Print Production Operator

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 #J-18808-Ljbffr