Sheet-Fed Press Operator – 2nd Shift, Color & Setup Expert

Accurate Personnel LLC; Woodridge (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits package

2nd shift available

Job summary

Accurate Personnel is hiring immediately for a Press Operator to join our team in Woodridge, IL. You will read instructions from the job ticket, bring stock and ink to press, and ensure paper, ink color and caliper meet specifications for each run.

The ideal candidate has 1–2 years’ experience as a Feeder or Floor Help on a sheet-fed press, good color perception, and basic computer skills. A second shift is available and benefits are included.

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)

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.

Skills

Feeder experience

Sheet fed press experience

Color scanning equipment

Data entry

Reading job tickets

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Color scanning equipment

Job description

Accurate Personnel is hiring immediately for a Press Operator to join our team in Woodridge, IL. You will read instructions from the job ticket, bring stock and ink to press, and ensure paper, ink color and caliper meet specifications for each run.

The ideal candidate has 1–2 years’ experience as a Feeder or Floor Help on a sheet-fed press, good color perception, and basic computer skills. A second shift is available and benefits are included.