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BANTA GLOBAL TURNKEY LLC Platemaker in Oberlin, Ohio
Company Description RRD is a leading global provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions that elevate engagement across the complete customer journey. The company offers the industry's most trusted portfolio of creative execution and world-wide business process consulting, with services designed to lower environmental impact. With 22,000 clients, including 93% of the Fortune 100, and 32,000 employees across 28 countries, RRD brings the expertise, execution, and scale designed to transform customer touchpoints into meaningful moments of impact. Job Description Operate plate making equipment to correctly produce lithographic and/or flexographic plates from digital files. Responsibilities: Impose images and operate plate making, bending/tabbing, and sheering, equipment to prepare plates for flexographic and offset press Review images produced on plate for defects or errors Maintain production documentation Responsible for physical creation of flexographic and/or lithographic plates May replenish materials necessary in automatic plate processors and perform routine light maintenance on equipment May maintain inventory for plate making materials Review electronic files that are received from clients and check them for thoroughness and completeness in advance of the plate making process Using electronic page layout software (desktop publishing software) to manipulate the format of the print job to the dimensions of the paper Determine page layout, accounting for folds, trims, bleeds and gripper, and add crop marks and color bars as necessary Identify missing or problematic components and communicate them to the CSR, customer and production personnel May prepare color proofs for customer review Perform quality checks on finished plates before releasing to manufacturing Perform basic troubleshooting and maintenance on platemaking equipment Other duties as assigned Qualifications 1+ years of print or graphic design experience Must be able to work with various graphic design and layout software applications commonly used on Mac's and PC's A thorough understanding of digital file formats (pdf, tiff, eps) from different operating systems (Mac and PC) is required Experience with imposition software (Mac) and Adobe Creative Suite software (PC) is preferred. Advanced color managementskills preferred Must have the ability to output digital files to various output devices Must have an understanding of the printing process Mechanical skills using small hand tools in order to make minor repairs and perform maintenance on platemaking equipment Additional Information The hourly wage range for this role at the noted location is $16 to $18 per hour. The actual rate of pay offered may vary based upon, but not limited to education, skills, experience, proficient, performance, shift, and location. In addition to the base salary, depending on the role, the total compensation package may also include a sign-on bonus, overtime, shift differential, call-in and stand-by pay. RRD offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, 401(k) with match, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus tuition assistance, and employer/partner discounts. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. RRD is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans RR Donnelley is an EEO/AA including Vets and Disabled Employer RR Donnelley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The company's policy is to select, place and deal with all its employees without discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, age, disability, perceived disability, sexual orientation, protected Veteran status, genetic information or on the basis of any other statu