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WEB PRESS TRAINEE 1

An opportunity to join our web press team is a rare occurrence at Woodward Printing Services. If you are seeking a good job, stability, great benefits and the potential to advance, dont wait. Apply today!

Web Printing Pressroom Trainees are key to a productive printing process. This job performs all work pertaining to the job tickets for both inter-division and commercial accounts. Trainees set ink fountains during all runs and bend and mount plates to ensure the quality of the product.

This is a full-time, first-shift position. Workdays are normally Monday through Friday with occasional Saturday hours in order to meet customer deadlines.

Overall Responsibilities:

• Assist web press operators and learn operation of web press and ancillary web press equipment, including plate making.
• Assist with web press maintenance.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Suggests and initiates, as approved, new methods to enhance efficient operation of the newspaper overall.
• Maintains a "customer-comes-first" environment with pro-active commitment to internal and external customer service.
• Actively participates in all safety training sessions, applies safe practices to job tasks, and reports all safety related concerns and incidents to management as quickly as possible.
• Actively participates in the Great Game of Business.
• All other job duties as assigned by management.

Woodward Printing Services is a state-of-the-art printing facility located in Platteville, Wisconsin. We offer a great benefits package that includes insurance, 401(k), employee stock ownership, paid time off, healthy activity reimbursement, a wellness program, the opportunity for career advancement and much more.

Behavior: Responsive to the needs of all internal and commercial customers by working as a team to meet deadlines and quality objectives. Completes tasks in a safe, consistent and dependable manner. Acts in a manner consistent with the values of WCI as expressed through the vision, mission, core values and ESOP culture.

Skills: Good communication; organization; basic math, reading and writing; high level of mechanical and electrical skills. Lift, twist, bend and stand for extended periods of time. Ability to lift 50 lbs.; climb stairs and complete physical tasks; operate forklift, clamp truck and distinguish colors, grey scale and print quality.

Knowledge: High school diploma or equivalent. Basic mechanical knowledge.