**Job Title: Offset Press Operator** **Job Description** As an Offset Press Operator, you will set up, operate, and maintain offset printing presses. Your role is crucial in ensuring high-quality printed materials by adjusting settings, monitoring processes, and making necessary adjustments to achieve precise color, registration, and overall print quality. **Responsibilities** + Set up and operate offset printing presses. + Ensure high-quality print by adjusting settings and monitoring processes. + Make necessary adjustments to achieve accurate color, registration, and print quality. + Read job tickets to ensure proper materials are used. + Match colors accurately and maintain consistency across print runs. + Place registration and artwork position on sheets. + Adjust feeder and delivery sections for various sheet sizes. + Perform basic maintenance on the press and ensure print quality throughout runs. + Use the AVP system for consuming raw materials. + Perform other duties as assigned. **Essential Skills** + Deep understanding of offset lithography processes, including plate preparation, ink and water balance, and press setup. + Familiarity with prepress technology and workflows, including file preparation, color separation, and plate imaging. + Ability to match colors accurately and maintain consistency across print runs. + Skilled in operating and maintaining lithographic presses such as Heidelberg and Komori. + Understanding of post-press processes like cutting, folding, and binding. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Mechanical and machine operation skills. + Troubleshooting and machine setup expertise. + Experience with offset presses, prepress, and quality assurance. + 3 - 5 years of relative Litho Printing Operation experience. **Why Work Here?** Join a team that values precision and quality in its printing processes. Enjoy a dynamic work environment that encourages growth and learning with opportunities to hone your technical skills in lithographic printing. **Work Environment** Work in a non-climate-controlled manufacturing facility, utilizing advanced technologies and equipment to deliver high-quality printing solutions. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Sacramento, California. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $27.50 - $31.75/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Sacramento,CA. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Jul 16, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.