This job is posted on behalf of Talent Guide USA by Top Echelon.

1st Shift Digital Press Operator / Lead Operator – Commercial Printing

$28–$40+ per hour | Overtime | Excellent Benefits | Paid Training | Relocation Assistance

A growing commercial printing company is expanding its operations in the area and adding experienced Digital Press Operators, Lead Operators, and Supervisor-level talent to its 1st shift team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Digital Press Operator—or someone with strong commercial printing experience ready to move into digital—to join a progressive, technology-driven company investing heavily in modern equipment, automation, employee training, and continued growth.

Why Consider This Opportunity?

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• $28–$40+ per hour, depending on experience
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• Overtime opportunities
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• 1st shift
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• Outstanding company benefits
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• Paid technical and equipment training
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• Regular performance and compensation reviews
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• Advancement opportunities for strong performers
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• Opportunities to move into Lead and Supervisor positions
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• Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates
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• Modern, highly automated digital printing technology
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• Stable company with low employee turnover
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• Strong team-oriented culture
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• Company trains, develops, and promotes from within
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The Position

Reporting to the Production Manager, the Digital Press Operator will set up and operate high-speed production digital printing equipment in a busy commercial printing environment.

The plant produces a wide variety of commercial print products, including brochures, booklets, direct mail, marketing materials, personalized/variable-data work, short-run publications, and other high-quality printed products.

Responsibilities include:

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• Setting up and operating production digital printing equipment
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• Reviewing job specifications and preparing jobs for production
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• Loading paper and other substrates
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• Completing press setups, changeovers, and calibrations
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• Monitoring color, registration, image quality, and consistency
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• Making adjustments throughout production to maintain quality
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• Performing routine color and quality checks
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• Managing multiple jobs in a fast-paced production environment
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• Troubleshooting print quality and basic equipment issues
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• Minimizing waste and downtime
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• Performing routine operator maintenance and preventative maintenance
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• Maintaining accurate production and quality records
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• Maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work environment
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• Working closely with Prepress, Bindery, Mailing, Quality, and Production teams
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Experience We're Looking For

Candidates should have 1–2+ years of production digital printing experience, preferably within a commercial printing, direct mail, transactional, or high-volume print environment.

Experience with equipment such as:

HP Indigo | Canon imagePRESS | Canon varioPRINT | Ricoh Pro | Xerox Iridesse | Xerox iGen | Konica Minolta AccurioPress | Kodak NEXFINITY | Similar Production Digital Presses

Experience with high-volume production equipment is especially attractive, but you do not need experience on the company's exact press.

If you understand commercial printing, color, registration, substrates, variable-data work, digital workflows, quality control, and basic press troubleshooting, the company is willing to train you on its specific technology and processes.

Ready to Move Up?

Assistant Operators and experienced commercial print professionals looking to move into production digital printing are encouraged to apply.

If you have strong print fundamentals and want to learn newer digital technology, this company offers the paid training and advancement opportunities to help you make that move.

The company is also interested in experienced Lead Digital Press Operators, Digital Print Leads, and Production Supervisors who may be ready for their next opportunity.

The company is expanding, and that growth is creating opportunities for people who want more than another press operator job. Strong performers can advance into Lead, Supervisor, and other production leadership positions as the operation continues to grow.

If you're a commercial printing professional looking for better pay, progressive digital technology, excellent benefits, paid training, and a company where you can continue to advance, we'd like to hear from you.