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Pressman/Woman - Printing
Employer
Pioneer Press Ltd.Date Posted
March 17, 2023Languages
English-
Location Edmonton, AB
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Earnings $25.00 to $30.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 36.5 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Apr 14, 2023
Employer
Pioneer Press Ltd.
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work setting
Commercial or in-house printers
Tasks
- Mount plates or cylinders and make necessary adjustments
- Fill ink fountains and control colour and viscosity
- Plan production methods
- Set up press and operate at slow speed to check samples
- Monitor regular press run for quality using computer control console
- Remove and clean plates and cylinders at end of press run
- Review job orders to determine job specifications such as production time, colour sequence and quantities required, and advise press crew of these specifications
- Set up and make adjustments to printing machines
- Review work order to determine job specifications
- Operate and monitor printing machines during print run and make adjustments
- Input codes and key in programming data on console keyboard of computerized machines
Type of press
Offset press
Type of industry experience
Paper
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is available
- Own transportation
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Standing for extended periods
- Repetitive tasks
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Tight deadlines
Weight handling
Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
Personal suitability
- Client focus
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Initiative
Experience
Experience an asset
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Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in comparing information to monitor regular press runs for quality consistency using computer control consoles, to make adjustments, and to check samples for ink coverage, alignment and registration; and in removing and cleaning plates at the end of press runs
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in setting up and adjusting in-line binding and finishing equipment
- directive
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Interest in speaking with press crew to direct their activities and ensure that safety procedures are adhered to; and in reviewing job orders to determine job specifications, such as production time, colour sequence and quantities required, and in advising press crew of job specifications
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
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