Printing Press Operator

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What raises your pay

  • Flexographic packaging

    Printing on film, foil and corrugated board for food and consumer packaging. The healthiest corner of the industry.

  • Wide format and digital

    Signs, vehicle wraps and short-run digital work. Different machines, growing demand.

  • Color management

    Understanding profiles, densitometry and the G7 process makes you the person the plant cannot replace.

  • Maintenance skills

    Operators who can diagnose and fix mechanical faults instead of waiting for a technician get first pick of shifts.

  • Lead or supervisor

    Running the shift rather than the press.