The Print & Mail Services Technician oversees, operates, performs preventative maintenance, and repairs of Bindery and Mailing equipment.  An employee in this class acts as a working supervisor and assists in coordinating finishing, binding, packing, shipping activities or combination of all.  The work is performed in accordance with established practices procedures and work methods. Constant attention and review of the work in progress is required to insure accuracy, timeline of production and safe efficient delivery of mail and printed material. This class is distinguished by the degree of responsibility is involved. Work is performed under general supervision of print shop manager and print shop foreman. Work is reviewed through conferences and observation of results achieved.   

 

Supervises and expedites control over production, keeps Print Shop Foreman advised of any unusual circumstances;

Insures Staff is correctly using Print Shop Operating System, trains staff when necessary;

Responsible for quality control, examines all jobs for defects such as imperfect binding, poor copy quality, loose, torn or uneven pages, etc., has the authority and responsibly to halt production when specifications and quality requirements are not being met;

Makes calls to vendors for maintenance and service for all bindery and mailing equipment and maintains service log records;

Coordinates with warehouse operation for pickup and delivery of mail and printed material;

Accurately records all time and materials incidental to the various operations performed in the production of each job;

Trains lower grade employees and assist in supervision;

Performs routine clerical tasks incidental to the work, which includes creating packing labels and routing slips;

Adheres to, enforces and follows all safety regulations as established for the department;

Maintains work area to be clean, orderly and hazard free;

Ability to lift moderately heavy articles and to do considerable standing and walking, must be in good physical condition; and

Performs related duties as assigned.

 

 

 

Considerable knowledge of all bindery, mailing and routing operations;

Ability to learn within a reasonable time the setup, operation, and preventative maintenance of new equipment;

Ability to follow instructions by means of written or other forms of communication;

Ability to work under pressure and meet short deadlines;

Ability to coordinate, and supervise employees while routing, laying schedules, quality control checks, and follow up on all work;

Ability to maintain records and generate reports;

Ability to operate remote terminal equipment and maintain records of items sent and received;

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees and customers,

Must be in good physical condition; and

Skilled at problem solving.

 

 

 

Completion of a standard High School Degree or equivalency, or any combination of experience and training which will provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities.  A minimum of 5 years in the printing field of which 3 years, (6,000 hours) must be in the operation of complex bindery and mailing equipment, sufficient to the extent that it enables the incumbent to provide guidance to employees engaged in the production of highly skilled and technical print shop operations. Progressive experience in the trade to include one to three years of leadership experience.

 

 

None Required.

 

Supervising print shop bindery and mail employees and coordinates the flow of work and other related activities.

 

 

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.




The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.




None.