Location: 145 Richmond Road, Ottawa, Ontario
Position Status: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, 6-month probation period
General Objective:
- To operate a Type printing press following health and safety regulations and company quality standards.
Responsibilities: Duties, and Tasks:
- Set up and adjust fountains, rollers, paper guides and feed controls
- Positions and installs cylinder packing, die and type forms in press, according to specification, using hand tools
- Monitors feeding and printing operations to maintain specified operating levels and detect malfunctions
- Directs and monitors activities or apprentices and support staff
- Reads work orders and job specifications to select ink and paper stock
- Maintains quality results by adhering to standards
- Records and maintains production log-sheet
- Maintains safe and healthy work environment by following organization standards and legal regulations
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent education and experience
- Must have a minimum of 5 years operational experience as a multi-unit Press Operator
- Experience operating a Heidelberg press is an asset
- Demonstrated attention to detail
- Motor coordination, manual dexterity and mechanical aptitude to make necessary adjustments and to set up press
- Must have ability to work with numbers (add, subtract, multiply, divide, put numbers in sequence quickly and accurately)
- Computer skills
- Problem solving skills
- Able to follow oral and written directions
- Able to lift, up to 40 lbs without restrictions
- Able to stand for long periods of time
- Excellent organizational and record-keeping skills
- Must be able to work all shifts including evenings, nights and 12 hour shifts
- Must be able to work a reasonable amount of overtime
- Dependable and proven attendance record are a must
Personal suitability:
- Able to assume responsibility
- Cooperation
- Dependability
- Able to work independently or as a member of a team
- Must have Secret Level security clearance
Wages:
$32.40 per hour base rate


























