R.R. Donnelley

Press Assistant

Posted on: 10 Jan 2021

Westlake Village, CA

Job Description

T/O Printing is in need of an experienced press assistant to work second shift 2:00 pm to 10:30 pm Monday - Friday

* Ensure paper and or raw materials (inks coatings etc.) are stationed, loaded into feeders, hoppers, bins etc. to supply a constant flow of materials while the equipment is running.
* Make adjustments to equipment such as feeder mechanism based on the size of stock.
* Deliver equipment components such as plates, blankets and packing to the equipment for installation.
* Recycle old discarded plates.
* Provide basic assistance as needed to make ready the equipment for operation. Assist with, hanging plates and recycling/storing plates and other tasks associated with make-ready of plates.

Required Skills

* Position requires basic knowledge of press work procedures and materials such as stock, ink, packing, blankets and consumables.
* Ability to follow instructions assist in offset press setup, wash-up, operation and maintenance.
* Ability to operate a ruler, micrometer, handcart, pallet jack, stacker, paper flipper and forklift.
* Ability to perform a rule up, check pagination and content.



Required Experience

* Must be able to work in a team environment and have previous experience in a commercial print shop environment.

Physical Demand:

* Job requires ability to exert 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
* Seven or more hours of intermittent standing or walking in an 8-hour workday are required.
* Sitting may be required only intermittently and occasionally.
* Stooping is usually required frequently.
* Overtime and weekends required as necessary.

R.R. Donnelley

Chicago, IL

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, an integrated communications provider, enables organizations to create, manage, deliver, and optimize their multichannel marketing and business communications. It operates through Business Services and Marketing Solutions segments. The Business Services segment offers commercial printing products and branded materials, including manuals, publications, brochures, business cards, flyers, post cards, posters, and promotional items; and specialized transportation and distribution services.

It also provides customer billings, financial statements, healthcare communications, and insurance document statement printing services; distribution, shipping, healthcare, durable goods, promotional, and consumer product goods packaging labels; and packaging solutions, including rigid boxes and in-box print materials for clients in the consumer electronics, life sciences, cosmetics, and consumer packaged goods industries. In addition, this segment offers workflow design, assembly, configuration, kitting, and fulfillment services for clients in the consumer electronics, telecommunications, life sciences, cosmetics, education, and industrial industries.

Further, it provides invoices, order, and business forms that support the private and public sectors; and outsourcing services, such as creative services, research and analytics, financial management, and other services for legal providers, insurance, telecommunications, utilities, retail, and financial services companies. The Marketing Solutions segment offers direct marketing, such as audience segmentation, creative development, program testing, print production, postal optimization, and performance analytics for large-scale personalized direct mail programs; and in-store marketing, digital print, kitting, fulfillment, digital, and creative solutions and list services. It operates in the United States, Asia, Europe, and internationally. The company was founded in 1864 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.

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