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Printing Press Operator
Employer
Great News Media Ltd.Date Posted
December 01, 2025Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $36.00 hourly
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Work Hours 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Dec 25, 2025
Employer
Great News Media Ltd.
Languages
English
Education
- Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- or equivalent experience
Tasks
- Mount plates or cylinders and make necessary adjustments
- Review job orders to determine production time, colour sequence and quantities required
- Fill ink fountains and control colour and viscosity
- 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
- Set up and adjust in-line binding and finishing equipment
- Direct press crew to set up, operate and shut down press
Type of press
Offset press
Security and safety
Criminal record check
Transportation/travel information
Public transportation is available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Fast-paced environment
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Flexibility
- Judgement
- Reliability
Screening questions
Are you authorized to work in Canada?
Employment terms options
Early morning
Experience
7 months to less than 1 year
Employment terms options
- Morning
- Day
Health benefits
- Disability benefits
- Health care plan
Other benefits
Other benefits
Support for persons with disabilities
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for persons with disabilities
Support for newcomers and refugees
Offers mentorship programs that pair newcomers and/or refugees with experienced employees
Support for youths
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth
Support for Veterans
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Veterans
Support for Indigenous people
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for mature workers
Supports for visible minorities
Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees
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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
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