District Printer / Graphic Designer
Perkinston, Mississippi
• Responsible of preparing, operating and maintaining the presses found in the pressroom. Preparation of the digital presses by adjusting set-up of pre-press files, loading papers, adjustments to the proper dimensions of the paper. Ensuring paper/ink settings meet the required specs for each print job; adjustments to margins and registration. Adjusting feed and tension settings necessary for material being printed.• Ensuring paper feeds and stock are abundant; paper and ink inventory maintained at all times; calculating percentages, weights, and measures; determining how much material is required for a job.• Operating digital press, ensuring that a malfunction due to paper jams or tears are fixed as quickly to avoid excessive downtime. Review all print jobs for imperfections through quality analysis.• Responsible for quantity and specs of an order, calibrating color controls, arranging pages, additional duties include cutting, compressing, collating, binding and assembling printed pages for publication.• Required to lift more than 45 lbs for managing deliveries of print jobs.• Responsible for preparing print job estimates and billing.• Manages the operation for the following machines: Konica Minolta Bizhub Press C7000, Canon Image Press C700, Canon Imagepress Server, two Sharp MX-M1204 Digital Printer, IntoPrint Technologies Dynamic Envelope Printer DP+Series DP100GA/Streamfeeder, Champion Industrial Hydraulic Paper Cutter, Sergeant 110 Shrink Wrap Packaging System, Sergeant Titan Vacumaster, Rhin-O-Tuff Comb, Wire & Spiral; Punch and Binding Machine, two Duplo System 4000 Collator Towers, Duplo System 4000 Dynamic Booklet Maker, Duplo System 4000 Trimmer, Interlake Packing Stapler and Stitching Machine, Challange Machine Hole Punch and Paper Drill, RoL-Lift Super Duty Hydraulic Pallet Lift, RoL-Lift Pallet Jack Truck, SNS 4000/4200 Micromatic Numbering and Perf System, Rosback 218 Bobcat True Line Preforator, Baum Ultrafold 714 XLT Air Feed Folding Machine.