Overview
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Work site environment
- Noisy
- Odours
Work setting
- Relocation costs not covered by employer
- Commercial or in-house printers
- In-house printing or binding
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Mount plates or cylinders and make necessary adjustments
- Fill ink fountains and control colour and viscosity
- Set up press and operate at slow speed to check samples
- Monitor regular press run for quality using computer control console
- Remove and clean plates and cylinders at end of press run
- Review job orders to determine job specifications such as production time, colour sequence and quantities required, and advise press crew of these specifications
- Review work order to determine job specifications
- Perform routine maintenance
Experience and specialization
Type of press
- Offset press
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is available
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
- Fast-paced environment
- Overtime required
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Night shift premium
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Long term benefits
- Long-term care insurance
Other benefits
- Free parking available
- Other benefits
- Subsidised public transportation
- Variable or compressed work week
- Wellness program