Second Press Operator – (BOLB)

Accurate; Woodridge (IL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

Accurate Personnel is hiring immediately for a Press Operator in Woodridge, IL. The candidate will read job tickets, bring stock and ink to press, and ensure correct colors and paper inventory. Prior 1–2 years on feeder or floor help with sheet fed press exposure is ideal.

The role offers a $28–$31/hour pay rate, paid weekly, with a benefits package including medical, dental, and vision. Schedule is 6am–6pm or 6pm–6am in Woodridge, IL.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions.
• Basic computer/data entry skills.
• Experience as feeder or floor help with sheet fed press exposure.

Responsibilities

• Read instructions from job ticket including stock type, size, weight, caliper and ink colors.
• Bring stock and ink to press and verify paper and ink colors.
• Review tickets before runs to ensure accuracy of variables.
• Make up waste sets for make-ready pulls.
• Set up feeder, side guide, and in-feed/delivery including safety measures.
• Position image on sheet according to layout and register colors.
• Record color tests and lean on supervisor approval for jobs.

Skills

Reading instructions

Color perception

Color vision tests

Data entry

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Color scanning equipment

Sheet fed press

Job description

HIRING IMMEDIATELY: PRESS OPERATOR IN WOODRIDGE, IL

Accurate Personnel is hiring immediately for a Press Operator to join our team in Woodridge, IL. This individual will be responsible for reading instructions from the job ticket, i.e. type of stock, amount of paper, size, weight, and caliper, type of ink and colors, including all special instructions, as well as bringing stock and ink to press, make sure all paper is accounted for and ink is the correct color/type. The ideal candidate will possess 1 to 2 years’ experience working as a Feeder or Floor Help with some exposure to feeding on a sheet fed press.

Pay, Schedule, and Location

• $28-$31/hour, paid weekly
• Excellent benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision
• 6am-6pm ($28)
• 6pm-6am ($31)
• Located in Woodridge, IL

Duties and Responsibilities

• Reads Instructions from job ticket, i.e. type of stock, amount of paper, size, weight, and caliper, type of ink and colors, including all special instructions.
• Bring stock and ink to press, make sure all paper is accounted for and ink is the correct color/type.
• Reviews job tickets before job runs and identifies all variables before set-up to ensure that 100% of all jobs are run accurately.
• Makes up appropriate sets/books of waste for make ready pulls prior to starting make ready.
• Sets up feeder, side guide, double sheet detector in-feed and delivery including slow down wheels.
• Positions image on sheet according to layout provided.
• Registers colors and does line up to check copy, imposition/pagination (work and turn, work and flop, sheet wise), trims, bleeds, folds, squareness of image to gripper and side guide.
• Provides laminated for color and peel test and records in book.
• Obtains supervisor’s approval on all jobs.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Must be a high school graduate or have a G.E.D.
• Must have good color perception.
• Must pass color hue and vision tests.
• Must have 1 to 2 years’ experience working as a Feeder or Floor Help with some exposure to feeding on a sheet fed press.
• Must have working experience with color scanning equipment.
• Must have experience working with plastic substrates.
• Must have the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Must have basic computer skills (data entry)

(Salary range based on experience)

Accurate Personnel provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.