished from the Reprographics Technician in that the Lead Technician performs advanced and complex technical work requiring greater independence, broader knowledge of print-production systems and equipment capabilities, and responsibility for complex prepress and file-readiness review, job planning, technical troubleshooting, quality assurance, customer consultation, technical estimates, maintenance coordination, inventory monitoring, and working-lead functions. The Reprographics Technician performs skilled journey-level print-production and reproduction duties and is primarily responsible for completing assigned work; the Lead Technician provides technical coordination and guidance for the completion of work by others in addition to performing the most difficult assignments.

The Reprographics Lead Technician is not a supervisory classification. Incumbents do not have authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign for purposes of discipline, reward, evaluate, discipline, approve leave, adjust grievances, or effectively recommend personnel action. Incumbents do not independently establish department-wide priorities or work schedules; make final staffing or workload-allocation decisions; approve time, overtime, leave, or schedule changes; approve expenditures; requisition or purchase supplies or equipment; enter into contracts; calculate or approve job charges; approve billing; make final in-house versus outside-vendor determinations; or otherwise exercise management authority. Such responsibilities remain with the Director of Communications or other designated manager/administrator.

Range 22

EDUCATION

Graduation from high school or its equivalency is required. Completion of coursework in graphic communication, visual communication, printing technology, graphic design, or a closely related field is desirable.

EXPERIENCE

Three years of increasingly responsible experience in the operation of high-speed digital printing and bindery equipment and computerized graphics, layout, design, prepress, and digital-file preparation using Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, or equivalent software is required.

Experience providing task-specific technical instruction, technical assistance, or on-the-job training to others is desirable.

• High School Diploma or equivalent

LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS

A valid, Class C, California Driver License, and a good driving record are desirable.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Employees in this classification work primarily inside a print-shop environment, with frequent interruptions, changing priorities, and short deadlines, and may be exposed to fumes, airborne particles, harmful chemicals, and prolonged periods of loud noise.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Employees in this classification stand for extended periods of time, walk, sit, lift, and carry up to 50 lbs. without assistance, use fingers repetitively, use wrists or hands repetitively in a twisting motion or while applying pressure, use both hands simultaneously, stoop and bend, reach overhead, push and pull moderately heavy items, have rapid muscular coordination, speak clearly, hear normal conversation, distinguish shades, have depth perception and color vision, see small details, use a computer, telephone, copier, and may drive a vehicle.

EXAMINATION - OPEN / PROMOTIONAL WITH DUAL CERTIFICATION

The examination may include the following:

• Job related Written Examination
• Technical Project / Structured Interview

PROOF OF EDUCATION

If you received your education outside of the United States, you must have your degree/transcripts evaluated by a transcript evaluation service that certifies that your degree meets the United States equivalent for it to be considered. For more information about organizations who offer this service, please access the following: https://www.ctc.ca.gov/aspiring-educators/transcripts/foreign-transcript-eval/. RUSD will only accept evaluations from agencies listed within the document.

ADVANCED SALARY STEP PLACEMENT

New employees are normally placed at Step A of the appropriate salary range for this classification. If the hiring authority requests advanced salary step placement to the Personnel Director, the new employee's eligibility will be determined in accordance with Personnel Commission Rule and Regulation 17.2.1. The Personnel Commission shall have final approval on any advanced salary step placement requests. Contact the Personnel Commission office for further information if you are hired. Advanced salary placement is only available to employees upon their initial hire.

APPOINTMENT

Candidates who pass all hurdles of the testing process will be placed on an eligibility list in rank order based on final scores including any veteran's / seniority credit. The top three ranks of eligibles who are ready and willing to accept the position shall be referred to the hiring administrator for interview. The eligibility list will be established for six (6) months. All new employees are subject to passing a physical examination, tuberculosis test, background review and must provide satisfactory evidence of authorization to work in the United States. Employment start date is contingent upon fingerprinting and criminal background clearance.

In accordance with Education Code 45301, an employee appointed to this class must serve a probationary period of six (6) months or 130 working days of paid service, whichever is longer. No employee shall attain permanent status in the classified service until s/he has completed a probationary period in a class. An employee may be released at any time during the probationary period.

PROCESSING FEE

New employees will be charged a processing fee (approximately $64) for the cost of fingerprinting. This fee must be paid at the time of processing appointment, with a MONEY ORDER ONLY, payable to RUSD.

VETERANS CREDIT

For entry level classes, veterans with thirty (30) days or more of active service (during a time of war or national emergency) who obtain a passing score shall be allowed an additional credit of five (5) points and disabled veterans receive ten (10) additional points. Entry-level positions are defined as all positions within the classified service when the eligible is first employed by the District, except for positions designated management or senior management. Veterans must supply a copy of their Form DD214 along with their application to receive such credit. Veteran’s credit can only be applied upon initial hire.