Heidleberg SM-74 Offset Press Operator

A bit about Innvoke:

For years, we have proudly served as a trusted partner to customers nationwide. Behind that longevity is an experienced, collaborative team driven by a shared mission. We foster an empowering workplace where everyone is encouraged to take ownership, shine in their role, and work together toward our collective success.

What would make you the right person for the job?

Are you a master of the craft who loves bringing ink to paper? We are looking for an experienced Heidelberg operator to take the reins of our SM74 6-color offset press. In this role, you’ll join our experienced press team who serve as the heartbeat of our print floorsetting up, running, and fine-tuning vibrant jobs that turn client visions into stunning reality.

If you take pride in razor-sharp registration, rich color accuracy, and keeping a high-performing press running smoothly, we want you on our team. We offer an environment where your expertise is valued, your attention to detail shines, and you have the autonomy to make every run a masterpiece.

What you’ll be doing:

• Operating the Press: Set up, operate, and maintain our Heidelberg SM74 6-color press to produce a diverse range of high-quality printed materials.
• Mastering the Details: Review job specs, select the right stock, paper widths, and inks, and dial in precise ink settings.
• Guarding Quality: Champion quality control by pulling initial samples, monitoring color and consistency throughout the run, and collaborating with management, sales, or clients when needed.
• Keeping Things Moving: Perform routine equipment checks, handle basic maintenance, keep the press clean, and prep efficiently for the next job in the queue.
• Seeing It Through: Assist with light bindery and finishing work to ensure every project leaves the floor polished and ready to impress the client.
• Serving as a Press Team Member: While taking ownership is key to this position, so is working collaboratively with the team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Proficiently utilizes Company software programs
• Follows Company processes, Code of Conduct, and procedures
• Reports to work on time, ready and able to perform functions of the job
• Reviews and verifies job specifications such as quantity, special instructions, size, color, and stock, and correct ink color(s)
• Examines plates for visual defects, makes corrections
• Determines correct materials, ink, chemicals, and supplies
• Retrieves correct paper and ink for the job, bends, lifts, transports paper to the press
• Loads the press with paper
• Adjusts feed guides, grippers, and chain or chute delivery for proper operation
• Adjusts controls to regulate volume of ink
• Proficiently and independently set-up, operate and maintain offset sheetfed press
• Installs plate, registers job, and blankets on press cylinders, adjust press machine parts, such as a feeder, delivery mechanisms, guides, feed wheels, jogging device, tapes, and cams
• Adjusts feeder and delivery mechanism
• Set up, load and troubleshoot the press feeder operations
• Runs proof sheets and checks first sheet against color proof for all colors printed to determine compliance with job specifications and print quality
• Obtain proof sheet approval before printing job
• Prints job maintaining optimum print quality and production speed, and completes required jobs in an efficient, safe, and cost-effective manner by maintaining proper adjustments of press controls, ink and fountain solutions, and automatic feeders and stackers
• Maintains cleanliness of work area; sanitizes, sweeps, dusts area
• Maintains current knowledge of new or improved press methods, materials, equipment, and supplies
• As needed maintains a file of approved press sheets of all jobs for future reference
• Ensures proper upkeep of workstation, daily press reviews and maintenance
• Stacks jobs on pallets, in boxes and/or on carts to help set the finishing team up for success
• Performs regular cleaning, minor repairs, lubricates press, adjusts controls, checks to ensure all parts are in good repair, repairs as able and notifies supervisor when in need of additional maintenance assistance
• Set up the press, installing blankets and plates, adjusting space between blanket and impression cylinder, adjusting water dampers, and mixing fountain solution for proper pH
• Fasten reinforcing bars to offset blankets and install plates and blankets on press cylinders, adjusts pressure required for printing
• Adjust press machine parts, such as feeder and delivery mechanisms, suction grippers, guides, feed wheels, jogging devices, tapes, and cams, using hand tools
• Assist in removing and replacing worn rollers and adjusting pressure between rollers of press, using hand tools
• Wash blankets and clean ink distributing rollers and ink fountains, using ink solvent and cleaning mechanism on press
• Makes necessary color or register corrections and/or press adjustments prior to production run to meet and maintain the quality specifications of the work
• Bindery and mailing work as needed
• Utilize tools for repairs
• Performs other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities. Carries out conduct responsibilities in accordance with company policies, procedures, safety, and applicable laws.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Excellent communiation, collaboration skills are key in this role. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED): three to five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, correspond, and communicate both verbally and in writing with sales, supervisors, and other team members. Ability to effectively present information one-on-one and in group situations with other employees of the organization and from time to time with clients.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to work to identify and solve problems involving a few concrete variables in standard situations. You bring the ability to be a solution provider and strive to be a troubleshooter, trusted, and reliable team member.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands 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 essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk; use hands and fingers to handle or feel materials; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear, identify correct color, use close vision, color identification, depth perception and overall vision to identify defects. The employee is occasionally required to sit, stoop, kneel, or crouch. The employee must regularly lift/or move up to 25-50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 70 pounds.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles. The employee occasionally must access high shelves to obtain materials exposed to ink and chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud.