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Looking for Sheetfed Press Operator with experience in a commercial printshop. Job duties, cutting stock, mixing inks, loading press, running jobs, unloading press, general press maintenance.
Would consider a flexible work schedule.
Ultra Print is a medium sized print shop in a city with a population of 15,000. They have been in business for nearly 30 years with 17 full-time employees. They offer complete graphic design, digital and offset printing, signs and decals and have full bindery and finishing services. They operate mostly Heidelberg Equipment including a SM74 2 colour and a GTO52 5 colour. Visit ultraprint.ca for a tour.
Type of Press
- Offset press
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Printer Trade Certification
Additional Skills
- Plan production methods
Specific Skills
- Set up press and operate at slow speed to check samples
- Remove and clean plates and cylinders at end of press run
- Mount plates or cylinders and make necessary adjustments
- Monitor regular press run for quality using computer control console
- Fill ink fountains and control colour and viscosity
- Direct press crew to set up, operate and shut down press
Work Setting
- Commercial printing company
Type of Materials
- Paper