Offset Press Operator

Offset Press Operator

The Offset Press Operator is responsible for producing quality printed products within production standard guidelines and customer specifications.

Responsibilities include:

• Print job jacket items per company and customer specifications.
• Assume proper operating procedures for the printing presses.
• Adhere to all quality assurance specifications and color standard procedures; inform Press Supervisor of any problems/variances.
• Learn and fill in all applicable areas of the job jacket, enter information on the waste form and job control procedure sheet.
• Check cut order against the number of printed press sheets.
• Practice total line clearance when jobs are complete, enforce same procedure to Press Helper.
• Responsible for the efficient output and quality work standards of the Press Helper.
• Operate printing presses per job specifications, production codes, and quantity output.
• Perform necessary machine adjustments for proper quality and efficient production output.
• Execute press checks, pull press sheets every 500th sheet and pull sheets every 1000th for comparison of color standard to ok'd press sheet.
• Place cut down sheets in proper storage area after job completion.
• Ensure press sheets are checked for correct position, dryness, registration, hickies, wash out, scumming, and marks.
• Mark and record impressions on every 1000th sheet
• Determine proper skid height from amount of ink coverage and assure press helper maintains the height.
• Make certain all printed skids have load tickets/hold tickets attached; job number, operator's initials and time printed.
• Confirm that printed skids are in correct holding area and in job unitization.
• Administer daily plate checks for each job.
• Examine each job for offset.
• Mount press plates for production, return used plates and die vinyl to holding area.
• Use available die vinyl.
• Conduct press approvals for Sales and/or customers for new items when applicable.
• Apply press powder to printed sheets daily and correctly
• Require all samples/proofs adhere to job specifications.
• Perform preventative maintenance schedules when warranted.
• Inform Press Supervisor of mechanical problems to press.
• Perform proper procedures for 2-pass production job runs.
• Deliver job jacket to next cost center upon job completion.

Qualifications include:

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• 2 years' experience as Printing Press Operator.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong mathematical, computer and reading skills.
• Must possess a positive attitude.
• Ability to lift and/or move up to thirty (30) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds.