Job Description
Plate Making Technician
The Omaha World-Herald is seeking a Plate Making Technician to facilitate the output of plates used to print pages. The Omaha World-Herald is a regional printing facility with print publication deadlines. This position must prioritize to ensure that these deadlines are met and also have the ability to effectively communicate with other departments as needed to ensure quality output of pages.
Responsibilities and requirements include
- Monitors page file and printing plate flow
- Utilizes the Newsway X interface for file paths and plate production
- Utilizes the interfaces for the Kodak Gen News plate machines
- Sorts plates for use by the press
- Makes blank plates needed for press runs
- Observes the machinery (platemakers, plate turners and plate benders) for optimal performance
- Communicates and coordinates plate output with the press
- Communicates and coordinates file flow with the Regional Design Center
- Must be able to lift 30 lbs.
- Troubleshooting skills are needed
- The ability to troubleshoot, meet deadlines, and use of computers is required.
Hours are nights from 3:30 pm to 12 am (nights worked can be negotiable, but would prefer Tuesday-Saturday)
Why Join Us?
Lee Enterprises 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, which includes medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability and company-provided life insurance. In addition, we offer a 401k retirement plan with a company match. We also offer generous paid time off to balance personal life and work. This includes paid parental leave for new parents.
Lee Enterprises is a major subscription and advertising platform and a leading provider of local news and information, with daily newspapers, rapidly growing digital products and nearly 350 weekly and specialty publications serving over 70 markets in 25 states. Year to date, Lee's newspapers have an average daily circulation of 1 million, and our legacy websites, including acquisitions, reach more than 34 million digital unique visitors.
Lee Enterprises is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we participate in E-Verify. We are committed to attracting and retaining a workforce whose diversity reflects the communities we serve. Lee embraces change, and we recognize that we must create and maintain a culture of fervent inclusion. For more information about Lee, check us out at .
If you are excited about this role but do not meet 100% of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply at (search for Omaha).
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Job Tags
Temporary work, Local area, Night shift, Saturday,