Press Operator - Night Shift

Lee Enterprises Inc   Bryan, TX   Full-time
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The Bryan-College Station Eagle, a digital media solutions provider for broadcast and traditional news media, is seeking a Press Operator. The Press Operator is a vital role in the productions of our newspapers and various other print products.

Press Operators will be required to operate and maintain press components and controls, quickly grasp a thorough understanding of every facet of the pressroom, maintain a commitment to quality and work within a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Key Responsibilities
  • Manually pushes rolls to position rolls with hoist into auto splicer, makes paster patterns and operates paster contols to load pasters, forward and reverse pasters and operate splicing sequence.
  • Spot plates according to job press order, mount plates involving reaching in and mounting plates into the slot lock up accurate
  • Manually lead webs with different web configurations involving reaching in and over to guide press webs over rollers through press units, across superstructure rollers to press folder based on specific press configuration
  • Fill color inks with ink reel, stir ink, check viscosity and monitor ink feed functions to printing units before and during press run.
  • Clean press, pipe rollers, press cylinder blankets with cleaning solvents and wipes up any ink spills
  • The individual in this position is responsible for setting up and maintaining the operation of presses before and during press runs.
  • The employee is expected to handle routine job tasks on a day to day basis, maintaining accuracy while meeting deadlines.
  • Responsible for Abinet -roll numbers for tracking and logging in to Abinet system for consumption
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to follow all Company policies and procedures including but not limited to attendance standards.
  • Mechanical skill helpful
  • The ability to effectively communicate and interact personally and by telephone with staff, other departments and other employees of the organization professionally
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Ability to read, comprehend and write simple instructions, short correspondences, and memos
  • High School Diploma or GED
  • Press or printing experience preferred, but not required
Why Join Us?

Bryan-College Station Eagle offers competitive wages in a dynamic, interesting work environment with career growth opportunities. We offer an extensive benefit program that can be personalized to your needs. Our benefit program includes medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, company provided life insurance and supplemental life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401K retirement plan with company match. We also offer generous paid time off to allow the flexibility to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.

Bryan-College Station Eagle partners with local media organizations to transform their business models and flourish in the digital age. Our tools and expertise in digital, video, print, connected TV, and advertising enable forward-thinking media organizations in dynamic markets to efficiently engage their audiences, increase security and grow revenue. More than 2,000 news organizations have benefited from our platform and the tools we have built specifically for the media industry to thrive. Bryan-College Station Eagle is majority owned by Lee Enterprises.

Lee Enterprises is the nation's fourth-largest provider of high-quality local news, with 77 daily newspapers in 26 states that have print, digital and e-replica versions. Our digital sites attract more than 44 million unique visits monthly. We also have a rapidly growing roster of digital products for consumers, and are committed to aggressive digital growth.

Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We respect and celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. For more information about Lee, check us out at www.lee.net.
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Lee Enterprises Inc

Bryan, TX