Direct Imaging Operator at Printway Limited

Job Description

• Operate high resolution, variable print proprietary imaging equipment.
• Program and prepare jobs for printing.
• Maintain daily print job production logs and daily delivery manifests.
• Setup, program and release jobs from print queue.
• Adjust image position.
• Colour quality and resolution, perforations and folds on paper, etc.
• Monitor quality of job output for correctness and image quality.
• Order supplies such as ink, chemical solutions, blankets and rollers, paper, tabs, and other items as needed.
• Maintain inventory levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate digital print equipment to optimal production standards.
• Produce digital products to customer specifications and quality standards
• Maintains accurate production records
• Rips digital files for production
• Loads/unloads finished product from machine
• Makes efficient use of inventory on hand
• Loads inks and performs routine maintenance
• Operates finishing equipment, performs table work and packouts as required
• Arrangement for assembling on the machine
• Other duties as requested or required
• Knowledge of graphic design, large format operating and computer to conventional plate operating.

Essential Functions

• Maintain press to maximize performance, dumping old files. Troubleshooting and correcting quality issues.
• Performs basic preventive maintenance tasks on equipment and computer system, such as cleaning ink tanks, changing filters and rollers, deleting unreferenced files, etc.
• Works with customer service representatives to ensure product quality. Ensures inventory is full, communicating with purchasing to order supplies when low.
• Use of general computer knowledge along with desktop publishing, impositioning software and RIP softwares.

Job Requirements

• Requires advanced knowledge of digital print and/or inkjet imaging equipment set up, adjustment, operating procedures, and a corresponding level of skill to set up, operate, and adjust the equipment.
• Able to set up, operate, and adjust the equipment, and in addition, diagnose, solve, and correct operating problems affecting the quality and timeliness of the service or product or function.
• Requires advanced knowledge of colour theory and ability to make adjustments and colour corrections when operating the equipment to produce the imaging to customer specifications.
• Excellent knowledge of file manipulation and file formats for digital print.
• Excellent knowledge and ability to set up feed rollers, tensioning, timing and in-line finishing per job specifications.
• May instruct junior level operators how to complete the required corrective adjustment.
• Requires basic mathematic skills, basic computer skills.
• Must be an independent worker but able to work closely with Press Operator to achieve good production output.
• At least 3 years’ experience with direct imaging and 1 or more years prior digital printing experience.
• Must be able to work at all required overtime, including possible 12-hour shifts and weekends.

Skills & Experience:

• Experience with sheetfed press or 4-color process operation and performance of preventive maintenance tasks on digital printing presses preferred. Related experience also accepted.
• Understanding of the printing process, including press proof forms and electrostating printing and impositioning preferred.
• Advanced computer skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Basic mathematical skills (i.e. fractions, multiplication, division, and use of a ruler)

Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged sitting to perform the majority of job functions
• Heavy lifting - up to 25kg
• Repetitive motions
• Normal color vision
• Exposure to various chemicals and solvents
• PPE in the form of close-toed shoes are required when working in the production areas, and gloves when handling hazardous chemicals. Noise exposure when in Web Pressroom and Sheetfed areas with 85+ dBA level. Hearing protection is offered and required.
• Temperature of manufacturing plant can become humid and hot
• Follow general safety guidelines and procedures when working around machinery.
• Exposed to paper dust and ink.