Offset Platemaker - Night Shift
Quad/Graphics · Springfield
General Purpose of Job
As an Offset Plate Maker at Quad, you'll play a hands-on role in bringing print to life. You'll oversee the plate-making process from start to finish — generating digital impositions, producing press-ready plates, maintaining equipment, and ensuring every plate meets our quality standards. You'll collaborate with internal and external customers to keep the printing process running smoothly and efficiently.
Key Responsibilities
- Create digital plate surfaces with precision and care
- Maintain platemaking equipment, including daily and weekly processor maintenance, loading materials, and troubleshooting Creo errors
- Load and unload platemaking materials to and from equipment to manufacture plates for press usage
- Troubleshoot equipment and process issues as they arise, keeping production on track
- Inspect plates for quality, ensuring every product meets our high standards
- Track and move job components through production using Smart tools
Job Requirements
Education
High School diploma or GED required. Equivalent training and experience may be considered in place of formal education. Appropriate education and/or experience may be substituted on an equivalent basis.
Experience
No prior experience required — we'll help you build the skills you need to succeed.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Basic working knowledge of computer systems used in the Plate room (Mac OS/Windows OS & Imaging Job Control)
- Basic mechanical skills
- Ability to work schedules necessary to meet production needs — shifts may vary; overtime as required
- Knowledge of press layout configurations, including Saddle Stitch, Perfect Binding, Gatefolds, half and ¾ webs
- Basic understanding of workflows and procedures in the area
- Ability to read, comprehend, and write instructions and correspondence, and present information when necessary
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in units of measure
We offer comprehensive benefits for eligible employees including medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement savings, paid time off, holidays and additional benefits.
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.