Press Operator III
About The Position
The Press Operator III operates a Goss Headliner press and related press-department equipment to produce high-quality printed products on schedule. The work includes setting black and colored ink, maintaining registration, performing press maintenance, changing rollers and blankets, feeding web through press units, operating folder controls and managing page and web alignment, loading reels and making pasters, and preparing production reports. The operator monitors print quality throughout press runs, maintains proper ink and water balance, and checks printed products for correct color registration, folder cutoffs, and margins. The role also involves ongoing maintenance of press and folder components and meeting deadlines and goals established by press management and supervisors.
Requirements
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the applicable location.
- The role requires climbing, balancing, stooping, and reaching while threading paper through the press.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Responsibilities
- Operate press-department machinery, including reel stands, press units, folders, platroom equipment, clamp trucks, and press controls.
- Perform work to produce high-quality products.
- Verify press layouts for reel stand setup.
- Load reel stands with the proper newsprint requirements.
- Make paster patterns for various newsprint widths.
- Thread paper through the press.
- Complete production paperwork.
- Spot plates for various press layouts.
- Clean plate cylinders and install press plates in the proper positions.
- Visually inspect papers during press runs for correct color registration.
- Monitor and maintain proper ink and water balance during press runs.
- Install and adjust blankets and rollers as needed.
- Monitor printed products for proper folder cutoffs and margin controls.
- Perform ongoing maintenance, including greasing folders, form rollers, press drives, and RTPs, and topping off oil levels in units, folder gearboxes, slitter drives, and motor gearboxes.
- Ensure quality products are produced on time daily.
- Meet deadlines and goals established by the manager, press foreman, and supervisor/PIC.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
High school or GED
