Job Description

At Kelly®, we’re passionate about helping you find a job that works for you. How about this one? We’re seeking a Print Press Operator to work at a premier printing company in Portland, OR. With us, it’s all about finding the job that’s just right.

Salary/Pay Rate/Compensation:

Pay range: $20.00 to $26.00 per hour, depending on experience.

Why you should apply to be a Print Press Operator:

• Competitive pay range of $20.00 to $26.00 per hour

• Opportunity to work in a premier printing company

• Cutting-edge technology and equipment

• Chance to be part of a high-quality standard team

What’s a typical day as a Print Press Operator? You’ll be:

• Prioritizing incoming orders based on customer needs, workload, media, finishing, bindery, and machine capabilities

• Estimating time and media requirements and informing the production manager and/or client of any requests that can't be met

• Receiving, processing, and modifying client files as needed to print per specifications

• Making suggestions regarding media, substrate, bindery, and other finishing options

• Operating and maintaining printers, scanners, bindery, and/or finishing equipment

• Maintaining inventory of media, substrate, ink, toner, bindery, and/or finishing materials

• QCing printed and finished materials based on our high-quality standard

• Packaging completed projects for Will-Call, Delivery, or Shipping

• Organizing, arranging, and decorating your work area to enhance productivity

• Working overtime when necessary to meet client expectations

• Assisting in other departments as needed

• Assisting customer service by answering phones and taking messages as needed

This job might be an outstanding fit if you:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively with customers and co-workers

• Have high-level knowledge of Adobe CC, focusing on Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator & InDesign

• Have high-level knowledge of RIP software – Onyx RIP Que & Fiery a Plus

• Have high-level knowledge of Cut software – Colex Experience a Plus

• Have working knowledge of MS Software such as Outlook, Excel, & Word

• Are tech-savvy and able to navigate new (and old) software with limited training

• Have thorough knowledge of materials and equipment utilized in color printing, duplicating, binding, and finishing

• Have the ability to lift up to 50lbs and maneuver prints, media, and substrates carefully

• Have attention to detail and the ability to multi-task while maintaining quality, accuracy & scale

• Have a can-do attitude with a continuing need to self-improve

Required Experience:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

• Associates of Arts Degree focusing on Graphic/Production Design and/or 2+ years' equivalent experience in the color reprographics field using design and file/print editing software

What happens next:

Once you apply, you’ll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry—even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network. That means all of our recruiters will have access to your profile, expanding your opportunities even more.

Helping you discover what’s next in your career is what we’re all about, so let’s get to work. Apply to be a Print Press Operator today!

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here ( for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life—just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

Kelly Services is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We welcome, value, and embrace diversity at all levels and are committed to building a team that is inclusive of a variety of backgrounds, communities, perspectives, and abilities. At Kelly, we believe that the more inclusive we are, the better services we can provide. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to Kelly’s Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment.

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