Color Digital Press Operator​/Internal

Description
--This posting is open for internal Department of Enterprise Services employees only--

Description
--This posting is open for internal Department of Enterprise Services employees only--

This is a swing shift position 4:00 pm – 12:30 am, Monday-Friday,

Occasional travel to attend meetings with customers.

The Department of Enterprise Services (DES) provides centralized business services to state government agencies; to other public entities such as cities, counties and tribes; and to Washington residents. DES’ mission is to strengthen the business of government for a sustainable and just future. Learn more about DES.

You will be responsible for producing printed materials for various state agencies that sends time-sensitive and confidential documents and correspondence such as warrants, checks, medical claims/benefits, business licenses, and other important documents to clients. The production of these documents is guided by the State Legislature and Federal laws. You will oversee maintaining the program’s cost-recovery model, customer satisfaction, and the essential service it provides to Washington State citizens.

You will perform production printing utilizing both Digital Color and B/W roll-fed printers, as well as performing preventative maintenance on these devices using pre-determined methods to support the agency’s Digital Print Production environment. The incumbent is expected to apply recording, diagnosing, and troubleshooting skills to low and medium risks problems that arise in the delivery of services to customers.

• Set up and operate Color Digital and B/W printing equipment as well as Pre and Post processing devices to print critical and time-sensitive documents and materials for customers.
• Receive, modify, set up, configure print files and produce high quality output using the high-speed digital color and b/w presses.
• Perform routine maintenance such as running printer diagnostics and tests, setting up/configuring for different types of documents, adding toner and ink, and replacing consumables and parts.
• Maintain pre and post processing devices such as unwinder, dynamic perforator, slit/merger, cutter, booklet maker, and stacker as well as extraction vacuum for paper trims.
• Interpreting job tickets, ensuring job specifications are met.
• Include image enhancement, adding union and/or recycle bugs, screening, pagination, image merge and deletion.
• Follow all safety requirements and guidelines in the operation of Color and B/W roll fed digital printing equipment.
• Locating paper stock and other printing supplies in the preparation of jobs.
• Loading paper as needed for jobs.
• Operate and maintain the clamp truck, pallet jack, and forklift to move materials.
• Prepare printed jobs for pickup and distribution.
• Replace recycle bins when full.
• Load recycle bins into truck using forklift
• Make and re-stock boxes

Three (3) years of experience operating high-speed production equipment

One (1) year experience operating continuous-feed digital printing equipment, unwinders, folders, slit/mergers and cutter/trimmer/stacker system

Must obtain and maintain certification for forklift, electric pallet jack, and clamp truck within the first six months of hire. (Training and certification provided on-site.)

• Familiarity in production printing environment using queue management system/tools/applications such as Solimar/SPDE and Prisma Pro
• Knowledge in the use of Management Information Systems such as Monarch
• Knowledge in the use of mainframe terminals
• Experience in QWS
  3270, TSO, EOM, and CA7
• Knowledge of MS Office…