Print Production Specialist

Production Technician - PRINT SERVICESWork Location - Hercules, CAShift - 6 AM to 4.30 PM Monday to ThursdaysPay - $25/hour to $28/hourWe are looking for a reliable, motivated, and hardworking individual with a strong mechanical aptitude. In this role, the ideal candidate will produce high-quality printed materials by studying job specifications, setting up, operating, adjusting and controlling all aspects of the print job to final finishing. Prior experience operating a printing press is required.Ability to follow work instructions and production job tickets to produce quality and accurate work.Execute booklet binding and coil binding. Produce various folds such as pharmaceutical folds, double parallel folds and half folds.Execute cutting, padding, lamination and shrink wrap as necessary.Ensures proper balancing and prioritization of workflow to optimize utilization of resources to meet customer requirements.Ensure that work is produced accurately to the specifications provided by the production job ticket.Verifies print quality of output to ensure required customer standards are met. Verifies the output format to ensure alignment with established procedures.Assures compliance to required standards, procedures, guidelines and processes.Make recommendations to management for any areas that may need improvement.High school diploma, GED, or equivalent.Minimum 2 years of experience working in the digital print industry.Knowledge of print specifications for sheet fed and digital production processes.Knowledge of Press Operator and Finishing Operator functions.Strong mechanical aptitude.Well versed in Microsoft Office Programs such as Word, Excel, etc.Knowledge of SAP is highly desirable.