Digital Press Operator
Department: Digital
Reports to: Manager of the Digital Department
FLSA: Non Exempt
Position Summary
The Digital Press Operator prints digital signs and banners to meet company expectations. Operates digital presses, and makes adjustments for material, quality, and finishing as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
This position is primarily, yet not exclusively responsible for the following:
- Starting up, shutting down, and performing preventative maintenance on digital presses
- Basic repair of digital presses
- RIPing files for print
- Loading or unloading various media
- QC printed pieces for discrepancies between job order and artwork, throughout the run
- Completing documentation of time, material and quality control
- Seeing complete jobs to the next level of production
- General housekeeping of press, tables and work area and compliance to 6S
- Checking color using Pantone matching system or other standards
- Handling material in a manner that protects from damage (wrinkles, tears, creases etc.)
- Using all cutting equipment safely and store utensils in a locked/closed position when not in use
- Following all company safety procedures and use personal protective equipment (PPE) as per company standards
- Adhering to all productivity, SOP’s, Safety and 6S requirements
- Performing and completing all tasks assigned
Minimum Qualifications (Education, Experience, Skills)
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and two to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Basic working knowledge of the Windows operating system.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to count, add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved instructions from both written and oral communications. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standard situations.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee is regularly required to stoop, kneel or crouch. The employee must regularly lift/or move up to 20 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
The work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes, hazardous chemicals, and heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.