Pre-Press & Large Format Machine Operator
About The Position
Redmax Events is seeking a Pre-Press & Large Format Machine Operator to help grow its print business into a more organized department with stronger processes, cleaner handoffs, and fewer reprints. The role takes client artwork, internal event needs, and last-minute additions from file preparation through finished output, using print production judgment to ensure work is properly set up, runs cleanly, and is ready when needed for an event. The operator runs print and finishing equipment, prepares and reviews print-ready files, coordinates with design, production, and fabrication teams, and monitors quality and equipment performance. The role also involves hands-on fabrication as needed, routine equipment maintenance and troubleshooting, and helping develop repeatable standard operating procedures for the print department. The work is primarily office-based and features varied, custom projects for sporting events, trade shows, festivals, and brand experiences.
Requirements
- Hands-on Colex Sharpcut CNC experience, including operating the equipment, setting up jobs, and troubleshooting common production issues.
- Experience with pre-press production and digital print setup, including print production workflows, color management, and material types.
- Ability to assess supplied files for scale, resolution, cut paths, bleeds, material requirements, and machine setup before production.
- Ability to balance technical production setup with creative problem-solving for custom work.
- Ability to sequence and coordinate production work as priorities shift.
- Ability to handle last-minute event requests while keeping track of work already in progress.
- Comfort working in a developing department where processes are still being established and helping improve handoffs, approvals, and reprint prevention.
- Interest in custom, creative, high-variety work.
- Ability to work with an outgoing team while staying calm and focused when production requires it.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Roland printers, HP R1000, VersaWorks, or Onyx.
- Experience with Adobe Illustrator.
- Experience with wide-format printing and finishing equipment.
- Ability to read Fusion 360 or similar 3D model files.
Responsibilities
- Operate print and finishing equipment, including a Colex flatbed cutter, Roland printers with VersaWorks, and an HP R1000 with Onyx.
- Prepare supplied artwork and designs for production by setting up layouts, registration marks, cut lines, bleeds, scale, print specifications, graphic templates, and installation guides.
- Review client-supplied files for accuracy, resolution, color, material suitability, and production readiness before printing.
- Coordinate with design, production, and fabrication teams when priorities change or last-minute requests enter the queue.
- Move between digital production and hands-on fabrication to complete custom jobs as needed.
- Monitor output quality, consistency, setup, and machine performance while jobs are running, identifying issues early.
- Perform routine equipment maintenance, cleaning, and basic troubleshooting.
- Help improve print-department processes for receiving and approving files, production, wrapping, handoffs, and repeatable SOPs.
- Schedule and sequence production work to keep jobs moving and ensure prerequisites are ready.
Benefits
- 401(k) with a 100% match up to 1%, then a 50% match for the next 5%, after a 90-day waiting period.
- Inflated pay on travel jobs.
- 10 vacation days (80 hours total) for salaried employees, plus 4 additional hours for each year of employment.
- Accrued personal days for salaried employees, up to 40 hours.
- Five days of sick time per year for full-time hourly and salaried employees.
- Health insurance through United Health Care, with Redmax covering up to 50% of the base-plan premium; coverage starts the first of the month after 30 days of employment.
- Dental insurance available at the employee’s expense.
- Vision insurance available at the employee’s expense.
- Friday summer meals.
- Free company merchandise.
- Holiday party.
- Summer party.
- Occasional team outings.
- Custom awards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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