#1 Operator in Prepress (1st shift)

#1 Operator in PrePress Job DescriptionWe are hiring an experienced #1 Operator in PrePress for our printing plant team in Eagan, Minnesota. As a Mac Operator, you will join a culture where safety and continuous improvements are a priority, and employees are expected to work collaboratively to serve our customers and support the business. For this role, you would also be eligible for a $2,500 signing bonus upon being in the role for 90 days, another.  

Hours of Work – Eagan, Minnesota

• 1st shift – 6:30 am – 2:30 pm
• Occasional overtime up to 4 hours per day and occasional weekend shifts

About the Role: In this opportunity as a #1 Operator in PrePress, you will:   

• Retrieving electronic customer files from network storage locations.
• Inspecting files and templates for proper imposition, trim, bleeds, trap, fonts, and images.
• Editing and creating PostScript, EPS, and PDFs as required.
• Preflights and/or troubleshoot customer files to ensure efficient and cost-effective production.
• Using application software to edit and adjust files, calculate and impose page layouts, and/or build templates.
• Using computer-based workflow applications to manage files.
• Troubleshooting general hardware, software, and network problems
• Identifying solutions to non-standard requests from customers.
• Work results are not typically checked by others

Equipment includes:

• Graphic Imposition/Mac

About You:  You’re a fit for the role of #1 Operator in PrePress if you have the following required qualifications:

• Possess a High School Diploma/GED or higher. Candidates with a vocational/technical degree are strongly preferred
• Ability to read, interpret and explain documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and production orders
• Experience with Lean and continuous improvement
• Good communication skills including experience sharing information across shifts and departments
• Proven success as a trainer
• Competence with rulers and measurement
• Can regularly lift at least 5 lbs. above the shoulder as well as push, pull, and lift at least 10 lbs occasionally up to 50 lbs
• Regularly standing walking, crouching, bending, reaching, and kneeling

Candidates must be able to pass a background check and drug test, as applicable for the role.

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What’s in it For You?

• Compensation: 2nd shift differential of $4.00 per hour, 3rd shift differential of $5.00 per hour, and a bonus plan.

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.

• Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future. We provide on-the-job coaching &and learning, leadership capability development, Harvard Management Courses, key talent programs.

• Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include 3 weeks vacation, 10 sick days, 9 company holidays, 3 floating days, uniform and laundry service, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

• Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.

• Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.

• Making a Real-World Impact: