Reports to: Graphics/Printing Supervisor
Classification: Classified, II
Region or Department: Graphics/Printing
Organizational Unit: Learning Support
Job Summary:
Provides clients with high quality printing and bindery services.
Performs leadership duties in the printing/bindery area and acts
as department expert on at least one piece of printing equipment.
Qualifications:
- High school graduate
- Two year printing degree or three years of printing experience.
- Demonstrated mechanical ability.
Essential Functions:
- Prints high quality, close register printing requests on a variety of paper stocks.
- Performs bindery services as needed.
- Maintains acceptable quality control on all materials produced in the department.
- Performs routine maintenance on all printing/bindery equipment.
- Troubleshoots problems with equipment and places service call if needed.
- Assists clients with production information and services offered in printing.
- Keeps print shop work areas well organized, including appropriate storage of chemicals.
- Meets deadlines or works with supervisor or client to establish new deadline.
- Records required information and any changes made to job on job ticket.
- Prepares jobs for shipping and delivers to designated area(s) in the building.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Keeps accurate inventory of printing/bindery supplies.
- Provides training to other employees on the operation of printing/bindery equipment.
- Assists in scheduling of jobs for the department.
- Provides input to supervisor on training and equipment needs of the program.
- Develops and maintains proper and adequate records and documentation in accordance with Agency policies and procedures.
- Provides backup support for other operators in the printing area.
- Participates in projects, committees or activities to support the mission of the program, unit and Agency.
- Participates in staff development and professional growth activities.
- Performs such other duties as may be assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to communicate effectively and maintain effective working relationships.
- Ability to function effectively as a team member.
- Working knowledge of all graphics and printing services.
- Working knowledge of all printing and bindery equipment utilized in the printing area.
- Working knowledge of services utilized by the program from third party vendors.
- Ability to convey a positive and professional image to staff and public.
- Ability to process, categorize and file information and forms in accordance with Agency procedure.
- Ability to handle information in a confidential manner.
- Ability to read and interpret documents, write reports and correspondence, and apply appropriate mathematical concepts.
Physical Requirements:
- Normal, routine levels of bending, climbing, carrying, reaching, sitting, standing, and walking.
- Ability to lift 50 pounds.
- Sufficient manual dexterity to be able to operate printing/bindery and office equipment needed to complete responsibilities including, but not limited to, offset press, high speed copier, folder,cutter, stitcher, binding system, computer, telephone.