Printing Operator

Edge Imaging Inc•Burlington, ON

16h•CA$18 - CA$19•Onsite

About The Position

Edge Imaging is the leading Canadian school Photography Company. Edge is made up of over 450 employees with countless years of digital capture and school photography experience. Our state-of-the-art photo lab and customer care centre are located in Burlington, Ontario. Servicing over 3000 schools across Canada. Edge Imaging is committed to prompt, efficient, friendly service and quick turnaround times. We proudly remain 100% Canadian owned and operated. As a result of our growing business, we are looking for a talented, dedicated and enthusiastic individual to join our team. At its core, Edge Imaging is dedicated to capturing milestone moments that matter and helping families, schools, and communities preserve memories for generations, driven by a passionate, purpose-led team proud to be part of a Canadian success story. As a result of our strong commitment to our people, Edge is proud to be a recipient of the Canadian HR Reporter’s 2025 Employer of Choice Award. As a member of the Edge team, you will learn become familiar with and accountable for the following.: Quality Control Every staff member in every department has the power to question product quality including you. Quality concerns should be brought to your supervisor/managers’ attention immediately. Job Tracking Follow and accurately update our in-house job tracking system to ensure that workflow follows prioritization and avoid duplication Health and Safety Compliance with federal provincial and municipal laws, as well as company and facility policies and procedures. Proper use of PPE including hearing protection. (Employee handbook and online health and safety). Cleaning All our staffs are expected to help keep our facility clean and clutter free. As a member of the Printing team, you will learn become familiar with and accountable for the following.: Job Preparation - ensures data is correct before job printing. This includes verifying quantities, due dates sort orders and more. Photo Printing - using proprietary ripping software (raster image processing) to rip and send jobs to print to the Noritsu wet lab. Digital Printing - using variety of software to send jobs to print, monitor and maintain queues and replenish paper toner and consumables on the presses and HP printers as trained. Documentation – Processing, printing and organizing documents that are required for printed orders including quality guarantees, distribution sheets and labels. Chemistry Mixing - proper handling and mixing of photographic chemicals. Add-ons - managing CD Key tag and Magnet workflow through output devices using a variety of software while maintaining job priority. Machine maintenance Performing daily weekly monthly maintenance on devices in the print room as trained. Other tasks or duties as assigned. Cross Department work: Opportunity exists to learn other tasks across other departments to help with the peaks and valleys each department experiences throughout the year. You may experience training on various equipment or workflow in other Production Division Departments. Photo Laminator Operating and maintaining Laminating digital prints from our digital press. Hot Laminating Operating and maintaining hot laminator, laminating digital prints from our digital press. Die Cutting Operating and maintaining the punch card pro die cutting machine punching out laminated cards keeping them in stack order for distribution. Operating and maintaining the Rotec die cutter, to cut Fun Packs and other products. Cutting Operating and maintaining the Tecnau and Challenge automatic and stack cutters. Booklet Making Operating and maintaining the Borg and Duplo Booklet Makers. Foil Stamping Using foil stamping machines to transfer foil to products such as photo mounts and vinyl folders. Manual Packaging: Involves placing photos in envelopes. Sorting and bundling products such as bookmarks and proofs for distribution Boxing orders with proper documentation. Shipping completed orders to clients using our integrated tracking system Processing Mail Sealing prepared orders to go to Canada post and processing manifests or the shipment. Mounting and Laminating Operating and maintaining a Seal Ultra 44 Laminator mainly used as a cold mount system for coating foam board and mounting inkjet prints to coated boards. Framing Assembly of precut metal and/or wood frames and plexi glass Shipping providing support where needed. From material handling to shipping and receiving. Packaging Machine Follow the information on the job ticket package the product according to requirements and procedures learnt in training for Packages or Groups. Maintaining: ensuring the device is set up, cleaned, and operating properly. Making required adjustments if necessary and/or notifying your supervisor if the device is not operating properly. Because we are a seasonal business it will take at least 12 months to gain knowledge and experience in various areas throughout the facility. Your growth is important to us and we hope you find that you learn something new on a continual basis. Change is a constant as we continue to innovate and automate to remain a leader in our industry so be prepared as not everyday will be the same and what you did yesterday may not be what you do tomorrow.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent work experience.
Good decision making and problem-solving skills.
Strong organizational and communication skills.
A team player with the ability to work independently.
Understanding of system workflow requirements.
Ability to lift 35 - 40lbs on a regular basis.
Must be able to stand for long periods regularly

Responsibilities

Quality Control: Every staff member in every department has the power to question product quality including you. Quality concerns should be brought to your supervisor/managers’ attention immediately.
Job Tracking: Follow and accurately update our in-house job tracking system to ensure that workflow follows prioritization and avoid duplication
Health and Safety: Compliance with federal provincial and municipal laws, as well as company and facility policies and procedures. Proper use of PPE including hearing protection. (Employee handbook and online health and safety).
Cleaning: All our staffs are expected to help keep our facility clean and clutter free.
Job Preparation - ensures data is correct before job printing. This includes verifying quantities, due dates sort orders and more.
Photo Printing - using proprietary ripping software (raster image processing) to rip and send jobs to print to the Noritsu wet lab.
Digital Printing - using variety of software to send jobs to print, monitor and maintain queues and replenish paper toner and consumables on the presses and HP printers as trained.
Documentation – Processing, printing and organizing documents that are required for printed orders including quality guarantees, distribution sheets and labels.
Chemistry Mixing - proper handling and mixing of photographic chemicals.
Add-ons - managing CD Key tag and Magnet workflow through output devices using a variety of software while maintaining job priority.
Machine maintenance - Performing daily weekly monthly maintenance on devices in the print room as trained.
Other tasks or duties as assigned.
Cross Department work: Opportunity exists to learn other tasks across other departments to help with the peaks and valleys each department experiences throughout the year. You may experience training on various equipment or workflow in other Production Division Departments.
Photo Laminator: Operating and maintaining Laminating digital prints from our digital press.
Hot Laminating: Operating and maintaining hot laminator, laminating digital prints from our digital press.
Die Cutting: Operating and maintaining the punch card pro die cutting machine punching out laminated cards keeping them in stack order for distribution. Operating and maintaining the Rotec die cutter, to cut Fun Packs and other products.
Cutting: Operating and maintaining the Tecnau and Challenge automatic and stack cutters.
Booklet Making: Operating and maintaining the Borg and Duplo Booklet Makers.
Foil Stamping: Using foil stamping machines to transfer foil to products such as photo mounts and vinyl folders.
Manual Packaging: Involves placing photos in envelopes. Sorting and bundling products such as bookmarks and proofs for distribution. Boxing orders with proper documentation. Shipping completed orders to clients using our integrated tracking system
Processing Mail: Sealing prepared orders to go to Canada post and processing manifests or the shipment.
Mounting and Laminating: Operating and maintaining a Seal Ultra 44 Laminator mainly used as a cold mount system for coating foam board and mounting inkjet prints to coated boards.
Framing: Assembly of precut metal and/or wood frames and plexi glass
Shipping: providing support where needed. From material handling to shipping and receiving.
Packaging Machine: Follow the information on the job ticket package the product according to requirements and procedures learnt in training for Packages or Groups.
Maintaining: ensuring the device is set up, cleaned, and operating properly. Making required adjustments if necessary and/or notifying your supervisor if the device is not operating properly.