Press Manager
About The Position
PRESS MANAGER Gannett Publishing Services / USA TODAY CO Canton, OH Job Summary: Press manager to schedule and monitor press staff to assure efficient and cost-effective production of newspaper. Also responsible for staff training and associate performance standards. Essential Job Duties, Responsibilities and Skills: Job performance must always be aligned with the primary job responsibility to customer satisfaction for both internal and external customers. Customers are defined as anyone that does or may come in contact with your department, our products or services. This effectively defines the customer as everyone. Active participation in teamwork in everyday work and/or on special project teams.Track and order all pressroom supplies.Must read, write, speak and understand English. Leadership role in the strategic planning and implementation of company goals and objectives. Anticipate the future and develop circulation plans to meet changing business needs. Administer and plan circulation activities to enable the company to meet short and long range business plans. Serve as a member of the operating committee to ensure the company’s goals are achieved with consideration for circulation issues. Basic math skills. Physical movement to adjust and repair press.Mobility to move from pressroom to reel room, plate room, etc.Oversee cleanliness and maintenance of pressroom and equipment.Process accurate reports for the press department.Assist in hiring, training, evaluation and overall supervision of associates.Responsible for all shifts in press department.Establish performance to print schedule with low waste and high quality. Assure completion of department payroll. Keep track of vacation, holiday, personal and sick time. Hours worked in production departments may vary greatly due to special projects, weather, personnel shortages and press runs. Must be willing to adapt to changing schedules.Able to react to change productively and handle other essential duties as assigned.Timely attendance during a regular and predictable schedule is required. Perform other duties as assigned or needed This description may not necessarily contain all of the actual or essential duties of this position.
Requirements
- Must read, write, speak and understand English
- Basic math skills
- Physical movement to adjust and repair press
- Mobility to move from pressroom to reel room, plate room, etc.
- Timely attendance during a regular and predictable schedule is required
- Able to react to change productively and handle other essential duties as assigned
Nice To Haves
- BS in business management or related years of experience
- Five years experience with doublewide web offset press
- Two years experience with doublewide pressroom management
Responsibilities
- Schedule and monitor press staff
- Assure efficient and cost-effective production of newspaper
- Staff training
- Associate performance standards
- Track and order all pressroom supplies
- Strategic planning and implementation of company goals and objectives
- Develop circulation plans to meet changing business needs
- Administer and plan circulation activities
- Serve as a member of the operating committee
- Oversee cleanliness and maintenance of pressroom and equipment
- Process accurate reports for the press department
- Assist in hiring, training, evaluation and overall supervision of associates
- Responsible for all shifts in press department
- Establish performance to print schedule with low waste and high quality
- Assure completion of department payroll
- Keep track of vacation, holiday, personal and sick time
- Adapt to changing schedules
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
