Print/Mail Machine Operator (1760) - SFO - Temporary Exempt (165413)

City and County of San Francisco•San Francisco, CA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

The Print / Mail Machine Operator, under direct supervision, operates large format printers, large format digital cutter/router, large format laminating and mounting equipment, high speed copiers and other related printing, bindery and finishing equipment used to produce reports, brochures, booklets, forms, maps, directories, wall graphics, banners and signage.

Requirements

Two (2) years of recent experience in the operation of an offset machine and/or high-speed digital production printer (including bindery) in a reprographic or production center environment
Perform heavy lifting of at least 50 pounds.
Valid California Driver’s License at time of appointment

Nice To Haves

Two (2) years of recent experience using a large format digital printer and personal computer and large format laminating and mounting equipment.
Experience using raster image processor (RIP) software, such as ONYX, Caldera, and/or Fiery.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent computer skills.

Responsibilities

Operates, sets up and adjusts bindery and finishing equipment such as folding machine, spiral binding machine, and heavy-duty programmable cutter, etc. to produce manuals, booklets, brochures and other printed materials.
Operates high speed digital copiers including the use of print drivers like Fiery or Creo for setting up and outputting print jobs and by sending print files from desktop to print drivers or printers, retrieving files from share drives, email and work order attachments.
Understand complex settings using online finishing, tabs inserting, multi color sheets inserting and booklet making.
Operates automatic and tabletop spiral binding equipment with inter-changeable dyes for different type of bindings; collates and binds books or forms.
Operates wide format engineering printer including scanning of originals and saving electronic files from scans.
Performs routine calibrations, adjustments and maintenance on all printing and binding equipment; cleans and maintains working areas including storage area.
Performs as-needed materials and project pick-up and deliveries.
Provides production reports as required using the work order system.
Sorts, packs, distributes, mails and delivers printed materials as needed; receives incoming projects and distributes completed projects.
Follows safety procedures and reports safety hazards.
Operates large format printing, laminating, mounting, digital cutting and trimming equipment.
Perform other functions outlined in the 1760 Print/Mail Machine Operator job classification.