Printing and Reprographics Specialist #360

Senate • Washington, DC

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About The Position

The Senate Sergeant at Arms is hiring a Printing and Reprographics Specialist to operate and maintain printing, bindery, and mailing equipment and support Senate document production and handling. The role includes tracking production resources, supplies, and inventories; meeting deadlines and quality standards; securely disposing of and recycling documents; and organizing incoming constituent mail for scanning. The position supports essential Senate services, which may require availability during inclement weather, holidays, weekends, late nights, overnight hours, or lapses in appropriations. Work requires wearing a uniform and operating powered industrial equipment. A skills assessment may be conducted as part of the hiring process. The complete vacancy announcement and application are available on the United States Senate Career Page; the announcement closes at 11:59 p.m. EST on its closing date, and late applications are not accepted.

Requirements

• One to three years of experience in print production, bindery operations, and mailing practices.
• Familiarity with, or ability to learn, departmental rules, regulations, procedures, and functions, including policies and regulations set by the Senate Rules Committee and Senate Committee on Ethics or similar policies.
• Knowledge of equipment, computers, and relevant software or web applications, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Knowledge of modern printing and reprographics principles and practices.
• Knowledge of paper, inks, and other supplies used in printing production.
• Ability to meet established quality-control standards; produce, inspect, and coordinate work efficiently; and meet deadlines.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, coworkers, and customers.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• High school diploma or GED.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to learn operational features of printing and bindery equipment, including offset presses, plate-making equipment, inkjet presses, digital printers, foil-stamping machines, programmable paper cutters, folders, shrink wrappers, and corner-rounding equipment, and perform preventative maintenance on such equipment.
• Ability to learn operational features of mailing equipment, including mail sorters, letter inserters, and inkjet addressing equipment, and perform preventative maintenance on such equipment.
• Demonstrated expertise operating wide-format flatbed and roll printers.
• Expertise with large-format finishing equipment such as stitchers and flatbed cutters.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications for document preparation and formatting.
• Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat for creating and editing print-ready files.
• Experience with imposition tools such as Quite Imposing.
• Understanding of how to use Raster Image Processors (RIPs) to process jobs, gang jobs, and adjust color.
• Ability to follow established quality-control procedures and maintain production requirements.
• Experience processing outgoing mail, ensuring items are correctly labeled and sorted for USPS dispatch.
• Understanding of USPS rules, regulations, and practices.

Responsibilities

• Operate, manage, and troubleshoot high-volume offset printing presses, ensuring work conforms to established standards and specifications while establishing priorities.
• Operate and troubleshoot industrial bindery equipment, paper drills, corner-rounding equipment, foil-stamping and embossing presses; clean and maintain equipment.
• Operate and troubleshoot mailing equipment, including sorters, addressing equipment, and inkjet printers; record accurate billing data and perform preventative maintenance.
• Use a Print Management Information System (MIS) to track and report inventories, supplies, and production resources to help meet work-request deadlines.
• Operate shredders for secure document disposal and recycling of Senate documents.
• Organize incoming constituent mail for Members so it can be scanned into digital formats.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A comprehensive federal employee benefits package is available; specific benefits depend on the position and employment status and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED