Plate Maker / Proof Operator

The Plate Maker Operator position is within our Pre-Media team working with our talented pre-press team. In this role you are the primary person dedicated to making plates for our off-set equipment.

Key duties of position:

- Operate equipment to create press proofs while ensuring quality control on plates and final proofs.

- Duties include maintenance of plate making equipment, replenishing chemical solutions in automatic plate processor’s

- Occasional support of pre-press activities as workload allows.

- or loading machinery. Prepress knowledge helpful. Apogee software experience helpful.
Other duties would include proof making for digital printing jobs.

The ideal candidate will be:

- Experienced plate maker with Apogee software, or comparable, experience,

- Able to self-manage many daily tasks, working independently, with quick turnaround time requiring high level of detail and accuracy,

- A patient worker wanting to master a process while problem solving,

- Willing to be active and on your feet for 6 or more hours in a busy production environment,

- Able to effectively communicate with internal partners status updates and details in a clear, concise and action-oriented manner,

Please note this position is in person at our facility in Canonsburg, PA.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL FUNCTONS: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

· Activity: Ability to push, pull, lift, or carry up to 40 lbs occasionally.

· Visual Acuity: Ability to read and distinguish small print, depth perception, color perception. Ability to write clearly.