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Quad

Plate Technician and Gravure Imaging Cylinder

Quad, Winchester, Virginia, United States, 22603

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As a global marketing experience company, Quad’s goal is to help our clients win every day. We use our data-driven integrated marketing and manufacturing platform to streamline solutions for our clients, reduce friction and enhance their marketing spend effectiveness. We’ve built a rich legacy by believing in our people, allowing them to act like owners and to take charge of their own success. Whether an operator, sales rep, a graphic artist or a clinician, we’re all driven to perform at our best— for ourselves and our clients. At our core, we’re a company that believes we can always create a better way.

The Offset plate / Gravure Cylinder Manufacturer is responsible for bending

Web Offset printing

plates for all presses in a specific location, helping with daily and weekly processor maintenance. Processing gravure cylinders, General maintenance and cleanup of the production areas.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES BUT NOT LIMITED TO

Load and unload platemaking materials to and from equipment to bend all size plates for press

Maintain platemaking equipment ( Including but not limited to

daily and weekly processor maintenance, loading or trouble shooting errors.

Check plates / Cylinders for Quality

Track or move job components through production using Smart tools

Cylinder stripping,

electro-plating , engraving

Load & unload, store and retrieve gravure cylinders using automated Work in Progress (W.I.P.) & Long Term Storage (LTS) systems and overhead cranes following appropriate work instructions

Misc production duties, including cleaning and inspecting cylinders

General cleanup of the area ( 6’s )

Ability to travel to Martinsburg, WV plant

Experience:

Previous manufacturing experience would help but not required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Basic working knowledge of computer systems used in Plate room ( Windows OS )

Basic Mechanical skills

Flexible Work schedules necessary to meet the production needs – shifts and locations may vary.

Knowledge of Press layout configurations for example Saddle Stitch, Perfect Binding, Gatefolds, half and ¾ webs would help but not required .

Ability to read, comprehend and write instructions, correspondence and present information when necessary

We offer excellent benefits to eligible employees, including 401(k), holidays, vacations and more.

Quad is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a place of belonging — a space where employees do not need to sacrifice who they are to exist and grow in our workplace. Quad does not discriminate on any unlawful basis including race, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Quad also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.

Drug-Free Workplace