Press Operator
4 weeks ago
The Seattle Times is seeking an experienced Press Operator to join our team. As a key member of our printing department, you will be responsible for operating a cylinder-type printing press, preparing the press for standard printing projects, and ensuring the highest quality of printed products.
Responsibilities:
- Inspect printed sheets visually during production runs and correct ink and water balance as needed.
- Register forms and mix colors.
- Clean inking rollers with solvent and replace them in the press.
- Adjust press controls to regulate ink volume and achieve target color values.
- Pack impression cylinders with packing.
- Adjust press controls, inking fountains, and automatic feeders, and repack cylinders with packing to equalize uneven areas.
- Perform preventative maintenance as required.
- Run the press in place of an operator when necessary.
- Maintain a constant color match to color proofs or customer-approved samples.
Qualifications:
- Two to three years of related experience or completion of a recognized apprenticeship program.
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Able to regularly stand, walk, and talk or hear.
- Able to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.
Compensation:
The full salary range for this position is $ to $ per hour.
Benefits:
- Medical and dental insurance.
- Employee assistance program.
- Optional life, AD&D, short-term disability, and long-term care insurance.
- 401(k) plan with employer contribution.
- 10 days of annual vacation accrual, increasing with tenure up to 20 days.
- Sick pay accrues at a rate of .025 hour per hour worked.
- 5 paid holidays and 4 personal paid days off.
- Complimentary Seattle Times subscription.
- Wellness program.
- Parental leave options.
Please Note: This position requires you to join a union and pay ongoing union dues each month. In addition, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug screen for controlled substances (excludes cannabis) once an offer has been made.
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