Now Hiring Digital Press Operator | Commercial Printing

This job is posted on behalf of Talent Guide USA by Top Echelon.

Commercial Printing | [City, State]

A new commercial printing company is seeking an experienced Digital Press Operator to join its production team. This position is ideal for a hands-on printing professional who can independently set up, operate, troubleshoot, and maintain high-volume digital printing equipment while consistently producing quality work.

• Set up and operate production digital printing presses

• Review job tickets, artwork, proofs, and production specifications before beginning each job

• Load paper and other substrates and configure press settings based on job requirements

• Perform accurate press setups, changeovers, color adjustments, and registration

• Monitor color consistency, image quality, registration, and overall print quality throughout production

• Perform routine color calibration and quality-control checks

• Troubleshoot press, feeding, imaging, color, and workflow issues

• Perform routine preventive maintenance, cleaning, and minor equipment repairs

• Monitor consumables including ink, toner, blankets, imaging components, and paper

• Maintain production speeds while minimizing waste, spoilage, and downtime

• Accurately record production information and communicate job status or equipment issues to supervisors

• Coordinate with prepress, bindery, shipping, and other production departments to keep jobs moving efficiently

• Follow company safety, quality, and housekeeping procedures

Qualified candidates should have hands-on experience operating one or more types of production digital printing equipment, such as:

• HP Indigo – 5500, 5600, 7000, 7500, 7800, 7900, 10K, 12K, 15K, 18K, 100K or similar

• Xerox – iGen, Iridesse, Versant or similar

• Canon – imagePRESS, varioPRINT, ProStream or similar

• Ricoh – Pro Series production presses

• Konica Minolta – AccurioPress production equipment

• Kodak – NexPress

• Fujifilm – Jet Press/J Press

• Xeikon, Screen, EFI, HP PageWide or comparable production digital equipment

Experience with every platform listed above is not required. Candidates with strong experience on comparable production digital presses are encouraged to apply.

Preferred experience includes:

• Digital press setup and operation

• Color matching and color management

• Registration and image-quality control

• Variable-data printing

• Sheetfed and/or roll-fed digital production

• Paper, synthetic, label, or specialty substrate handling

• Press calibration and profiling

• Preventive maintenance and troubleshooting

• Digital front-end and workflow systems such as Fiery, HP SmartStream/HP DFE, Prinergy, XMF, or similar

• Basic knowledge of prepress and PDF production workflows

• Inline or offline finishing equipment experience is a plus

• Previous experience operating production digital printing equipment

• Strong understanding of commercial printing and print-quality standards

• Ability to independently set up and run production jobs