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Printing Press Operator

Torrington, CT 06790

Posted: 01/12/2024 Industry: Manufacturing Pay Rate: $24.00 - $26.00 / hour

Job Description

Local Printing company is seeking skilled Printing Press Operators for first and second shift!

Press Operator Duties and Responsibilities include:

  • Master running a high color (4-color process) web offset press from six to ten color units
  • Master all physical functions of the press – roll unwinder, press units, UV dryers, inline bindery, roll rewinder
  • Master all computer functions on the press – computer, vision, and ink systems
  • Meet specific customer quality requirements and department standards
  • Achieve and exceed estimated job make-ready and job run times (paper pounds and hours)
  • Verify printed product by reviewing each printed roll produced
  • Verify as first or second operator job or version start-up using a sign-off checklist
  • Calculate (using a calculator) and prepare operator reports
  • Use an English ruler (inches/fractions) to determine correct placement of bindery and print specifications
  • Be able to follow detailed written work instructions consisting of numbers, codes, or symbols
  • Be able to perform preventative maintenance on the press (consumables such as filters, fluids, oils, rollers, etc.)
  • Excellent mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills. Good verbal and written communication skills.

 

 Schedule: 

  • 10-hour shift
  • Day shift
  • Evening shift
  • Monday to Friday

 

Shifts:

  • 1st shift is 6:00am - 4:00pm
  • 2nd shift is 4:00pm - 2:00am

 

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From $25.00 per hour

 

 

Work Location: In person

 
 

Job Requirements

Experience:  Printing press - 1 year required

 

Additional Information

Benefits:

  • Paid time off- Paid Personal and Vacation days
  • 10 paid holidays per year - immediate upon hire
  • Health insurance - 90 days after hire
  • Life insurance - no cost to the employee
  • Dental insurance - no cost/employee contribution option available
  • Retirement savings plan - 401K/ Profit Sharing Plan
  • Long-term disability insurance - no cost to the employee
  • Short-term disability insurance- no cost to the employee
  • Employee referral plan ($600.00 over 1 year)
  • Paid Bereavement leave (1 or 3 days)
  • Paid lunch break
  • Birthday gift cards
  • Discount for BJS membership

Meet Your Recruiter

Diane Porter
Staffing Coordinator

What I love most about my job is the excitement of finding the perfect candidate for the specific job I am staffing for and the gratitude of the candidate for helping them find a job they love. 

 

Fun times for me are spending my weekends with my family, especially my granddaughter. We do special things together which I hope she will cherish forever.  My passion for photography inspires me because I can capture many memories that will last a lifetime. 

 

“Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything.” - Aaron Siskind 

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